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  1. oldmantanner
    They shetlands are so small that i can lift them with one hand when i am shearing Yes defiantly! I crossed some of mine with Hampshire down this year to see if they had better carcass
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    I am glad to here that it was helpful. PM me if you have any other questions and i will always be glad to help. Those are lovely pictures. What breeds of Goat and Sheep do you have? Certainly with my Shetlands, although some do not have horns, they are a great help when you need to catch them up!!
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    Some of our ewes have lambed unexpectedly early this year and so some have lambed outside, this is a bit of a nightmare. We have brought them all in today and so they rest can lamb in the safty of being in a shed in the main farmyard close to the house so that I can keep an eye on them.
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    Yes I do, that problem is common when you dont do it. As for the rotten ones you do get them from time to time and obviously more so in a larger flock. % of the un-born lambs growth happens in the last four weeks of the ewes pregnancy and this is also the most common time for metabolic diseases to occur. The rotten lamb foetuses you have had are probably down to abortion. Most flocks suffer abortion caused by infection, rough handling, or barging at the feed trough. A normal incidence in usually 1-2%. Enzootic abortion and toxoplasmosis account for % of abortions and both can be con
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    Yes I have, however this lamb is not very large mate. So the price reflects the size. They range from 14 kilos to 19 kilos. That is what the latest batch were at. As I said they are not a very large breed and as such they are not commercial, but they are a supreme quality of meat
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    Oh and yes we do sell lamb meat, a half lamb is £55 and whole lamb is £110. Only half a lamb available at the moment however more are due to go to the slaughter in the next coupla weeks!!
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    OK So Lambing update number two. Last night was a good one with two singles being born, with no hassle what so ever! This morning I went to check the flock at 6 am and found three more lambs!! Pictures are on there way of yesterdays lambs and I will take some of last nights and this mornings as well today and hopefully will have them on here very soon!!
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    Again i am terribly sorry but i do it my self, got coupla ferrets and lurcher!
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    No sorry mate I do it all my self, got a lovely 12 bore, dose the job great!
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    Shetlands are not a rare breed, no. BUT they have one of the best fleeces you can get. Although they are not the biggest lambs you can get, they certainly are one of they tastiest PLUS in my experience they are also one of they easiest sheep to maintain.
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    Hi All, I am a farmer and the proud owner of 58 in lamb Shetland ewes. To day I went to feed my sheep and found that I had two lambs off of one ewe and one more off another with its sibling on the way! The first Lambs are boys and one is white with black patches on his eyes and the other is all white. The second arrivals of the day are black with white patches on there heads. There navels have been dipped in iodine and they are up and running about like mad! More updates will follow as the lambing proceeds and pictures will be available when I bring them in, in the next few d
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    I am going to be growing almost everything I can get my hands on but I do like to do a lot of herbs as well. I try and grow anything that will store well for the winter as well as anything that I can preserve
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    Hi there, I am looking for some longneting permission in Berkshire. If any one has any or knows anyone who would not mind then please could you pm me. I woul be very grateful for this. Thank you Oldmantanner
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    I have one and they are great knifes. Wipe the wet off it after every use and then give it a spray of WD40 that dose the trick with mine
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    Olim, Look your only young mate. You cant be right all of the time. And why are you gting so irrate about this whole thing anyway? Dose it matter to you that much what some people think about you who you probably will never meet. So just giv it a rest.
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    On its own mate thats the best way to drink it
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    I do a lot of this so I will tell you the best way and with very little cost. First you need to stretch out the pelt and tack it on to a plywood board. Then, using a blunt edge so as not to tear the pelt, scrape all of the fat and membrane off of the pelt. The remove the brain from the animal, every animal has enough brain material to tan its own hide, and mix with one and a half cups of lukewarm water. Cook this for ten mins and mash until you have an oily mixture, split into equal amounts. Rub this all over you pelt and then leave over night. next morning lightly sand the pe
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    Give them the same stuff that they are eating. Like you said dog food. We have the same prob on our farm and that system seems to work for me
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    LOL was just finding out if i had the mounts for it
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    Do you have a pay pal mate?
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    LOL i realy should learn how to use it, i will have a look at it today
  22. oldmantanner
    yh ok then i will buy them how do we do this, with the pay pal? lol not very good on computers but a gun, ferret,dog or net i can handle
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    The birds are now £3.85 so pm me if interested Oldmantanner
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    If you wish to make an order then call 01884 861 527 and ask for Sam (oldmantanner) if there is no answer then leave a message with your name and number and i will get back to you as soon possible. Thanks Oldmantanner
  25. oldmantanner
    We are based in devon, Your quite far away for us, however, if you were to order a lager amount of birds, for example 2000-3000 birds then we could deliver to you and the charge would be 80p a mile.
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