Scanning

Farrell

Connemara Farmer wrote: »

He just text me back there, next week maybe, ram was out on the 4th November, so 100 days tomorrow, how long is too long? A lad would get pissed off with this craic.

I got fed up waiting to be called back, Ram went out 1st October & guy who normally scans cows only going to have a go.
Won't know numbers just inlamb or not, some day this week

gazahayes

Farrell wrote: »

Sadly I must of been as bad as you!
We pay straight away, but are small, & you're left on the long finger & always chasing

Lad that does mine is flat out all the time but will still do them the day he said paid on the way out the gate.

ganmo

Farrell wrote: »

I got fed up waiting to be called back, Ram went out 1st October & guy who normally scans cows only going to have a go.
Won't know numbers just inlamb or not, some day this week

I hope he's doin it cheap so. That's the whole reason for scanning. Before we started scanning here we'd have the dry ones in with the hoggets before the meal feeding started

Cran

gazahayes wrote: »

Lad that does mine is flat out all the time but will still do them the day he said paid on the way out the gate.

I changed this year, lad last year said be there at 11am arrived at 6pm pitch dark and pissing rain. I had told him some of the ewes were on an out farm with no lights, wasn't impressed and not his first time either. Lad this year was here 3 times for different bunches, could set your watch by him and went out of my way to say it to him. A top class service, and tbh way I work unless a contractor gives me a timely service don't go back.

Remember years ago waiting with old man for hours on fellas, no mobile phones to chase them either used to crack me up....

Green farmer

Cran wrote: »

I changed this year, lad last year said be there at 11am arrived at 6pm pitch dark and pissing rain. I had told him some of the ewes were on an out farm with no lights, wasn't impressed and not his first time either.

Remember years ago waiting with old man for hours on fellas, no mobile phones to chase them either used to crack me up....

Sounds familiar with sheep shearers. Took me a few years and 3 different shearing crews to get a crew that turned up when they said they would and do the job without moaning. A guy cost me a dead ewe last year from sheep being sheared a few weeks later then originally scheduled from guys not turning up, luckily now use very realiable shearers.

rangler1

Scanned the ewe lambs this morning, 1.17/ewe including barrens, 11 barren out of 125, happy enough,
Gave him €500 for scanning 550 ewes altogether, happy enough with that too. scanned in four bunches

Connemara Farmer

Trying third scanner now, Tuesday he reckons, no problem lol. What do you need says I, sheep & money was the answer. Don't we all!

Nekarsulm

Spare tin of spray, just in case!

Western Pomise

Decided not to bother scanning the 20 ewes in separate bunch,would think by watching them walk that they are all in lamb,will be handling them early next week so will know for sure then.

Username John

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Spare tin of spray, just in case!

The lad I have scanning always wants the non aerosol spray, just to make it more awkward for you

Connemara Farmer

Results as far as I can remember:

2 empties :rolleyes: One a hogget, one an older ewe single white tag.

19 singles

13 twins

Farrell

Have any of you scanned yet? or when are you intending to?

Slight dilemma here, First ewe was tipped 1/8 & last on 12/10 (use a harness with Crayon).
There was only 3 tipped in August, 6 in October, rest in September.

Recommended 40-90 days, but possible to tell from 30,

When would be best to organise for scanning? Thinking 2nd week of November.

Sheep breeder

we scanned last week and were happy with the results with 1.75 and 85percent lambing in a 25 day period from service with the sponge used and no pms used. only two sets of triplets and older ewes withtwins and the hoggets with the singles.

premier10

Scanned this week,
7 singles
48 doubles
4 triplets
5 Empties

Surprised at empties, never had any before other than that happy enough with those results.

Farrell

premier10 wrote: »

Scanned this week,
7 singles
48 doubles
4 triplets
5 Empties

Surprised at empties, never had any before other than that happy enough with those results.

How long is the ram away, scan generally doesn't show under 30 days.
Good figures all the same

premier10

Farrell wrote: »

How long is the ram away, scan generally doesn't show under 30 days.
Good figures all the same

Ram gone Since Nov 7th, disappointed with three of the ewes, they were dry since early May and had a long dry period in plenty good order

Sami23

premier10 wrote: »

Scanned this week,
7 singles
48 doubles
4 triplets
5 Empties

Surprised at empties, never had any before other than that happy enough with those results.

Good result.

What date did they go to the ram ?

premier10

Sept 3rd

Sami23

premier10 wrote: »

Sept 3rd

Thanks, just for gauging for myself

Dickie10

Scanned here yesterday:
54 doubles
15 singles
6 triplets
1 dry prob in lamb yet

1.88 scan %