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helping lambing

  • 03-02-2015 7:23pm
    #1
    tattycat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭


    Hiya all. Been asked to help with lambing nd been offered €50/60 for day/night. Does that seem a fair enough price? Maybe the odd pet lamb too...


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  • #2
    razor8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭razor8


    How many you watching? Have you any experience lambing sheep before?


  • #3
    tattycat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭tattycat


    Not for a while..never had to go in..got my own goats so not a complete novice....


  • #4
    Future Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭Future Farmer


    Where in the country are you? How many sheep we talking about?


  • #5
    tattycat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭tattycat


    Not quite sure 50 or 100. Had bad migraine...think he also said summat about 500, but I think that was what he was doing!
    What does it matter if it's 50 or 500, or is the rate relative to ewes lambed? Eg per ewe....


  • #6
    Future Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭Future Farmer


    tattycat wrote: »
    Not quite sure 50 or 100. Had bad migraine...think he also said summat about 500, but I think that was what he was doing!
    What does it matter if it's 50 or 500, or is the rate relative to ewes lambed? Eg per ewe....

    Well not really if you were going into a flock of 500 Belclare Ewes scanned at 2.4 with triplets and quins, I wouldn't do it for gods money, whereas a flock of Speckled Face ewes scanned 1.8 is totally different - the Belclares could have an extra 250 lambs to deal with (I am not a fan of them - it's just an example), the duration of lambing also matters - when did the rams come out as well as the sires used, plus what are his facilities like - will you and the ewes be as comfortable as possible.


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  • #7
    tattycat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭tattycat


    Soo. Does anyone get any help with lambing?


  • #8
    Future Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭Future Farmer


    tattycat wrote: »
    Soo. Does anyone get any help with lambing?

    Yes lots of people, but you need to know what you are getting into! :-)


  • #9
    tattycat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭tattycat


    Future Farmer. Why don't you like Belclare's? I don't know them...are they bad lamber's/mother's?
    I think he said most have been sponged, so no real suprise's! Do you think the rate vs experience gained is good enough? As said not a complete novice, nd looking at some post's think I could've helped with the basics. ...


  • #10
    Future Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭Future Farmer


    tattycat wrote: »
    Future Farmer. Why don't you like Belclare's? I don't know them...are they bad lamber's/mother's?
    I think he said most have been sponged, so no real suprise's! Do you think the rate vs experience gained is good enough? As said not a complete novice, nd looking at some post's think I could've helped with the basics. ...

    They have larger numbers of lambs they are very prolific.

    Sure what else you got to do? ;-)


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