Molasses beet pulp in ration

Robson99 · 04-01-2017 08:52PM

rangler1 wrote: »

There's powdered minerals available in 25kg bag for farmer that mix their own rations, Companies like Agritech supply specific powdered sheep minerals.
Big difference in mixing rations for fattening lambs and mixing for inlamb ewes...

As a matter of interest what mix would lads use for ad-lib fatteningng of store lambs???
Bagged ration and nut are 320 per tonne. Usually add rolled barley to last at approx 33% to reduce cost to approx 270 per tonne

ganmo · 04-01-2017 09:22PM

Ration we're gettin is 260 delivered in big bags

Siamsa Sessions · 05-01-2017 02:35PM

Green farmer wrote: »

im in Midwest and get a really good 18% bagged ewe and lamb ration for €268 a tonne. Don't know what part your in, so don't know if it's of any use to you.

Thanks for that but we're in the south-east.

kk.man · 05-01-2017 07:39PM

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

Thanks for that but we're in the south-east.

Surely between Glanbia, Quinns Depots and Connolly's you are not far from a grain store?

Sheep breeder · 05-01-2017 09:05PM

We are feeding high energy 20 per cent at 285 tonne left in the yard in half tonne bags. As for merchants in the south east they are ten a penny, conney furlong, Bolger, glanbia etc to try mix for 25 kg bags is serious hard work.
We believe in shopping around each year for best price for best ration.

Green farmer · 05-01-2017 09:24PM

Sheep breeder wrote: »

We are feeding high energy 20 per cent at 285 tonne left in the yard in half tonne bags.

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How do you find the 20% stuff ? Tried it here before near lambing, but found it was growing the lambs abit too big, swapped back to 18% and found it better. Again could have just been coincidence .

Siamsa Sessions · 06-01-2017 11:47AM

Sheep breeder wrote: »

We are feeding high energy 20 per cent at 285 tonne left in the yard in half tonne bags. As for merchants in the south east they are ten a penny, conney furlong, Bolger, glanbia etc to try mix for 25 kg bags is serious hard work.
We believe in shopping around each year for best price for best ration.

Sound. Will get numbers for them today and ring around. As I said, we're new to sheep and we're not in a traditional sheep area (mostly dairy) so it's taking a little while to find suppliers

Siamsa Sessions · 07-01-2017 03:39PM

Thanks to the very useful contributors to this thread, I have 2 decent options now:

1) 18% ration for €310/ton

2) 20% ration for €280/ton

Both incl. delivery to the yard in 25kg bags.

The 20% man made an interesting point. The ewes are in good condition and are getting fodder beet at the moment. He said to cut back on the beet in case they get too fat and his 20% mix would meet their requirements.

Does this make sense or is he just trying to sell his product?

razor8 · 07-01-2017 03:58PM

What's the top 4 ingredients in the rations. Lots of poor 18% rations on the market

Siamsa Sessions · 07-01-2017 06:53PM

razor8 wrote: »

What's the top 4 ingredients in the rations. Lots of poor 18% rations on the market

Good question. I'll check with both of them. What "should" a man be looking out for?

charolais0153 · 07-01-2017 08:04PM

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

Good question. I'll check with both of them. What "should" a man be looking out for?

Soya bean should be in top 3 or 4

razor8 · 07-01-2017 08:17PM

I like to see soya in top 2 along with maize barley

Molasses beet pulp in ration

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