mandy05
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Calling all lurkers, gatecrashers n other oddbods...
264 views but only 6 replies to the welcome thread...aww c'mon thats ALOT of lurking! come out come out wherever u are, show ur faces, leave ur names i dare ya 
markday i think this forum is a good idea feel free to delete this post if the intention was to only have one thread in the forum but didnt feel right about leaving a msg there being a non-farming member
anyways...hi the names mandy, im a 26yr old aussie TOWNIE (boo hisss yeh yeh i know the score most my extended family r farmers!) have lived on farms when younger, played on farms when older but never worked on one...not much else to say...just cruising the boards learning bits n pieces n apart from this forum sticking to the non cow talk thread!
cyas round 
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4/12/2005, 14:11
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foxleigh
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Re: Calling all lurkers, gatecrashers n other oddbods...
I'm a lurker.....
if there's a bargain around Im onto it!
ie. my latest lurk was to swallow my pride and put my name on the public dental waiting list...
after 16mths waiting I got a filling,xrays and a teeth clean for the princly sum of $22"
WHAT A GREAT LURK...hundreds of dollars of dental treatment for $22...
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6/12/2005, 3:35
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Mary Moo
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Hey you crazy dairy people!! strictly beef and sheep for me - too lazy for the early mornings! Running Belgian Blues, some sussexes and Beltex rams on crossbred ewes. i'm not technically a gatecrasher, I do own a Jersy heifer..........I just don't do 4:30am starts.........
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23/1/2006, 15:34
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Mary Moo
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As long as I'm getting top price in market for my lambs I'm sticking with what's working!! I find the beltex really easy lambing anyway, quick to suckle, quick to finish; got rid of the charollais last year cos the lambs didn't have the will to live that the beltex have!!
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24/1/2006, 10:46
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Mary Moo
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Well, I cant really disagree with you there! most of my ewes are big long texel crosses, add that to the beltex (the biggest rams we can breed) and you get the size AND the shape!!
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25/1/2006, 14:18
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Re: Calling all lurkers, gatecrashers n other oddbods...
Mckeague, my "soft" (pedigree) Charollais lambs have been going out at 24 hours old for the last week, the warmest DAY we've had is 4 degrees and obviously much colder at night. Haven't lost any yet!
We have, over the years, run many different breeds of sheep in the crossbred flock. At one time we had Suffolk, Texel, Charollais and Cambridge cross lambs all running side by side. We saw no difference in losses between any of the breeds once out, despite all having to go out at 24 hours whatever the weather (cattle take priority over shed space). We have however seen major differences between breeds on lambing problems, lambs born dead, time to 1st suckle, ease of management and carcass weight!
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Anyone wants a good Charollais ram try www.lowerye.com
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4/2/2006, 17:07
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Mary Moo
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Have you had problems lambing Suffolks?? mine seem to have really narrow pelvis bones so if theres a leg or head back its really hard to get them out, even with my tiny hands. I never seem to have this problem with the texels and the mules just get on with it themselves usually. Also, Charryman what differences have you found between breeds, I have only been farming for 4 years so am still learning.....
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23/2/2006, 11:57
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mandy05
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Re: Calling all lurkers, gatecrashers n other oddbods...
woohoo sheep talk another foreign language 
"could you please define the difference between "lurking" and "cruising" the boards?"
lol @ them being arrestable offences! they should b sumtimes ey! im sure theres quite a few that wish i'd just stick to cruising n lurking rather than posting!
erm everyones probly got their own definitions, wot i meant by it was lurkers dont post n cruisers r lookin for sumwhere to post, hope u didnt need that answer for who wants to b a millionaire or anything of the likes coz it took a long time coming!
hope everyone's well n got most of wot they asked for on the chirstmas wish list!! cyas 
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13/3/2006, 4:45
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