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Mating season

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  • #32
    roosky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭roosky


    Ya i am working off farm so prob best to get its wrapped in 4 weeks, most will get two cycles at that rate


  • #33
    mcgiggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭mcgiggles


    Our rams been out with them a month or so at this stage. 31 out of 33 tipped within about the 3rd week. Of the two that aren't done one is our smallest ewe lamb, and the other one didn't get tipped last year but ended up having (surprise) twins at Christmas. Immaculate conception ha.. One of our ram lambs must have been busy before they got separated. We were late separating them last year.. So god knows what'll happen with her. We're going to separate him this weekend, last year we just left him in with them until housing.


  • #34
    Sami23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,686 ✭✭✭Sami23


    Ram will be with ewes 6 weeks this coming weekend.
    28 ewes. All 28 were tipped in the first 4 weeks but 2 have repeated since so wondering should I leave him 2 more weeks in case of any more repeats show up or take away at weekend. Work full time and rely on Mother to keep eye on them at lambing


  • #35
    mcgiggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭mcgiggles


    We have one that has been tipped 3 times! It'll be interesting to see if the third one took.


  • #36
    Ard_MC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭Ard_MC


    Rams only let out yesterday. Joys of being on the hill ground. Out of 80 ewes 6 were tupped straight away.


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  • #37
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    mcgiggles wrote: »
    We have one that has been tipped 3 times! It'll be interesting to see if the third one took.

    I'd be thinking of getting rid of her, even if she did hold this year. And I wouldn't keep any ewe lambs from her...


  • #38
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    Sami23 wrote: »
    Ram will be with ewes 6 weeks this coming weekend.
    28 ewes. All 28 were tipped in the first 4 weeks but 2 have repeated since so wondering should I leave him 2 more weeks in case of any more repeats show up or take away at weekend. Work full time and rely on Mother to keep eye on them at lambing

    For the sake of your poor mother, for maybe 1 extra ewe in lamb - is it worth dragging it out any longer?


  • #39
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Username John wrote: »
    For the sake of your poor mother, for maybe 1 extra ewe in lamb - is it worth dragging it out any longer?

    When I get down to the last 5-10 ewes, lambing shed is closed and a few guests temporarily occupy my back garden. Nice to sit inside with a cup of tea and look out the window. Any issues and I'm on site in a few seconds. Wife ain't to happy mind .


  • #40
    mcgiggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭mcgiggles


    Username John wrote: »
    mcgiggles wrote: »
    We have one that has been tipped 3 times! It'll be interesting to see if the third one took.

    I'd be thinking of getting rid of her, even if she did hold this year. And I wouldn't keep any ewe lambs from her...
    We are thinking that ourselves. We only bought her in this year as a ewe lamb. No plans to keep any of these lambs for replacements anyways so will wait to see what happens come scanning time but I'd say herself and another one will be getting the boot.


  • #41
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    Sami23 wrote: »
    Ram will be with ewes 6 weeks this coming weekend.
    28 ewes. All 28 were tipped in the first 4 weeks but 2 have repeated since so wondering should I leave him 2 more weeks in case of any more repeats show up or take away at weekend. Work full time and rely on Mother to keep eye on them at lambing

    Take him out and cull what's not in lamb


    6 weeks is 42 days....which afaik is almost 2.5 cycles....enough chance to get them in lamb


    If their still repeating after that theres something wrong.....I worked myself fulltime and Lambed (father watched by day).....6 weeks of getting up at 5 (or before) doing jobs/checking them,going to work,......doing more feeding/jobs in the evening and watching until 12 or 1....if not later is enough


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  • #42
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    How long would you leave until they can be scanned?


  • #43
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    tomwaterford wrote: »
    Take him out and cull what's not in lamb


    6 weeks is 42 days....which afaik is almost 2.5 cycles....enough chance to get them in lamb

    if not later is enough

    Fatten them up, cull em and thrown €10 -€20 to it and get a brand new ewe lamb.


  • #44
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Farrell wrote: »
    How long would you leave until they can be scanned?

    90 days.roughly


  • #45
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    Green farmer wrote: »
    Fatten them up, cull em and thrown €10 -€20 to it and get a brand new ewe lamb.

    I used use the culls to pay for the meal for ewes before they lamb


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