Lambing 2017

charolais0153 · 09-04-2017 03:55PM

sheepfarmer92 wrote: »

They will keep the grass under control for sure! Are you using the netting or the strands of polywire? Thinking getting the gallagher 4 strand system here for splitting up into smaller sections

There no need for 4 wires , I leave the bottom one dead because it just hits off the grass. Great job for dividing paddocks tho

rangler1 · 09-04-2017 04:07PM

sheepfarmer92 wrote: »

They will keep the grass under control for sure! Are you using the netting or the strands of polywire? Thinking getting the gallagher 4 strand system here for splitting up into smaller sections

Yea, electrified netting, works alright, the gallagher one is very handy, don't think my lambs would stay back if the bottom wire was dead.
First day of the electrified netting, a lamb went out under where there was a hollow and got electrocuted due to panicking trying to get back. They must try to plunge on when they get the shock and get tangled up in it and eventually get shocked to death. The bottom wire of the netting is on the ground but the the first live one is the second one, so it's important to keep it near the ground with lambs

charolais0153 · 09-04-2017 04:21PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Yea, electrified netting, works alright, the gallagher one is very handy, don't think my lambs would stay back if the bottom wire was dead.
First day of the electrified netting, a lamb went out under where there was a hollow and got electrocuted due to panicking trying to get back. They must try to plunge on when they get the shock and get tangled up in it and eventually get shocked to death. The bottom wire of the netting is on the ground but the the first live one is the second one, so it's important to keep it near the ground with lambs

Some are fierce slow learners alright, was fixing a fence up( a 3strand polywire type) and there was a lamb eating the wire so I connected it and gave him a shock and he ran off ,about 5 mins later and he was nibbling at it again and gave him another shock.

Kevhog1988 · 17-04-2017 09:24PM

Had our first lamb born on new land today, IT was sucking its own mother and also another ewe who is up again lambing (this lambs grandmother) is that a regular occurence?.

rangler1 · 17-04-2017 09:33PM

theemigrant wrote: »

Had our first lamb born on new land today, IT was sucking its own mother and also another ewe who is up again lambing (this lambs grandmother) is that a regular occurence?.

It's regular alright but they shouldn't, better to isolate the ewe and her lamb until they bond properly.
a ewe near lambing is very prone to take another ewes lamb, one of the reasons to see them regularily during lambing.

Kevhog1988 · 18-04-2017 05:52PM

rangler1 wrote: »

It's regular alright but they shouldn't, better to isolate the ewe and her lamb until they bond properly.
a ewe near lambing is very prone to take another ewes lamb, one of the reasons to see them regularily during lambing.

Stuck them in a pen overnight

davidk1394 · 24-04-2017 08:11PM

Lambing 2017 is over and out. Good healthy crop of lambs with low mortality. Grass is growing well and the lambs are happt

arctictree · 24-04-2017 09:18PM

Finished lambing six weeks ago but found one of the 'empties' with a single lamb today in the field. Nice surprise but I fear it may be one of a twin as it's quite small.

ganmo · 30-04-2017 07:27PM

down to less to 10 here.
i hate the way lambin gets drawn out

Kevhog1988 · 30-04-2017 08:20PM

another 2 today, just 2 ewes left now

Birdnuts · 03-05-2017 07:01PM

Only one girl to go now. Glad to say its been a very benign season out of the 10 years or so of my amateur efforts tinkering with a small flock of mountain crosses. I'm glad to say recorded the lowest number of losses so far, no doubt down to the kindness of the weather gods. The only minor problem I had was a pro-lapse Ewe that I probably should have culled last year but didn't get around to it on time

sheepfarmer92 · 03-05-2017 07:24PM

Last two hoggets lambed here this morning, dragged out for the last two weeks but overall was a good lambing, big crop of lambs out, all we need now is a decent price for lambs!

Bleating Lamb · 14-05-2017 08:04PM

Pleasant surprise this morning,was checking sheep,had two nice 'dry' ewes from scanning time with the bunch,one had a nice set of twins with her about 2 days of age:)

kk.man · 15-05-2017 08:34AM

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Pleasant surprise this morning,was checking sheep,had two nice 'dry' ewes from scanning time with the bunch,one had a nice set of twins with her about 2 days of age:)

Isn't nature great !

Dickie10 · 15-05-2017 09:46AM

hows mortality figures? mine is slightly up on last year. i think im at 7%, had one year i got it down to 5% that was my best. out of around 80 ewes

roosky · 15-05-2017 12:38PM

Dickie10 wrote: »

hows mortality figures? mine is slightly up on last year. i think im at 7%, had one year i got it down to 5% that was my best. out of around 80 ewes

Had 10% losses from scan till now (all lambed about 6 weeks)

Lambman · 15-05-2017 08:21PM

Lost 3 ewes 2 lambing one over on her back heavy in lamb and 12% lamb losses from scanning had better years.

Lambman · 15-05-2017 08:26PM

Dosed lambs for a elderly neighbour today had maybe 70 and is say close on 50 were ram lambs and remember people on here saying they were having alot off ram lambs this year? Did it ever even out? Not 100% on my own just looked when lambing and seemed fairly even.

Kevhog1988 · 15-05-2017 08:39PM

Lambman wrote: »

Dosed lambs for a elderly neighbour today had maybe 70 and is say close on 50 were ram lambs and remember people on here saying they were having alot off ram lambs this year? Did it ever even out? Not 100% on my own just looked when lambing and seemed fairly even.

ive had 100% ram labs with only 2 left to go and i wanted replacements

Lambman · 15-05-2017 08:49PM

What's the story with this phenomenon this year then? How many lambs had you all together?

roosky · 17-05-2017 01:15PM

Have a lamb 2 months old do I need to tag him to bring him to the RVL

ganmo · 17-05-2017 01:19PM

roosky wrote: »

Have a lamb 2 months old do I need to tag him to bring him to the RVL

No

roosky · 17-05-2017 02:16PM

ganmo wrote: »

No

second lamb in 3 days to drop, all vaccinated with heptavac p and done for worms so if anyone wants to buy a flock of ewes.....

ganmo · 27-05-2017 11:32AM

last one dropped today!

farming93 · 09-06-2017 07:30PM

I know its early days yet but I want to order my straw for the end of this year, what are people using for feeding straw only? I think it was Rangler that feeds straw to the ewes pre lambing if I remember correctly? I would like to start feeding straw myself as it would probably suit my system best.

rangler1 · 09-06-2017 08:04PM

farming93 wrote: »

I know its early days yet but I want to order my straw for the end of this year, what are people using for feeding straw only? I think it was Rangler that feeds straw to the ewes pre lambing if I remember correctly? I would like to start feeding straw myself as it would probably suit my system best.

I use barley straw, but others use wheat straw

farming93 · 09-06-2017 08:30PM

rangler1 wrote: »

I use barley straw, but others use wheat straw

Thanks I will try order some barley straw off my usual supplier so. I shall be looking for more advice pre housing regarding meal rates etc..
Cheers rangler

farming93 · 09-06-2017 08:30PM

rangler1 wrote: »

I use barley straw, but others use wheat straw

Thanks I will try order some barley straw off my usual supplier so. I shall be looking for more advice pre housing regarding meal rates etc..
Cheers rangler

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