What do people usually scan at and what your final percentage?

rangler1

Lambman wrote: »

Did you keep your entire flock a year with no lambs or sell out and buy in again?

Last of the scanning today, the ewe lambs,
110 singles
18 doubles
15 barren
The 15 barren are all form the heaviest ewe lambs...explain.
They only got 20 days with the ram.
1.01 lambs per ewe let out with the ram......just the way i like them

Oldira

Lambman wrote: »

Did you keep your entire flock a year with no lambs or sell out and buy in again?

I kept them. They were good quality hoggets so no point in selling them.

Trying to rebuild/restart a farm we inherited which had been let run down to nothing.

In hindsight we were probably not ready for lambing last year so maybe it was for the best.

Lambman

Oldira wrote: »

Lambman wrote: »

Did you keep your entire flock a year with no lambs or sell out and buy in again?

I kept them. They were good quality hoggets so no point in selling them.

Trying to rebuild/restart a farm we inherited which had been let run down to nothing.

In hindsight we were probably not ready for lambing last year so maybe it was for the best.

Hope they do well for you coz there standing you some money as it is... Wat kinda ram you using?

rangler1

Oldira wrote: »

I kept them. They were good quality hoggets so no point in selling them.

Trying to rebuild/restart a farm we inherited which had been let run down to nothing.

In hindsight we were probably not ready for lambing last year so maybe it was for the best.

If you're depending on one ram you need to be using a raddle and change it every fortnight or fertility test the ram

Oldira

Lambman wrote: »

Hope they do well for you coz there standing you some money as it is... Wat kinda ram you using?

A Charollais. This lad has worked so all good.

charolais0153

charolais0153 wrote: »

7 empties
21 singles
61 couples.
23 trebles
2 quads
Am expecting a few of the empties to be in lamb. Had 5 ewe lams that I let out 3 singles and two nothings. 1.93lambs per ewe

Scanned empties yesterday 4 in lamb. One couple and 3 singles. Brings scanning % up to 1.97

rule supreme

Does anyone have a number for someone who scans in the Carlow/Wicklow area . Pm me if you can , Thanks.

Jonny303

Sean Cooney in Glenealy, don't have a number for him unfortunately but you should find it somewhere online, hes involved with the IFA

Sheep breeder

rule supreme wrote: »

Does anyone have a number for someone who scans in the Carlow/Wicklow area . Pm me if you can , Thanks.

The best man in that country is sly o Gorman in Tinahely, he’s scanning a lifer time and the best by a country mile.

stantheman1979

Another vote for syl o gorman. Used him last yr!! Quick and accurate!! Decent man also

ganmo

cooney comes to us and can't fault him. I'll dig up his num if ya want

adam14

ganmo wrote: »

cooney comes to us and can't fault him. I'll dig up his num if ya want

Cooney gets a lot wrong

TheDoc77

Been using Syl O’Gorman for years

early_riser

rule supreme wrote: »

Does anyone have a number for someone who scans in the Carlow/Wicklow area . Pm me if you can , Thanks.

Use kieran byrne here very accurate and good quick service

ganmo

adam14 wrote: »

Cooney gets a lot wrong

Not here.
What day are you gettin him in?

arctictree

Getting my Ewes scanned for the first time this year. Looking forward to knowing what's coming and feeding will be more targeted.

Dickie10

scanning next monday here, usual chap from new zealand

Inchilad

Scanned pedigrees here couple nights ago.charles o shea from kerry.fast anyway.suppose ill find out how accurate he was in a few months!

sako 85

stantheman1979 wrote: »

Another vote for syl o gorman. Used him last yr!! Quick and accurate!! Decent man also

Another vote for Syl. Sound man. Never got our done but he scans cows too.

DJ98

Lambing here from valentines day to paddy's day, when should I be looking at scanning?

tomwaterford

DJ98 wrote: »

Lambing here from valentines day to paddy's day, when should I be looking at scanning?

Asap....found here the closer to scanning the less accurate it is (possibility of lambs too big?)


Not due here till 1st march and scanning 10 December

DJ98

Do people house ewes after scanning ie wait a while longer?

charolais0153

DJ98 wrote: »

Do people house ewes after scanning ie wait a while longer?

No it makes very little difference because ewes are in mid pregnancy . we lambing same time as youself
Scanner coming 18th. Youd want to get on to scanner fairly soon. Theyll be getting very busy from now on

FarmerDougal

Anyone recommend a scanner in longford/Westmeath areas?

Hard Knocks

FarmerDougal wrote: »

Anyone recommend a scanner in longford/Westmeath areas?

Try Pauric in FRS, coming into peak time & would be hard got

Dickie10

the lad i get from new zealand is very good imo, hes based near ballinasloe so cccould be an option longford westmeath area because he comes to meath

Green farmer

Inchilad wrote: »

Scanned pedigrees here couple nights ago.charles o shea from kerry.fast anyway.suppose ill find out how accurate he was in a few months!

He scanned 160 for me last year. Think he got every one right.

Inchilad

Green farmer wrote:

He scanned 160 for me last year. Think he got every one right.

Thats good going in fairness

DJ98

Inchilad wrote: »

Thats good going in fairness

Is in accuracy a common thing among scanners, would they be out by many?

charolais0153

DJ98 wrote: »

Is in accuracy a common thing among scanners, would they be out by many?

Scanner hasnt been wrong here for as long as i can remember