JohnGalway 1,043 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hi folks, I've a small farm and a few sheep here in Ireland. Lambs due the end of March, sorted out the thin/old ones to keep home and feed up, the rest went to the hill. They went late this year because of the cold weather. Next big job is getting ready for lambing, all fun and games I was just wondering how many farmers we got on here, and what kind of farming ye do ATB, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FightTheBan 1,147 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I work on a large dairy farm part time, at uni full time. Its a great job to have enough money for uni, pleanty of summer work, its all outdoors and you get a fair bit of slack in the winter to do as you please.Oh, and you end up wae shit loads of permish because everyone kens who you are. Win win situation. FTB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnGalway 1,043 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Oh, and you end up wae shit loads of permish because everyone kens who you are.Win win situation. FTB Damn right Am spoilt in this area, can go pretty much where I please because of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stealthy1 3,964 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Bet there's more than one Skunk farmer judging by some of the posts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fieldsporthunter 1,864 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hi folks, I've a small farm and a few sheep here in Ireland. Lambs due the end of March, sorted out the thin/old ones to keep home and feed up, the rest went to the hill. They went late this year because of the cold weather. Next big job is getting ready for lambing, all fun and games I was just wondering how many farmers we got on here, and what kind of farming ye do ATB, John me and me old man have a farm, im spoilt with permission from diggin to shooting i got a little bit of it all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottishlass 57 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 we dont have our own farm but other half used to work as a shepherd he is now self employed shepherd/farm labourer he got sick of getting paid of and having to shift houses.He is pretty much booked up till june with work indoor lambing then a hill lambing after that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gez_lewis 0 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 i live on a farm were we keep store lambs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dawnraider09 75 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 apples pairs hops and grapes here,and plenty of open land to run on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
black lab 3 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) Hi folks, I've a small farm and a few sheep here in Ireland. Lambs due the end of March, sorted out the thin/old ones to keep home and feed up, the rest went to the hill. They went late this year because of the cold weather. Next big job is getting ready for lambing, all fun and games I was just wondering how many farmers we got on here, and what kind of farming ye do ATB, John John on the estate where i shoot, was having a word this morning with one of the farmer's and he said he was up all night 20 lamb's born last night, good fox shooting coming up i am in the west coast 20 miles from Glasgow, John have you any lamb's yet? Edited January 24, 2010 by black lab Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the fezz 44 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I work in between 2 farms ,1 small farm with 150 sheep and 40 cattle plus 30 horses ,we have just started lambing (soon comes round) and i work on a larger farm 600 sheep plus 300+ cattle so i will be lambing from now till april dont mind it , but it does drag on , but i love hard work keeps me busy and time flys ,down fall is when harvest time both farms want me at the same time , so iam flat out trying to keep them both happy , but it puts money in me pocket and you cant beat the smell of cow shit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnGalway 1,043 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 John on the estate where i shoot, was having a word this morning with one of the farmer's and he said he was up all night 20 lamb's born last night, good fox shooting coming up i am in the west coast 20 miles from Glasgow, John have you any lamb's yet? No lambs here, mine won't arrive until the end of March. Last Spring when March came it was like a tap got turned on concerning foxes, they just seemed to crawl out of every bush and from behind every wall. The land here is quite poor so most lambing would occur in March/April. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hiho 5 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 apples pairs hops and grapes here,and plenty of open land to run on thats not a farm thats a garden Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RicW 67 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 John on the estate where i shoot, was having a word this morning with one of the farmer's and he said he was up all night 20 lamb's born last night, good fox shooting coming up i am in the west coast 20 miles from Glasgow, John have you any lamb's yet? No lambs here, mine won't arrive until the end of March. Last Spring when March came it was like a tap got turned on concerning foxes, they just seemed to crawl out of every bush and from behind every wall. The land here is quite poor so most lambing would occur in March/April. Not directly relevant but . . . Na thract ar an mhinisteir Ghallda, Na ar a chreideamh gan bheann, gan bhri, Mar ni'l mar bhuan-chloch da theampuill, Ach magairle Annraoi, Ri. Just been reading Brendan Behann. Again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Ex (if that possible) You can take the girl from the farming but you never get farming out of a gal... I had a Beef Sheep & Arable farm with the ex husband, and worked in agriculture from ag college at the age of 17... I milked nights on a 400 cow farm up till 6 months ago, and have just been asked to do some night lambing for a local farmer who has his second batch of 400 ewes due in 4 weeks time... Cant wait I love it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil r 1,796 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I worked on a farm till just before christmas as a calf rearer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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