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Teaser ram

  • 17-08-2014 10:56am
    #1
    skoger
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    Is anybody on here using teaser rams to tighten up the lambing season? What's the cost of the op? How long do you let him run with the ewes before letting the ram out? Does it actually work/help?


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  • #2
    rangler1
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    skoger wrote: »
    Is anybody on here using teaser rams to tighten up the lambing season? What's the cost of the op? How long do you let him run with the ewes before letting the ram out? Does it actually work/help?
    It definitely works, but we just put the fertile rams in the next paddock and thy chat them up from there, some people tie a bag around the ram or put a pen in the middle of the field.....if you use sheep gates, you'd need to put a few gates on top to stop them jumping.
    Put them out 14 days before you put the rams with the ewes..... they only need to be with them 2-4 days to start them cycling


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    Username John
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    skoger wrote: »
    Is anybody on here using teaser rams to tighten up the lambing season? What's the cost of the op? How long do you let him run with the ewes before letting the ram out? Does it actually work/help?

    I got one done maybe 2 years, think the op and test was around 80euro. I think the test was they sent off something to confirm the job was done right.

    I don't know the answer to your minimum amount of time question.

    Does it work - I think so, but as soon as I had the teaser I started pushing back the lambing date, so I dunno is it really needed later in the season. I still use him tho, as am working so I want em all to lamb in 2 weeks if possible.


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    rangler1
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    Username John wrote: »
    I got one done maybe 2 years, think the op and test was around 80euro. I think the test was they sent off something to confirm the job was done right.

    I don't know the answer to your minimum amount of time question.

    Does it work - I think so, but as soon as I had the teaser I started pushing back the lambing date, so I dunno is it really needed later in the season. I still use him tho, as am working so I want em all to lamb in 2 weeks if possible.

    Ewes are supposed to crop better if you can get them to come in heat once before the rams go out... iykwim


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


    Username John wrote: »
    ... as am working so I want em all to lamb in 2 weeks if possible.

    How do you manage to get them all lambing in 2 weeks? I thought ewes cycle every 3 weeks.


  • #6
    skoger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭skoger


    The reason I'm asking is that here the auld fellow insisted that the rams should be out for at least 8 weeks. come lambing time 99% had lambed within 5 weeks and you'd be waiting a fortnight for the last one or two. Last year I got the rams out after 6 weeks with only one empty when we scanned. I'd like to cut the season even further if possible so I'm open to suggestions


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  • #7
    rangler1
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    skoger wrote: »
    How do you manage to get them all lambing in 2 weeks? I thought ewes cycle every 3 weeks.

    17 days is a ewes cycle, if the ewes are healthy and you use the ram effect, 90% will hold to first service........


  • #8
    ganmo
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    skoger wrote: »
    The reason I'm asking is that here the auld fellow insisted that the rams should be out for at least 8 weeks. come lambing time 99% had lambed within 5 weeks and you'd be waiting a fortnight for the last one or two. Last year I got the rams out after 6 weeks with only one empty when we scanned. I'd like to cut the season even further if possible so I'm open to suggestions

    I have a similar issue, this year our last ewe to lamb lambed the same day the rest were shorn


  • #9
    Username John
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    skoger wrote: »
    How do you manage to get them all lambing in 2 weeks? I thought ewes cycle every 3 weeks.

    Hello,

    The aim is to lamb in 2 weeks - doesn't happen exactly like that. ;)

    Last year
    - Teaser ram was in for 2 weeks I think it was.
    - Proper ram in for 5 weeks (to catch 2 cycles)

    I cant remember now how many ewes it was, only around 40 or so, only 2 ewes were left after the 2 weeks (and they didn't lamb for a good bit after, maybe 4 weeks and 5 weeks)

    I was saying why didn't I just take the ram away after the 2 weeks - but its easy to talk after the fact :)

    Not sure what to do this year - in the spring time I always think I should I should leave the ram in for only a short time, and what goes in young, goes in young, and what doesn't would be sold fat.
    But then when it comes to taking the ram out after 2-3 weeks, I'm not quite so brave ;)


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