j j m 6,589 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 nothing new there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,739 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 As an aside, if anyone wants to put an order in with me now for 100% naturally reared lamb, mutton, veal, chicken, pork or goose feel free......only ever wormed every couple of months, no medicines and only ever eaten natural food. Price on application !!! Lol Curious.....how much livestock are you rearing? Sounds like you are living my dream Not much mate, I keep 10 ewes and a ram, a couple of young cattle, a couple of pigs all the time until I think they are fat enough to kill, chickens, ducks, geese......you know, normal things.But it's more than enough to feed the 6 of us over the year. I'm not very good round gardening but will be trying to get the growing things but right this year......or rather the wife will! My own personal obsession is the grass in my fields and how to always have it growing to its fullest potential.......after all, that's what feeds us really. Walshie........you know anything is possible, as long as you have deep pockets ! Lol Sounds amazing! Did you have prior knowledge of livestock before you moved? I don't care how stupid it sounds, I've always wanted to be a farmer Our bungalow would make a great holiday rental, I am trying to persuade the missus in to it so we can move in land. Sounds great to be near the sea but were miles away from the other 3 coastlines. I'd rather be in the middle of the island personally, and we wouldn't have the problem of the swarms of 'visitors' Well if you're worried about the visitors then you should f**k off back where you came from then. HAHA..... get on John, nothing worse than ungrateful Englishman overpopulating your country... worse than the mussies they are.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 As an aside, if anyone wants to put an order in with me now for 100% naturally reared lamb, mutton, veal, chicken, pork or goose feel free......only ever wormed every couple of months, no medicines and only ever eaten natural food. Price on application !!! Lol Curious.....how much livestock are you rearing? Sounds like you are living my dream Not much mate, I keep 10 ewes and a ram, a couple of young cattle, a couple of pigs all the time until I think they are fat enough to kill, chickens, ducks, geese......you know, normal things. But it's more than enough to feed the 6 of us over the year. I'm not very good round gardening but will be trying to get the growing things but right this year......or rather the wife will! My own personal obsession is the grass in my fields and how to always have it growing to its fullest potential.......after all, that's what feeds us really. Walshie........you know anything is possible, as long as you have deep pockets ! Lol Sounds amazing! Did you have prior knowledge of livestock before you moved? I don't care how stupid it sounds, I've always wanted to be a farmer Our bungalow would make a great holiday rental, I am trying to persuade the missus in to it so we can move in land. Sounds great to be near the sea but were miles away from the other 3 coastlines. I'd rather be in the middle of the island personally, and we wouldn't have the problem of the swarms of 'visitors' Anywhere near Treadur Bay Nick? If so I,m one of those annoying cnuts in flip flops lol,beautiful place.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Seeker 3,048 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 As an aside, if anyone wants to put an order in with me now for 100% naturally reared lamb, mutton, veal, chicken, pork or goose feel free......only ever wormed every couple of months, no medicines and only ever eaten natural food. Price on application !!! Lol Curious.....how much livestock are you rearing? Sounds like you are living my dream Not much mate, I keep 10 ewes and a ram, a couple of young cattle, a couple of pigs all the time until I think they are fat enough to kill, chickens, ducks, geese......you know, normal things. But it's more than enough to feed the 6 of us over the year. I'm not very good round gardening but will be trying to get the growing things but right this year......or rather the wife will! My own personal obsession is the grass in my fields and how to always have it growing to its fullest potential.......after all, that's what feeds us really. Walshie........you know anything is possible, as long as you have deep pockets ! Lol Everytime I read the posts about your life now I must admit i get a pang of jealousy, well done pal you had the balls to do what most of us only talk about Im glad its comming together for you 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,918 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 None at all mate, like the rest of my life I just thought "f**k it" and piled in and I am learning as I go along. Been a few mistakes along the way and I'm sure there will be a few more but hey ho, that's life. Just ordered 10 male kid goats when they are born which I will rear on for a short period then kill the lot in one go, at €5 each that's cheap meat. Eventually though I want my own small herd of boer goats. ten goats in one go ,how bigs your freezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 48,267 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I have a couple mate, kid goats are not that big anyway as you probably know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 48,267 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 As an aside, if anyone wants to put an order in with me now for 100% naturally reared lamb, mutton, veal, chicken, pork or goose feel free......only ever wormed every couple of months, no medicines and only ever eaten natural food. Price on application !!! Lol Curious.....how much livestock are you rearing? Sounds like you are living my dream Not much mate, I keep 10 ewes and a ram, a couple of young cattle, a couple of pigs all the time until I think they are fat enough to kill, chickens, ducks, geese......you know, normal things.But it's more than enough to feed the 6 of us over the year. I'm not very good round gardening but will be trying to get the growing things but right this year......or rather the wife will! My own personal obsession is the grass in my fields and how to always have it growing to its fullest potential.......after all, that's what feeds us really. Walshie........you know anything is possible, as long as you have deep pockets ! Lol Sounds amazing! Did you have prior knowledge of livestock before you moved? I don't care how stupid it sounds, I've always wanted to be a farmer Our bungalow would make a great holiday rental, I am trying to persuade the missus in to it so we can move in land. Sounds great to be near the sea but were miles away from the other 3 coastlines. I'd rather be in the middle of the island personally, and we wouldn't have the problem of the swarms of 'visitors' Well if you're worried about the visitors then you should f**k off back where you came from then. Racist ! Lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,918 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I have a couple mate, kid goats are not that big anyway as you probably know do you slaughter them yourself and butcher them or do you pay to have it done and if so what does it cost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 48,267 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 There's no licensed slaughter facility for goats in ireland as far as I know so I just do them myself 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,918 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 nice one ,,I was just looking on the on the living off the land thread and was really surprised at the price of slaughtering and butchering a pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 48,267 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Didn't see it, but for me a pig is €50......but when you see how much meat that gives you it's cheap really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,739 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Plan is to get some sheep spring time, plus chickens and ducks... get the kids involved as much as poss, got a poly tunnel here as well so hopefully grow a bit too. Sounds like you're loving it Wilf, fair play 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,497 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 As an aside, if anyone wants to put an order in with me now for 100% naturally reared lamb, mutton, veal, chicken, pork or goose feel free......only ever wormed every couple of months, no medicines and only ever eaten natural food. Price on application !!! Lol Do you deliver? he never mentioned liver 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,918 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Didn't see it, but for me a pig is €50......but when you see how much meat that gives you it's cheap really. I think they were talking £20 to slaughter and £70 ish to butcher from what I could gather Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 48,267 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) Mine is for butchered and he cuts it up on the band saw in front of you however you want, into plastics sacks and the jobs a good un. I then just divide it up into freezer bags when I get home....... A lamb is 25 and a cow 250........its all cheap eating when you do the maths mate Edited January 30, 2017 by WILF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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