General sheep thread

J.O. Farmer

Hard Knocks wrote: »

True & the buyers will want her for less than what’s she’s worth too

Isn't that the way no matter what you're selling. I've never yet heard any buyer in the mart say to the auctioneer that they want to give more than where the bidding has finished.

DJ98

Anyone any experience with buffalo steel, how would there hurdles compare to others on the market both price and quality wise.

Sheep breeder

DJ98 wrote: »

Anyone any experience with buffalo steel, how would there hurdles compare to others on the market both price and quality wise.

Have used the hurdles the last two lambings and find them very good and quick to put up in a hurry, only use them for lambing and nothing else and store after, find the two lads great to deal with on price and delivery. We bought the the gate hanging troughs last year for to feed batches of ewes and lambs and find them great for up off the ground with out getting dirty.

Buford T. Justice XIX

A few ideas for lads with sheep.
https://twitter.com/sheepGeekCP/status/1068238826785533952?s=19

DJ98

Can VAT be reclaimed on sheep hurdles?

Siamsa Sessions

DJ98 wrote: »

Can VAT be reclaimed on sheep hurdles?

Most fencing stuff can be classified as land improvement or reclaimation but not sure about hurdles.

Would be interested me-self too

Green farmer

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

Most fencing stuff can be classified as land improvement or reclaimation but not sure about hurdles.

Would be interested me-self too

I think has to be a permanent fixture , something bolted down, to be able to reclaim vat. But you can ring the local vat office and they’d tell you exactly.

arctictree

Lads, what's the story with the sheep scheme for 2019, will it be based off the 2018 end of year census?

wrangler

arctictree wrote: »

Lads, what's the story with the sheep scheme for 2019, will it be based off the 2018 end of year census?

yes

Green farmer

wrangler wrote: »

yes

Are they changing the base year ?

orm0nd

Green farmer wrote: »

Are they changing the base year ?

No

Paid on number in census 2018 to a maximum of base year

razor8

wrangler wrote: »

yes

You sure?

Thought you had to keep your numbers equal or above reference year to get full payment

Base was on 2014 2015 year I thought

wrangler

razor8 wrote: »

You sure?

Thought you had to keep your numbers equal or above reference year to get full payment

Base was on 2014 2015 year I thought

I thought people at this stage would know their quota, din't think I'd have to say it after 3years You get €10 ewe on your census up to your quota
My referennce year was 400, I'm now getting paid on 60

razor8

wrangler wrote: »

I thought people at this stage would know their quota, din't think I'd have to say it after 3years You get €10 ewe on your census up to your quota
My referennce year was 400, I'm now getting paid on 60

Thought I had missed something.

roosky

DJ98 wrote: »

Can VAT be reclaimed on sheep hurdles?

yes if you put it down as a fixed housing feed barrier or something

TheDoc77

Anyone here make up a wooden hay rack for a 4x4 round bale of hay, the type that keeps the bale up off the ground ?

davidk1394

TheDoc77 wrote: »

Anyone here make up a wooden hay rack for a 4x4 round bale of hay, the type that keeps the bale up off the ground ?

Will a steel one do ?

wrangler

davidk1394 wrote: »

Will a steel one do ?

be stronger anyway

charolais0153

12% mortality scanning-weaning.
1.74 lambs sold-ewe mated.
Average price for lamb was 112/head. Grades of lambs sold.
O2 1
R1 2
R2 89
R3 35
U2 19
U3 11
Thought the grades were fairly miserable tbh. Never had a r1 or o grade before. Always had more r4 and u4 also. Proportion of u-r seems lower this year also.
Good year for sheep though!

DJ98

charolais0153 wrote: »

12% mortality scanning-weaning.
1.74 lambs sold-ewe mated.
Average price for lamb was 112/head. Grades of lambs sold.
O2 1
R1 2
R2 89
R3 35
U2 19
U3 11
Thought the grades were fairly miserable tbh. Never had a r1 or o grade before. Always had more r4 and u4 also. Proportion of u-r seems lower this year also.
Good year for sheep though!

Have you all your lambs gone now?
Do you sell any in the mart or all in the factory?

charolais0153

DJ98 wrote: »

Have you all your lambs gone now?
Do you sell any in the mart or all in the factory?

48 in mart aswell. Last went a week ago

wrangler

charolais0153 wrote: »

12% mortality scanning-weaning.
1.74 lambs sold-ewe mated.
Average price for lamb was 112/head. Grades of lambs sold.
O2 1
R1 2
R2 89
R3 35
U2 19
U3 11
Thought the grades were fairly miserable tbh. Never had a r1 or o grade before. Always had more r4 and u4 also. Proportion of u-r seems lower this year also.
Good year for sheep though!

Because we had to feed so much meal (70kg/lamb ) this year due to the drought we had 80% Us and the lambs gone way earlier so we're even thinking of doing the same every year

MeTheMan

112avg per head seems great to me. At a guess I'd say for factory we'd avg 98ish.

charolais0153

wrangler wrote: »

Because we had to feed so much meal (70kg/lamb ) this year due to the drought we had 80% Us and the lambs gone way earlier so we're even thinking of doing the same every year

We feed a a share of meal too. . grades seemed to be 'off' this year anyway. They arnt as important to us because its a more flat based grid rather than yours

wrangler

charolais0153 wrote: »

We feed a a share of meal too. . grades seemed to be 'off' this year anyway. They arnt as important to us because its a more flat based grid rather than yours

Is it Navan. good prices anyway

charolais0153

wrangler wrote: »

Is it Navan. good prices anyway

Ballyhaunis

DJ98

Has anyone here got lambing cameras set up, how do you find them are they clear enough?

Lambman

DJ98 wrote: »

Has anyone here got lambing cameras set up, how do you find them are they clear enough?

Yea have them here a local lad set them up uses the 3 wifi dongle which holds a simple card which u top up by €20 and that gives you free wifi for a month till run the cameras.... will look at make off cameras when I get a chance he ordered them off eBay... there is night vision and zoom and can be moved around and zoomed in from your phone best bit off kit I ever bought wasn't dear either less than €400 for the 3 cameras setup and all and the first months credit on sim.

MeTheMan

Lambman wrote: »

Yea have them here a local lad set them up uses the 3 wifi dongle which holds a simple card which u top up by €20 and that gives you free wifi for a month till run the cameras.... will look at make off cameras when I get a chance he ordered them off eBay... there is night vision and zoom and can be moved around and zoomed in from your phone best bit off kit I ever bought wasn't dear either less than €400 for the 3 cameras setup and all and the first months credit on sim.

I would be interested in this also. €400 is a great price for 3 cameras.

Willfarman

wrangler wrote: »

Because we had to feed so much meal (70kg/lamb ) this year due to the drought we had 80% Us and the lambs gone way earlier so we're even thinking of doing the same every year

@ 30 cent a kg that’s 21€.