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    #3662
    Bleating Lamb
    Registered Users Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭Bleating Lamb


    ganmo wrote: »
    As long as ya link the cut out tag and the new tag it doesn't matter what age they are


    Thanks to all for replies to my question.....I put in all ewe lambs to his flock register on dates they were bought and then ‘retagged’ them all on a date in January and wrote that down in end column.....hope that will be ok if he ever got an inspection.


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    #3663
    Cran
    Registered Users Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭Cran


    Anyone know if much of a market for in lamb ewe lambs this year?

    Due to a situation here looking at ways of reducing work load at lambing, and not lambing ewe lambs seems best way of doing that. Saying that these are my best ewe lambs & don’t want to be giving them away........


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    #3664
    charolais0153
    Registered Users Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Cran wrote: »
    Anyone know if much of a market for in lamb ewe lambs this year?

    Due to a situation here looking at ways of reducing work load at lambing, and not lambing ewe lambs seems best way of doing that. Saying that these are my best ewe lambs & don’t want to be giving them away........

    Ewe lambs will be a hard sell. Cant imagine youd get too much more than fat lambs:/


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    #3665
    Young95
    Registered Users Posts: 547 ✭✭✭Young95


    Cran wrote: »
    Anyone know if much of a market for in lamb ewe lambs this year?

    Due to a situation here looking at ways of reducing work load at lambing, and not lambing ewe lambs seems best way of doing that. Saying that these are my best ewe lambs & don’t want to be giving them away........
    Lamb them down n let it be the last year of them . It’s my last year lambing them down as yearlings because the lambing just drags on to long for me


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    #3666
    Cran
    Registered Users Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭Cran


    Young95 wrote: »
    Lamb them down n let it be the last year of them . It’s my last year lambing them down as yearlings because the lambing just drags on to long for me

    Tbh I don’t mind lambing the ewe lambs, it’s just specific situation this year here that looking to reduce workload as once off


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    #3667
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Ewe lambs will be a hard sell. Cant imagine youd get too much more than fat lambs:/

    Ewes with lambs at foot seem to what the market wants atm.


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    #3668
    ganmo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Cran wrote: »
    Tbh I don’t mind lambing the ewe lambs, it’s just specific situation this year here that looking to reduce workload as once off

    Would ya look at getting someone to lamb them for ya?
    Or is it for the full season you're looking for an easier time?


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    #3669
    Cran
    Registered Users Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭Cran


    ganmo wrote: »
    Would ya look at getting someone to lamb them for ya?
    Or is it for the full season you're looking for an easier time?

    Have lambing help, tbh it’s not many I only put top 40 to the ram.


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    #3670
    razor8
    Registered Users Posts: 2,318 ✭✭✭razor8


    What would you hope to get for them?


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    #3671
    Cran
    Registered Users Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭Cran


    razor8 wrote: »
    What would you hope to get for them?

    Not sure tbh, was just a thought but what I’m hearing wouldn’t get anywhere near what I d be willing let them go for.


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    #3672
    Ard_MC
    Registered Users Posts: 516 ✭✭✭Ard_MC


    Cran wrote: »
    Not sure tbh, was just a thought but what I’m hearing wouldn’t get anywhere near what I d be willing let them go for.

    Pedigree or commercial?


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    #3673
    Cran
    Registered Users Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭Cran


    Ard_MC wrote: »
    Pedigree or commercial?

    Commercial, Mule cross Logies the pedigrees ewe lambs are in lamb as well but they will be kept as all held of course :)


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    #3674
    Dickie10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    anyone know what this would be? a pink discharge from a ewe that was about 5-6 days lambed. wasnt much but just wondering shoud she get an injection or is it ok?


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    #3675
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Dickie10 wrote: »
    anyone know what this would be? a pink discharge from a ewe that was about 5-6 days lambed. wasnt much but just wondering shoud she get an injection or is it ok?

    Sounds like she picked up an infection.


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    #3676
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,089 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Dickie10 wrote: »
    anyone know what this would be? a pink discharge from a ewe that was about 5-6 days lambed. wasnt much but just wondering shoud she get an injection or is it ok?

    If she's eating and milking well she's usually ok, some will have a discharge.
    If she's off form or lambs look hungry she needs an injection


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    #3677
    DJ98
    Registered Users Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭DJ98


    Have a group of ewes and lambs at grass, grass gone very scarce, they are getting beet and was going to introduce oats aswell, would this be enough to keep them going until grass is available again?


