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Minimum time to put lambs back with ewes?

  • 16-08-2014 06:44PM
    #1
    arctictree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,492 ✭✭✭


    Due to bad grass management I'd like to move some of my lambs back with the ewes. Anyone know how many weeks I should wait? Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,743 ✭✭✭ganmo


    At a guess I'd say 3-4 weeks
    Let one ewe back with them and see what happens. If her lambs run over and try to suck leave it another wee while


  • #3
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    Held onto some lambs ourselves this year, have them with ewes & ram at the minute.
    Had the ewes in shed for 1/2 week to dry, then away to opposite end of farm for 2 1/2 weeks.
    Seams to of worked (then again neither mother's or daughters have been tipped yet).


  • #4
    prorata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭prorata


    At least 4 weeks


  • #5
    skoger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭skoger


    I was at a discussion group meeting a while back and the facilitator said 10 days to a fortnight should be long enough. I put some cull ewes back with the lambs within 3 weeks and had no problems


  • #6
    jmrc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭jmrc


    Fortnight should be long enough. the ewe her lamb might pair up but the ewe wont let her suck.


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