pre lambing minerals

weatherbyfoxer

Just wondering what lads are using for mineral suplamenting in lamb ewes?...used lifeline lick buckets here but found the costly at €18 each and found that a pen of 35 ewes going through a bucket in 3 or 4 day max

smokey-fitz

Would the cow ones not do the same job?

orm0nd

smokey-fitz wrote: »

Would the cow ones not do the same job?

copper , could be fatal if any ewe took a liking to the bucket

weatherbyfoxer wrote: »

Just wondering what lads are using for mineral suplamenting in lamb ewes?...used lifeline lick buckets here but found the costly at €18 each and found that a pen of 35 ewes going through a bucket in 3 or 4 day max

I have used lifeline in the past with very good results,

this year we bolused the ewes before housing,

have 48 ewe lambs still outside ,they are getting rolled oats and access to a
Welmin sheep lick

lick lasts about 12 days , don't have the price to hand but think about €18

weatherbyfoxer

Whats the name of the bolous ormond?

Sami23

orm0nd wrote: »

have 48 ewe lambs still outside

Roughly what weight were your ewe lambs when they were let to the ram and when did they go with him ?

Just interested as I let 5 ewe lambs to the ram this year weighing approx. 50kg in mid October

orm0nd

weatherbyfoxer wrote: »

Whats the name of the bolous ormond?

used 2 'cos I had them in stock
1. Cobalt 12 Guard High from Mayo Health Care,
given to the early lambers , last for 6 to 8 weeks

2. Animax . 3 different boluses, lasts up to 6 months, given to the late lambers.

Sami23 wrote: »

Roughly what weight were your ewe lambs when they were let to the ram and when did they go with him ?

Just interested as I let 5 ewe lambs to the ram this year weighing approx. 50kg in mid October

47 upwards, top weight would be about 53 kgs , they were sheared early September

ram in from 14 October to 20 November