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Minimum time to put lambs back with ewes?

arctictree · 2014-08-16 17:44:33

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

16-08-2014 5:44pm

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arctictree

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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

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#2 16-08-2014 6:16pm

ganmo

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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

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#3 16-08-2014 9:22pm

Farrell

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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).

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#4 17-08-2014 7:19am

prorata

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At least 4 weeks

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#5 17-08-2014 10:49am

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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

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#6 20-08-2014 12:38pm

jmrc

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

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