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Is the Ram out yet ?

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  • #62
    Willfarman
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    The ewes will find him if he not them! Be graaaand!


  • #63
    PaddyPerfecto
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    Hey sorry just seen this now, yeah that sounds perfect, use the same ram breeds myself. How did they get on?


  • #64
    Cran
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    Rams went out here Saturday, was a long day as had to split bunches etc. 18 rams went out across the farms, more than required but 3 bunches are single sire mating and 9 of them were ram lambs so adds to numbers. Two rams together all year decided first ewe tipping was time for a good old rut, both survived thankfully but some fight before got to break it up.

    Have some pics of rams in trailer on way out, will throw up in the picture trend.


  • #65
    Jack180570
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    Rams went out the 23rd of last month and will bring them back in this Friday and raddle them and let them off for another 2 weeks... all the ewes that are tipped after this friday will be sold so as to keep my own lambing season tight... we always aim to lamb over the easter holidays as the lads are off school so rams get let out different time every year... will put ewes back on the hill until the New year


  • #66
    ganmo
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    chev rams went out yday
    haven't noticed any repeats in the ewes with the suffolk rams yet...but some not tipped yet :(


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  • #67
    Username John
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    Ram out 3 weeks...
    30 ewes
    20 ewe lambs

    All ewes tipped at this stage. Very few ewe lambs (it could be that the raddle was worn off too, which isn't helping)

    Ram will stay in for 1 more week, and that's it... But getting a bit worried that not many of the ewe lambs will be in young :(


  • #68
    Green farmer
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    Username John wrote: »
    Ram out 3 weeks...
    30 ewes
    20 ewe lambs

    All ewes tipped at this stage. Very few ewe lambs (it could be that the raddle was worn off too, which isn't helping)

    Ram will stay in for 1 more week, and that's it... But getting a bit worried that not many of the ewe lambs will be in young :(

    I've a ram out with 40 ewe lambs for the last week. 7 tipped in the week. I'm sure if they were mature ewes the figure would be double. I think they're just slower to come in and the ram has to work a lot harder to get them to stand. I'm going to try adding a second ram to speed things up.
    Maybe your ram might concentrate more on the ewe lamb more now the ewes have been covered ?


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