when to wean lambs??

farmers101

I have killed of a few batches of lambs now, and im left with 30 smaller lambs the heaviest are 35kg back to probably 20kg. Could i wean these and creep them?

just that i want to try and tip my ewes early this year.

arctictree

farmers101 wrote: »

I have killed of a few batches of lambs now, and im left with 30 smaller lambs the heaviest are 35kg back to probably 20kg. Could i wean these and creep them?

just that i want to try and tip my ewes early this year.

Don't see why not. You can wean as early as 40 days. I have a ewe lamb here that I weaned at 50 days / 17 kg and she's flying along.

razor8

When were they born and what's the grass situation like?

rangler1

farmers101 wrote: »

I have killed of a few batches of lambs now, and im left with 30 smaller lambs the heaviest are 35kg back to probably 20kg. Could i wean these and creep them?

just that i want to try and tip my ewes early this year.

Smaller ones will take a lot of meal and you'll be selling them at the lowest price part of the year

willfarmerman

You could wean them. They won't die! But they would do an awful lot better better left on ewes. Surely you could leave them a fortnight or 3 weeks still and be early enough for rams?