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Farmers, Livestock and snow
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No problem. What you also have to take into account is different breeds of livestock will be more suited to different locations/climates and farms will take this into account. We cross breed our sheep of upland hilly types with breeds good at producing lambs with better quality meat but its a careful balance that can take years to achieve.
OP does know that Wool comes from a Sheep right ? 
In my limited experience when I was Head Cowmen my heffers were kept in indoor sheds but then the place only had 32 one side & 17 & a Bull tuther side. I'd kick them out in the yard whilst I bedded them down & filled there troths & then let them back in an hour or so later.
I did love my Heffers though & even named 5 of them after X girlfriends.
In my limited experience when I was Head Cowmen my heffers were kept in indoor sheds but then the place only had 32 one side & 17 & a Bull tuther side. I'd kick them out in the yard whilst I bedded them down & filled there troths & then let them back in an hour or so later.
I did love my Heffers though & even named 5 of them after X girlfriends.
A friend who farms a little bit higher up than us brought as many of the lambing ewes in as they could fit in the sheds whilst the others where moved to fields more sheltered from the elements and closer to the farm to make it easier to look after them. The following day he still spent most the morning doing this.
I would say you need to educate yourself on the economics of farming, but it appears English is a far more pressing concern!
The temptation to reply to you with something that would get me banned is overwhelming.
Go and work on a farm for a day. I bet you wouldn't last five minutes.
I was out lambing on the weekend, luckily where we live we very rarely get snow. It was chuffing cold though!
Ramming your arm inside a sheep to keep your hand warm =
Must be heart breaking for the farmers who had the heavy snow.
You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.
Ramming your arm inside a sheep to keep your hand warm =
Must be heart breaking for the farmers who had the heavy snow.
You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.
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Ramming your arm inside a sheep to keep your hand warm =
Well that just...
And Farmers clearly have ways of dealing with their problem yet chose not to, complaining that their animals die in weather we get EVERY YEAR when they don't try and do anything to protect them from it doesn't make much sense.
"Oh boo hoo my animals died", well they left them outside in a blizzard for god knows how long, what did they expect? Yes it's sad and I do honestly feel sorry for them, it's both their livelihood and I'm sure it's emotionally painful to lose animals, however acting like there was nothing that they could do about it is incredibly self righteous. Snow in not rare in the UK, it happens every year.
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Have you just chose to ignore the entire thread?
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Thanks for your response, beyond pointless!
Leaving live stock out in their natural environment is cruel?
But having someone kill it on your behalf, butcher it and shove it in little plastic boxes so you can shove bits of it in the oven and eat it with mint sauce isn't?
The hypocrisy
Thats not the point here is it. The livestock are in a location not of there choosing and often trapped , so that in the event of freak weather they can not simply move on - as a result farmers should have a duty to protect and keep them safe. Not simply use the excuse of ' It snowed a lot, and I was too busy by my warm fire, to go help them to safety, dig them out of the **** hole they are in'
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wow, you just don't have a clue do you...