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Feeding straw at weaning

  • 17-06-2016 09:18AM
    #1
    eorna
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    Normally put ewes in silage/ hay in shed for weaning as saves ewes and lamb running around.. I have no bales left. Would feeding them straw ( which i have) be any good??
    Be only for 2/3 days till they settle


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  • #2
    rangler1
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    eorna wrote: »
    Normally put ewes in silage/ hay in shed for weaning as saves ewes and lamb running around.. I have no bales left. Would feeding them straw ( which i have) be any good??
    Be only for 2/3 days till they settle

    Ewes need added protein to digest straw or they get clogged up.(constipated)
    just be aware of that,


  • #3
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    eorna wrote: »
    Normally put ewes in silage/ hay in shed for weaning as saves ewes and lamb running around.. I have no bales left. Would feeding them straw ( which i have) be any good??
    Be only for 2/3 days till they settle

    If you had a field, which was far away from where you plan to put the lambs - could you leave the ewes and lambs in there for longer than they should be left before weaning, to bare the field down well... separate em, and then put the ewes back onto the very bare field, and again, leave em there longer than they should be left...

    That's what I do...

    Think we brought em in a few times, but it seems like a waste of money feeding em, when all you trying to do is half make em go hungry... I'm 'mane' out too though :)


  • #4
    rangler1
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    Username John wrote: »
    If you had a field, which was far away from where you plan to put the lambs - could you leave the ewes and lambs in there for longer than they should be left before weaning, to bare the field down well... separate em, and then put the ewes back onto the very bare field, and again, leave em there longer than they should be left...

    That's what I do...

    Think we brought em in a few times, but it seems like a waste of money feeding em, when all you trying to do is half make em go hungry... I'm 'mane' out too though :)

    That's the ideal way, I've seen ewes drop with tetany with the stress of putting them in and weaning


  • #5
    adam14
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    Don't put them in. Put them in a bare field.


  • #6
    Username John
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    Weaned there a few days ago.

    Ewes on very bare field, bellowing every time they see me to come out.

    How long do people normally leave them on bare ground?


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  • #7
    Username John
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    Have a field of reseeding that I want to bare down as tis nearly gone too strong as it is...

    Was going to put the ewes on it, along with as the lambs...

    Ewes are weaned just over 2 weeks now - should be safe enough to leave em onto good strong grass shouldn't I?

    Few of em got mastitis last year so being a bit more cautious this year. Had em o a very bare field for a week, then in another grazed but not too bare field for another week...

    And 2 weeks would be long enough to mix em back with the lambs as well would it?


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