They’ll be no hassle. Bred to be easily handled and docile.
A walk in the park. He usually gets white heads or pollys. Easy-going boyos.
They’ve been well looked after. Look at the fat chins on them.
Same fella he bought from last year. “All the paperwork was done on the INTERNET, imagine that,” he said to me.
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You hardly brought the powerwasher with you?
I like listening to Mairead Lavery talking about farming on Sean Moncrief of a Wednesday I’ve no idea what she does be on about most of the time but she seems like a decent skin who really knows her stuff.
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Oh dear.
I like that bit too. It helps me converse with my agri friends. I hear the price for feed is high. Then nod along for ten minutes
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I buy 7/8 Angus bullocks every April myself as yearlings. Get the seller to squeeze them and off they go quite as mice. There is a lot to be said for the quieter breeds especially when your working away from the farm a lot or what your father might be at just getting back on his feet.
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Who wants show jumpers who eat silage?
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That’s what the auld lad has been doing for past six years or so, buying bullocks in April
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1.6/2 mm High tensile vs 2 mm galvanised mild steel? I’m thinking 3 strands with posts every 3 m.
Would any of the forum farmers have any strong opinions either way?
For what, sheep?
Unionists
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Big brutes of cattle…
Surely 2 strands would do it. I have embarked on a fencing project myself in the past year. I’ve put down 300 posts so far, 6’ heavily creosoted posts costing around €8-9 each. Because I’ve walls everywhere I get away with 1 strand and 13-15 yards between them. I put down concrete posts in the corners of fields and strain off them. I use that green 2mm high tensile stuff.
After a hard day’s fencing I like to have a good soak in the bath.
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