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Ewe lambs / hay

  • 25-02-2014 08:15PM
    #1
    hedgecutting eddie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭


    Was feeding 50 ewe lambs inside for last 6 weeks on silage only but starting to run out and want to keep it for the ewes would gud hay be enough for them or would I need some meal with the hay , don't want to fatten them just maintain them


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  • #2
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    hedgecutting eddie wrote: »
    Was feeding 50 ewe lambs inside for last 6 weeks on silage only but starting to run out and want to keep it for the ewes would gud hay be enough for them or would I need some meal with the hay , don't want to fatten them just maintain them

    Lad I know is feeding fodder beet (chopped), hay and a lifeline bucket indoors.


  • #3
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Lad I know is feeding fodder beet (chopped), hay and a lifeline bucket indoors.


    We were talking about the beet about a month ago on here, did you end up going down the fodder beet route in the end Con ?


  • #4
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Green farmer wrote: »
    We were talking about the beet about a month ago on here, did you end up going down the fodder beet route in the end Con ?

    No, for two reasons that wouldn't put me against it in the future.

    1. No access on my farm for such a delivery, I need to put in a road.
    2. Not enough sheep to justify a 15 or 18 ton load.

    It's spoken of fairly highly on most forums, I'd love to give it a go to be honest.


  • #5
    willfarmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭willfarmerman


    If the hay is good quality it would keep them. A few whole oats wouldn't break the bank.. Are they in lamb?


  • #6
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    No, for two reasons that wouldn't put me against it in the future.

    1. No access on my farm for such a delivery, I need to put in a road.
    2. Not enough sheep to justify a 15 or 18 ton load.

    It's spoken of fairly highly on most forums, I'd love to give it a go to be honest.

    Ya, I did a lot of looking into it as well, but ended up getting a load of silage instead. There are no growers of it in my area and couldn't justify 20 tonnes of it, just to try it out. If I was better set up though I think it would be an excellent feed for the sheep.


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