Lambing outside April/May

OneMan37

Wondering does anyone Lamb outside in late April or May. How do they find it works out generally and when do they sell their lambs ?

Ard_MC

OneMan37 wrote: »

Wondering does anyone Lamb outside in late April or May. How do they find it works out generally and when do they sell their lambs ?

Hill farm here. Lamb outside all of April. Works well. All hill sheep so in general they look after themselves. Sell mostly as stores in Sept but kept a few this yr and hopin to have them finished. Costs are lower but prices at the end are much lower. For a hill to store system.

Sheepman2

Started wondering about it for crossbred sheep,lamb in may or early June with no meal and plenty of grass for both ewe and lamb to get started.
Sell lambs when price starts to rise around this time of year. I think it would neeed good grass management throughout the winter but is something to think about

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My in-laws lamb over Christmas.

148multi

OneMan37 wrote: »

Wondering does anyone Lamb outside in late April or May. How do they find it works out generally and when do they sell their lambs ?

Lamb in April, once late April, good dog essential, move on to fresh fields morning and evening as they lamb to prevent mismothering, spread out freshly lambed ewes in 4 or 5 different fields each day, pick a well fenced, well sheltered field, and a try not to shear too early in the year.

memorystick

Was thinking of buying cull ewes and sponging them to lamb in April if the price is feasible. Would mountainy type work on lowland with stubble turnips? Thinking charlaois ram as lambs are small.

Ard_MC

memorystick wrote: »

Was thinking of buying cull ewes and sponging them to lamb in April if the price is feasible. Would mountainy type work on lowland with stubble turnips? Thinking charlaois ram as lambs are small.

Why sponge? Compact lambin? Be a grand cross that.

memorystick

Ard_MC wrote: »

Why sponge? Compact lambin? Be a grand cross that.

I thought it would be the right thing to do. I'm working but would be able to see them twice per day. I'm understocked and trying to build up the owl place.

wrangler

memorystick wrote: »

I thought it would be the right thing to do. I'm working but would be able to see them twice per day. I'm understocked and trying to build up the owl place.

Cull ewes could be short of teeth for grazing turnips, concentrate feeding would work betterr

memorystick

wrangler wrote: »

Cull ewes could be short of teeth for grazing turnips, concentrate feeding would work betterr

I meant kale or rape. I've lambs on beet tops and they're flying it.