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Good dogs π all lambs wormed and weighed, empties finally taken out and tups picked up for clipping tomorrow along with the woolies π cider time #sheep365#sheepdogs
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Shearing day yesterday. An essential job in the sheep calendar to minimise risk of fly strike. Outside group done before the rain and finished off inside. Lots of lovely British Wool, shame it is such an undervalued product #sheep365#derbyshire#FarmLife#farm365
#lleynlambs on stubble turnips, thought we might have a drought so drilled some turnips, instead we've got grass everywhere ππ€·ββοΈ #sheep365#lambing2020
25 new faces from the mart today, needed a couple more to make our early lambers numbers up. Im sure @Dylancastellior is happy with the trade π nice bunch of sheep π
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A good feeling knowing lambs will be moved into this in a few days.
Grass analysis-
DM19.3,CP25.8 & ME11.6
@ 2200kg/dm/ha
Last weeks silage analysis @ cutting back too with
DM 35%+(2hr wilt) CP17.4 ME10.8
Pleased with thatπ
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Diseases at lambing time can cost shepherds time, money and resources, but one farmer has managed to reduce his incidences of watery mouth and joint ill to virtually nothing, @farmerruth_ finds out for @FarmersWeekly ππ #sheep365