Any one feeding hay yet to ewes at grass

DJ98

As above?

KingBrian2

Really there is a Sheep forum on Boards.ie.:eek:

Dickie10

not yet but i went with hay to the bull yesterday and they all charged down to the gate i was lobbing it over to get a bit! still plenty of grren grass for them to pick there in good condition and aboout 9-11 weeks in lamb now, they should be ok on just maintainance diet shoudnt they?

DJ98

Well lada, any one feeding hay or silage yet?

tomwaterford

Not yet....still grazing out fields near the sheds to stop them for lambing time....moving to other
/rougher fields in a week or so time until xmas will prob start in a fortnights time....sent round feeder off to be repaired yesterday and had notion of buying a second feeder



Has anyone ever bought the type with a closed top and bottom section with just a opened middle bit....was hoping it would reduce wastage

sea12

I find the round feeders with the bale on their side to be a better job than standing upright.

I find less wastage

Cran

No hay here yet. Had loads of grass and hoping to get another month out of it, but that heavy rain really knocked the hell out of it.

rangler1

Cran wrote: »

No hay here yet. Had loads of grass and hoping to get another month out of it, but that heavy rain really knocked the hell out of it.

Grass is really still growing isn't it, another month here at least as well

Cran

rangler1 wrote: »

Grass is really still growing isn't it, another month here at least as well

Sure is, reseed here that had Tyfon grazed out 3 weeks ago . The grass has burst out of it since, tonight put end to it I think though

razor8

Not the same up this end of the country, grass has evaporated, had to move a batch to the neighbours dairy grass for a few weeks yesterday

rangler1

razor8 wrote: »

Not the same up this end of the country, grass has elaborated, had to move a batch to the neighbours dairy grass for a few weeks yesterday

LUCKY EWE

Cran

razor8 wrote: »

Not the same up this end of the country, grass has elaborated, had to move a batch to the neighbours dairy grass for a few weeks yesterday

Nice one, be nice to have access to clean pasture

razor8

Do a great thrive on it, hopefully stay there until scanning

sea12

razor8 wrote: »

Do a great thrive on it, hopefully stay there until scanning

Yep your lucky to have access to that.
Have enough grass for a month here too. Would have more if I didn't have so many lambs left late this year

razor8

All lambs gone here a month apart from 14 so not sure what I'm doing wrong grass wise, fertiliser went out September and all soils index 4, lime situation pretty good but grass has disappeared

Maybe just to far north

Birdnuts

I think I'll have to start next week. Move the last lot to dryest few fields as rest of farm now very wet. Colder weather means there getting though what's there for them and thats certainly it for grass growth this year.

Green farmer

I've sheep on silage for last week or so. I still have grass but letting it to the lambs and saving on meal. Also the ewes were well flushed before tupping and were risking going over fat. have excess silage so no point on letting it go to waste.

AnFeirmeoir

Started silage today

DJ98

AnFeirmeoir wrote: »

Started silage today

To ewes or lambs?

AnFeirmeoir

DJ98 wrote: »

To ewes or lambs?

Ewes
Lambs gone