charolais0153 wrote: » http://www.sturdyproducts.ie/products/farm-and-equestrian/farm/sturdy-animal-surrogate-feeder Is this the sturdy feeder that lads do use. How much is it roughly and how many lambs would it rear? I read in older threads about sturdy feeder but not sure if this is the one.
IH784man wrote: » Had a ewe due from the 20th on jump a hurdle when I was away,must have got a bad bang because there is a gel like blood lying on the ground,take it the lambs dead,anyone have this happen to them before
Farrell wrote: » I give Ewe & lamb in the beginning & move over to lamb finisher, should I be wary of not moving early enough
rangler1 wrote: » marathon wrote: » I'm totally new to the sheep but have read up good bit on it I would aim to keep lambs 4 months maximum. Any advise or ways to maximise growth is meal plans etc cheers you'll have to meal feed to get that time frame, start them on a good lamb creep and change over to a good lamb ration when they're eating it well, you'll need a creep feeder to do that, ewes will need a kg/day for about three to four weeks reducing it if there's good grass and as the lambs themselves eat more meal.....lambs will pick at the ewes feed but don't give the ewes feed in the creep feeder, some do that because it's cheaper but then find their lambs dying of kidney stones
marathon wrote: » I'm totally new to the sheep but have read up good bit on it I would aim to keep lambs 4 months maximum. Any advise or ways to maximise growth is meal plans etc cheers
rangler1 wrote: » you'll have to meal feed to get that time frame, start them on a good lamb creep and change over to a good lamb ration when they're eating it well, you'll need a creep feeder to do that, ewes will need a kg/day for about three to four weeks reducing it if there's good grass and as the lambs themselves eat more meal.....lambs will pick at the ewes feed but don't give the ewes feed in the creep feeder, some do that because it's cheaper but then find their lambs dying of kidney stones
marathon wrote: » How long will it take me to have lambs fit for factory I bought 20 ewes with 30 lambs I have them in shed at minute going let them out to grass next week. They are all around 10 to 12 days old that's the lambs.
Username John wrote: » I know it's a pain with small numbers - but if twas me I wouldn't leave em... There is the ration and magnesium element - but the reason I'd separate em is ram lambs can be rough, especially when feeding and wouldn't think twice about puckish a ewe to get at the feed... If you had a ewe that lost a lamb, you'd kinda be blaming yourself for it... (well, maybe that's just me, but I would be blaming myself for it, for not taking away the ram lambs)
IH784man wrote: » Yea I know about the ewe meals on ram lambs,must check if the one I'm feeding can be fed to ram lambs
IH784man wrote: » This years ewes to lamb,they'll be getting meal together and lambs will be on a creep feeder.Cant see to much damage being done maybe around the creep feeder though.
IH784man wrote: » Would running 2 horned ram lambs about 35/40kg along with ewes and lambs be alright?
greysides wrote: » It sounds like arthritis, unusual in such a young animal. Probably a sign she, and all her offspring, should be culled. Give it a couple of weeks to she if she improves. Maybe, just maybe, it could be the effects of the hormone, relaxin, on ligamentous structures around the joints. Its normal role is to relax pelvic connections to facilitate lambing.
ganmo wrote: » Could it be her grinding her teeth?
greysides wrote: » What age is she?