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    #3678
    Dickie10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    give them decent amount of ewe and lamb nuts , you have the hard work done by getting lambs on the ground dont mess it up now for want of feed. keep ewes milking well the ewe is under most pressure 3-5 weeks after lambing


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    #3679
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,089 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Dickie10 wrote: »
    give them decent amount of ewe and lamb nuts , you have the hard work done by getting lambs on the ground dont mess it up now for want of feed. keep ewes milking well the ewe is under most pressure 3-5 weeks after lambing

    +1
    I'd be advising building them up to at least 1.5 kgs/day for doubles divided in two feeds, even that wouldn't be as good as giving them enough grass


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    #3680
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    wrangler wrote: »
    +1
    I'd be advising building them up to at least 1.5 kgs/day for doubles divided in two feeds, even that wouldn't be as good as giving them enough grass

    I would agree, no point in trying to save pennies now...

    But I would say beer and oats are good feeding too... sheep will milk well off beet...

    To answer your question DJ - If tis oats you have already, you could give them oats, it’s good feeding... if not, you could go with ewe nuts...

    But I would still continue with the beet, good feeding in it...


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    #3681
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,089 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Dinzee Conlee wrote: »
    I would agree, no point in trying to save pennies now...

    But I would say beer and oats are good feeding too... sheep will milk well off beet...

    To answer your question DJ - If tis oats you have already, you could give them oats, it’s good feeding... if not, you could go with ewe nuts...

    But I would still continue with the beet, good feeding in it...

    I thought beet was high energy low protein, do they milk well on beet


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    #3682
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Wrangler, what’s the nuts feeding again with singles and doubles. Have them on bare ground. 4-5 weeks out from start of lambing. Have them all on .5kg ewe nuts plus a shake of maize meal on top, but was going to step up the twins to 1kg a day gradually over next week or two. What you think ?


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    #3683
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,089 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Green farmer wrote: »
    Wrangler, what’s the nuts feeding again with singles and doubles. Have them on bare ground. 4-5 weeks out from start of lambing. Have them all on .5kg ewe nuts plus a shake of maize meal on top, but was going to step up the twins to 1kg a day gradually over next week or two. What you think ?

    That sounds all right, be careful of the singles, grass should be growing now and you mightn't think it, you could have big singles this year due to the growth and mild weather, grass is rocket fuel this time of the year.


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    #3684
    arctictree
    Registered Users Posts: 4,294 ✭✭✭arctictree


    Lads, I'm putting lambs out in t-shirt weather. Some difference compared to last year....


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    #3685
    Lambman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Lambman


    Got all the first colour of raddle ewes in lambing house today and the cameras setup.. couple quick questions do you still leave lick buckets with them inside? I'm feard in a tighter space they might fight over it and get a knock? Also we're this shed is at the bales aren't chopped be ok till use them or just cart over some chopped stuff?


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    #3686
    DJ98
    Registered Users Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭DJ98


    How many lambing pens woud you recommend for 100 ewes?


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    #3687
    Siamsa Sessions
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,676 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    Lambman wrote: »
    Got all the first colour of raddle ewes in lambing house today and the cameras setup.. couple quick questions do you still leave lick buckets with them inside? I'm feard in a tighter space they might fight over it and get a knock? Also we're this shed is at the bales aren't chopped be ok till use them or just cart over some chopped stuff?

    Think the main thing with unchopped is that it can slow down their intake but I'm sure others on here know more.

    We leave lick buckets with them. It'll help with the transition inside to a different diet and they're a bit of check/test too on how the ewes are doing: if they start motoring thru the lick buckets, then something might be wrong with whatever you're feeding them.

    Trading as Sullivan’s Farm on YouTube



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    #3688
    Siamsa Sessions
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,676 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    DJ98 wrote: »
    How many lambing pens woud you recommend for 100 ewes?

    Official advised ratio is 1:10 but it depends on how fast they lamb. You'll obviously need more if they're all going to lamb within two weeks but less if they'll be two months lambing.

    Trading as Sullivan’s Farm on YouTube



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    #3689
    charolais0153
    Registered Users Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    DJ98 wrote: »
    How many lambing pens woud you recommend for 100 ewes?

    Depends on if ypu have another spot for ewes after they lamb? Id say 15 at least.
    We have about 23 for 110 or thereabouts


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    #3690
    arctictree
    Registered Users Posts: 4,294 ✭✭✭arctictree


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Depends on if ypu have another spot for ewes after they lamb? Id say 15 at least.
    We have about 23 for 110 or thereabouts

    Sounds like a lot. I have 4 pens for 70 Ewes. Then a group pen of about 150sq ft where they go after a day. Putting them out on day 2 in this weather.


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    #3691
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    8 pens for 65 ewes. Singles into a group pen straight away and triplets stay in pens until one is falling behind and joins the pets.


    Some ewes bond very quickly and can be moved on very quickly into a group pen and you can still mark and keep an eye on the dodgy ones for a few days?


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