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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2531   
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It's OK having the right tackle for the job but you need to know how to use it. All the gear and no idea springs to mind. Good luck with new tup. Defender 90XS SW
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12th Sep 2020 12:21pm |
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| BuckBlu110 Member Since: 19 Apr 2014 Location: in the pub Posts: 714 
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Good luck keeping the bleeders in!! Neigh on impossible even with the best of fencing!
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12th Sep 2020 1:01pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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I’ve had Hebs, I’m hoping the Herdwicks are a bit more sensible! The flock I’m buying from aren’t fell sheep, they live low all year. Fingers crossed they will come to the bucket and not just poke off across the valley as soon as they feel like it. I’ll find out tomorrow! 400 miles in the 90 is going to be emotional 🙂
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12th Sep 2020 7:25pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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All done. A 400 mile round trip with the trailer. It took 4 hours to get there, 4h 30 to get back as traffic was poor. The pick up didn’t miss a bleat bless her. 😁
The sheep all come to the shake of a bucket or rustle of a feed back, happy days. Here are the girls in the orchard  Click image to enlarge |
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13th Sep 2020 7:48pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2171 
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Good luck
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13th Sep 2020 7:58pm |
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| BuckBlu110 Member Since: 19 Apr 2014 Location: in the pub Posts: 714
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Are they still in?! They look well.
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14th Sep 2020 5:33pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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They are all still in! They are in some respects cheat Herdwicks, they have never been on the fell. The ram (Humphrey) is very docile, might need a drugs test!
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14th Sep 2020 6:49pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5208
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Huttopia do you grow veg too? or just keep live stock.
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14th Sep 2020 8:04pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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Not on any scale Procta, just a few bits and pieces. We have done more in the past and had meals completely sourced from home, but finding the time just now is tricky. Kids are 13 and 15 so running them around to various sports clubs and so on seems to leave little time. When they are a bit older I’ll go back to the veg. The orchard is productive and we use it all for apple juice, which stores well and gets consumed throughout the year. 👍
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14th Sep 2020 8:20pm |
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