Ed Bray

Developing a family run sheep farming business in the Lincolnshire wolds.

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@Lucy_Lapwing Well said. How about just spending some time with the important people in your life. Give your presence not presents!

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@OliSmithFarming Glad to be of service @OliSmithFarming 👍

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@bleating_lamb Intresting read Paul. Probably convenient for me that I operate a low input operation. A circular rather than linear system must be the future. It will go mainstream in time but will it be in time 🤔🤷‍♂️

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@thompsonfarming @andrew_tullie @GelstonLamb @lovefarmingltd Deadweight. I never looked back.

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@RobertHodgkins1 @hollygrant_ Is that GS4?

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@SheepLeepLtd Good names 👍

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@robertrhodes22 Fantastic!

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Big relief to get finished shearing the ewes yesterday. Theres been alot of soul searching this year but managed to get a 300 and big Will got a PB! There's no success without suffering 😅

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@RobertHodgkins1 Have you weaned yet Rob? First time shearing my ewes after weaning. Start shearing ewes today 😅

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@CammockSalers Crazy.

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@CammockSalers Nice rig 👌

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@LowriAnn11 Is that the balance of last years?

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I'll be getting my name down!

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Our Ram giveaway!
Every year for the next 5 years we will be giving away 5 of our best Myomax Romney Rams to people trying to get on in life. If you are eligible please get involved it will be great to help you out.

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@RobertHodgkins1 Well done Rob! 👏

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@joshuajohnhobso Shearing and weaning at the same time, that's what we're doing. Ewes had crovect a month ago and probably shear in next fortnight. One more crovect 6 weeks or so post shearing. Most cost effective fly prevention for the summer I reckon.

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@GelstonLamb I need to do some as well!

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@croftfootfarm @paradooprime Wow. Incredible. Setting the bar very high!

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@RobertHodgkins1 There was probably the standard amount of shouting and swearing 😂Got em after a break but then it rained. Vaccinating dry sheep often a challenge 🙄

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Dogs absolutely arrad after failed attempt at penning big drove of ewes and lambs. Back home for food, water and rest before second attempt 😅 Didn't think it was that hot 😂

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@CharotteFarming I've made some sense of old records in diaries but gets less reliable the further I go back 🤦‍♂️😂

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Finished tailing yesterday. Cold weather at lambing must have had a worse effect that I thought. Tailed 142% to ewes tupped. Following a scan of 177% (19.4% losses). Good conditions last year had us tail 145% to a lower scan at 167% (15.3% losses).

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@CharotteFarming I've only been keeping records like this 2 years. Be good when I've got a decades worth!