Willfarman wrote: » The big thick legs and a massive heads on the Suffolk which guarantee lambing difficulty and neither of which have a value..
Sheep breeder wrote: » The big thing is how the breeds have changed over recent years by the new craziness, the stripping texel, the crossing blue Leicester, the bucket head Suffolk, the white head charollais, and this all for head colour and wool fads and two things the factory don't pay for.
Hard Knocks wrote: » She's kids lamb alright, which is main reason she's been kept.
spudeater wrote: » What did anyone think of the sheep a tullamore today?
Green farmer wrote: » Store lads shear lambs to give them a thrive, so was thinking would the Aug/ sept shearing wont do any harm in bulking up and flushing ewes for Rams.
Green farmer wrote: » Do you think shearing the ewes later in the year, as you do contribute anything to increased scanning numbers rangler ?
Farmer_3650 wrote: » Would there be a lot of pressure on the Ram though? Also how far does the Ram have to be away from the Ewes? I think I read somewhere 2km but that's not possible on most farms.
rangler1 wrote: » Ewes have to be out of sight and smell of a ram for six weeks before hand and then a fortnight before mating put the rams beside them or in a pen in the field for two days and then put the rams with them in 14 days. You can get attachments to put on ram harnesses to stop them serving ewes as well. It definitely works if it's done right, tightens up the lambing and suppose to increase litter size
DJ98 wrote: » How does the ram effect work? What do you need to do
DJ98 wrote: » Would ewe lambs/ewes be naturally in heat this time of year, thought you would have to sponge to her ewes cycling this early.
Hard Knocks wrote: » Trying the ram effect (first time), he was with ewes last week & put with light Ewe lambs this week (thinking they'd be too young) & back next week This Ewe lamb was with her twin brother all summer & with other Ewe lambs for last 2/3 weeks
tomwaterford wrote: » Hard Knocks wrote: » Trying the ram effect (first time), he was with ewes last week & put with light Ewe lambs this week (thinking they'd be too young) & back next week This Ewe lamb was with her twin brother all summer & with other Ewe lambs for last 2/3 weeks Is the option of factorying her aswell (This may be a difficult option if kids after rearing her as a pet?)
Farmer_3650 wrote: » Wait and she if she comes into heat again anyway. I don't think I would take a chance. We put a Suffolk Ram to Ewe Lambs years ago since all the rest of the Rams were related to them. Most of the lambs heads were swelled since the Ewes were a while lambing, many lambs died at lambing and we also lost 2 Ewe Lambs.
Hard Knocks wrote: » Have a pet Ewe lamb (40kg) after being tipped by Suffolk ram. Had intended a Charolais ram around the middle of October. Can you get an injection to abort? Or would you take a chance
sea12 wrote: » People did it to help dry up the ewes. As there was the risk of getting mastitis. Also it helped to prevent them breaking out and bawling to the lambs. Nothing like s couple of days in the shed on hay and water to help them forget the lambs. Fencing wasn't as good years ago as now.
Farmer_3650 wrote: » To be honest, I've never heard of people housing Ewes after weaning. I don't know why anyone would do that. It would cost less if they are out and they would be far healthier than they would be indoors.
DJ98 wrote: » Why do people house ewes after weaning, what are the pros and cons of this? What are the pros and cons of letting ewes straight back to grass after weaning?
rangler1 wrote: » The farm is fragmented and we've only 10 acres at our house, we're going to keep that ourselves for privacy, there's 15 nice 5 and 6 year old ewes that's too good to cull and 23 nice ewe lambs so probably another 15 from the ones we're sellingwill stock the ten acres
roosky wrote: » Struggling with fragmentation myself, as many are! Makes the job all that much more difficult and time consuming
