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

davidk1394 · 13-12-2016 02:32PM

I think we scanned 1.8 and sold 1.6. lamb mortality worked out a 7% this years and we sold a lot of triplet pet lambs on DD this year aswell.

Jonny303 · 13-12-2016 04:04PM

Mind me asking, when people are giving their scanned numbers, does that include barren ewes or not?

charolais0153 · 13-12-2016 06:15PM

Jonny303 wrote: »

Mind me asking, when people are giving their scanned numbers, does that include barren ewes or not?

Total lambs scanned over ewes scanned

Jonny303 · 13-12-2016 06:59PM

And is the total ewes scanned figure brought forward to the total weaned figure or is the weaned figure based off all ewes that did lamb?

charolais0153 · 13-12-2016 08:16PM

Jonny303 wrote: »

And is the total ewes scanned figure brought forward to the total weaned figure or is the weaned figure based off all ewes that did lamb?

Toatal ewes scanned I use

razor8 · 13-12-2016 08:43PM

I always calculate lambs sold/replacements v ewes that went to ram

Much easier to identify issues and act on them

Western Pomise · 15-12-2016 06:11PM

razor8 wrote: »

I always calculate lambs sold/replacements v ewes that went to ram

Much easier to identify issues and act on them

It is also a truer reflection of how your year went.

Some people only count the number of lambs sold from the ewes that lambed....no mention of the ewes that were dry/failed to go in lamb.Now that's looking through rose tinted glasses at the years endeavours.

tomwaterford · 15-12-2016 06:15PM

Green farmer wrote: »

tomwaterford wrote: »

Most of my rams are ageing. Just need something with abit if length to produce factory lambs.

Charolis....good quality rams I'd suggest

Do you feed your lambs

Dickie10 · 15-12-2016 06:33PM

scanned today, 1.81 including barren ewes

Jonny303 · 15-12-2016 07:17PM

Very small batch of cheviots I got scanned 1.7 today, was delighted to get that out of them.

charolais0153 · 16-12-2016 05:37PM

We scanned today I don't know the exact number but its high 2+ lambs per ewe at least I'd say . 1 quadruple

Farrell · 16-12-2016 07:03PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

We scanned today I don't know the exact number but its high 2,1+ at least I'd say . 1 quadruple

That's great
Haven't had a triplet here in the last few years, but generally all doubles

ganmo · 16-12-2016 10:04PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

We scanned today I don't know the exact number but its high 2,1+ at least I'd say . 1 quadruple

You're gonna be busy come spring!

premier10 · 16-12-2016 10:06PM

Scanned couple of weeks ago, 1.83 including empties. overall 5% empty.

charolais0153 · 16-12-2016 10:32PM

ganmo wrote: »

You're gonna be busy come spring!

I let out the ram so it'll coincide with mid term but was not expecting that. I was at school today and got a land when I was told, a rough count is 27 trebles out of 115 ewes with4 barren but are probably in lamb as they were tipped late.

charolais0153 · 17-12-2016 05:51PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

I let out the ram so it'll coincide with mid term but was not expecting that. I was at school today and got a land when I was told, a rough count is 27 trebles out of 115 ewes with4 barren but are probably in lamb as they were tipped late.

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

jmurfy · 01-01-2017 01:11PM

Out of 90 ewes sulfocks and texel cross
22 singles
54 doubles
8 triplets
1 quad
5 empties

1.75 scan rate

I usually only have around 2 empties. Do ye cull empty ewes or keep until following year?

Username John · 01-01-2017 01:18PM

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

Only spotted this now Charolais, that's a very good scan rate...
What are your ewes? Do you have all Suffolky ewes? (I though you put up a pic of nice black faced ewes earlier?)

charolais0153 · 01-01-2017 03:35PM

Username John wrote: »

Only spotted this now Charolais, that's a very good scan rate...
What are your ewes? Do you have all Suffolky ewes? (I though you put up a pic of nice black faced ewes earlier?)

Ya about 35ish texel x and around 80 Suffolk's. Texels scanned much netter than the blacks .

charolais0153 · 01-01-2017 03:36PM

jmurfy wrote: »

Out of 90 ewes sulfocks and texel cross
22 singles
54 doubles
8 triplets
1 quad
5 empties

1.75 scan rate

I usually only have around 2 empties. Do ye cull empty ewes or keep until following year?

Cull ours

cattle man · 01-01-2017 05:44PM

Scanned on Wednesday super happy.

5 empty
35 singles
117 twins
37 triplets
2 quads
1.98 lambs per ewe including drys.

Ewe lambs
9 empty
17 singles
5 twins
Ram only with these for 4 weeks didn't want the thing dragging on for ever.

charolais0153 · 01-01-2017 05:50PM

cattle man wrote: »

Scanned on Wednesday super happy.

5 empty
117 twins
37 triplets
2 quads
1.98 lambs per ewe including drys.

Ewe lambs
9 empty
17 singles
5 twins
Ram only with these for 4 weeks didn't want the thing dragging on for ever.

No singles in ewes?

cattle man · 01-01-2017 05:51PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

No singles in ewes?

Sorry 35 singles

196 head total

farawaygrass · 02-01-2017 12:59PM

11 singles
60 couples
33 triplets
2 dry.
Hope they come ok now, a lot of triplets.
Ewes were in serious good condition, too good. I'll delay feeding them and hope it won't cause problems down the line

Username John · 02-01-2017 01:10PM

farawaygrass wrote: »

11 singles
60 couples
33 triplets
2 dry.
Hope they come ok now, a lot of triplets.
Ewes were in serious good condition, too good. I'll delay feeding them and hope it won't cause problems down the line

Jaysus, that's a scan rate of about 2.17 is it?

farawaygrass · 02-01-2017 01:15PM

Username John wrote: »

Jaysus, that's a scan rate of about 2.17 is it?

Ya that's what scanner said too. I'm a Small bit apprehensive, will be glad to get legs on the ground.

charolais0153 · 02-01-2017 04:25PM

farawaygrass wrote: »

Ya that's what scanner said too. I'm a Small bit apprehensive, will be glad to get legs on the ground.

What kind of ewes ?belclre? Phenomenal scan btw

Mac Taylor · 02-01-2017 07:29PM

Scanned our huge flock today:D:D

0 empties
9 singles
16 doubles
4 triplets

I girl seems to be ~a month early than the rest !! Otherwise early to mid march. Scanner believes they will come fairly close together.

Overall, 1.82 so happy out.

farawaygrass · 02-01-2017 10:49PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

What kind of ewes ?belclre? Phenomenal scan btw

No sufflock and sufflock/cheviot cross. It is a very young flock, wheather that is a factor I don't know. Hopefully all will be ok!

davidk1394 · 03-01-2017 12:43PM

Just finished scanning. 2.5 hours and scanned 550 ewes. Looks good but will know for sure later

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

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