Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Sheep Photo Thread

Options
1…4041434546…59

Comments

  • Options
    #1262
    Dylan collins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭Dylan collins


    what is the best thriver to give to lambs


  • Options
    #1263
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Some of the singles getting a footbath


  • Options
    #1264
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    Lambs (well, hoggets now) going into grass - first time they've seen grass in a while ;)

    Not sure how we'll do for grass for the next few weeks, will be tight I'd say, but they needed to be out of their winter grazing by 1st March...


  • Options
    #1265
    ganmo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Flipping heck you're flush with grass!


  • Options
    #1266
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    ganmo wrote: »
    Flipping heck you're flush with grass!

    That corner is the best to be honest Ganmo - if you look at the top left of the photo, the other side of the field is yellow-ish enough then...
    There's about 3.5 acres in that field, and I'd say only about 2 acres of good grass...

    Was only reclaimed last year, so there would want to be good grass on it too... :(


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #1267
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Lovely scenic land there John


  • Options
    #1268
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    How much would sheep hurdles be ?? 5ft ones, we need to make a few more pens for sheep. The last one we bought were from travelling sales men and to be fair they are last away.


  • Options
    #1269
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    How much would sheep hurdles be ?? 5ft ones, we need to make a few more pens for sheep. The last one we bought were from travelling sales men and to be fair they are last away.

    At a guess about 25 - 30 euro + VAT, so 30 - 35euro a piece?


  • Options
    #1270
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    How much would sheep hurdles be ?? 5ft ones, we need to make a few more pens for sheep. The last one we bought were from travelling sales men and to be fair they are last away.

    Bought a few recently I'll root out the docket for the price


  • Options
    #1271
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    A few pics from today

    05-03-201799_34.jpg

    05-03-201799_35.jpg

    05-03-201799_59.jpg
    The ''ambulance'' is my gunthering from many years ago
    05-03-201799_70.jpg

    05-03-201799_61.jpg


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #1272
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    IH784man wrote: »
    Bought a few recently I'll root out the docket for the price

    5ft galvanised with 1 pin €29 nearly sure 6fts were €32


  • Options
    #1273
    charolais0153
    Registered Users Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    rangler1 wrote: »
    A few pics from today

    05-03-201799_34.jpg

    05-03-201799_35.jpg

    05-03-201799_59.jpg
    The ''ambulance'' is my gunthering from many years ago
    05-03-201799_70.jpg

    05-03-201799_61.jpg
    How are they so clean. Our sheep look so rough looking in comparison


  • Options
    #1274
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    How are they so clean. Our sheep look so rough looking in comparison

    Probably haven't as much wool as yours....mine were shorn at the end of August


  • Options
    #1275
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Probably haven't as much wool as yours....mine were shorn at the end of August

    I agree you always have lovely looking stock rangler. Great grass for them too


  • Options
    #1276
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    IH784man wrote: »
    5ft galvanised with 1 pin €29 nearly sure 6fts were €32
    Thanks for that. They're pricey enough alright.


  • Options
    #1277
    White Clover
    Registered Users Posts: 4,595 ✭✭✭White Clover


    One of the mods might embed ranglers photos above?
    The general public shouldn't be missing quality like that.


  • Options
    #1278
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    First of the lambs back on grass. It's the limed ground and first time it's had grass this early in the year


  • Options
    #1279
    connolly18
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭connolly18


    was thinking about doing this this year is mule sheep worth it i was gonna buy a few and cross them with texel then fatten and kill are they profitable or a waste of time


  • Options
    #1280
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Night time in the sheds


  • Options
    #1281
    serfspup
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭serfspup


    triplets.jpg

    pulled these today for a neighbour


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #1282
    sheepfarmer92
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭sheepfarmer92


    Took a few pics today while on the rounds, lovely day hope it lasts!


  • Options
    #1283
    charolais0153
    Registered Users Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    :o
    Picture of a few ewes.
    411656.jpg

    A quad that dropped today. Very even lambs
    411655.jpg

    Ewe lamb and charolais single
    411661.jpg

    Texel ewe and her couple of black lambs 411666.jpg


  • Options
    #1284
    forumuser
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭forumuser


    Lambs relaxing in the sun.


  • Options
    #1285
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Sheltering from the breeze


  • Options
    #1286
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    Green farmer wrote: »
    Sheltering from the breeze
    Is there a bit of dorsets in them?


  • Options
    #1287
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    IH784man wrote: »
    Is there a bit of dorsets in them?

    No, but now you mention it, they kinda look abit alright, my xbreed store rams lambs, broke in a few day early last year and left them behind.


  • Options
    #1288
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    Well they could have done worse anyway,two good looking lambs


  • Options
    #1289
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    A few pictures over the few days.
    1 of the sheds with some of the pens:

    IMG_20170319_192220_zpsfiglpkid.jpg
    Some of the ewe lamb that are twins:
    IMG_20170319_192845_zpspalzqniq.jpg
    Two easy care lambs that are a day old out of a 2 year old ewe:
    IMG_20170319_192206_zpsawj87z5b.jpg
    Two of the triplet ewes that had prolapses:
    IMG_20170319_192908_zpsxgqtmlqi.jpg
    The last of the single ewes to lamb:
    IMG_20170319_193619_zpshwsbgeoz.jpg
    A few out door pens we use for the singles:
    IMG_20170319_193629_zpsruqtzfw7.jpg
    Some ewes with twin lambs that are left into a shed loose before they go outside, in the corner you can see a ewe in an adoption crate:
    IMG_20170319_193815_zpshfg6xnb7.jpg


  • Options
    #1290
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    Great pics David, good setup...

    Outdoor pens - would the straw would go to **** in no time outside? Like, a few showers, and would it not be fierce cold to lie on?
    Or are they very much a few hour job (if dry) and then out to the field?


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #1291
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Username John wrote: »
    Great pics David, good setup...

    Outdoor pens - would the straw would go to **** in no time outside? Like, a few showers, and would it not be fierce cold to lie on?
    Or are they very much a few hour job (if dry) and then out to the field?

    Like you said it's basically down to the weather. If it is dry and sunny like the last few days the outdoor pens are used, we don't want to over use the indoor pens. But its mainly singles in these pens so they go into those pens for a few hours and then out to grass


Advertisement