ganmo wrote: » Don't tell anyone how much you've spent on it, take off all the branding stickers and put on one of them ifa registration numbers on ithttps://theftstop.ie/faq
ADKELMAC wrote: » Does that really work or is it just more money for the IFA aka Joe Healy’s general election fund?
Lambman wrote: » Artictree what breed you running? Still a good scanning bar the emptys near 200%... scanning here in 2 weeks time should have the main flock done but I'm running 86 horned ewes with a crossing leicster this year aswell and they were slower in tipping so just gonna wait and scan all together.
DJ98 wrote: » Took away the last of the rams from the ewes at the weekend and one of them is like a bag of bones, the condition just fell off him in the last week, he's lame, what would be the best diet to offer him to help regain condition?
wrangler wrote: » Any of the lamb finisher rations would be good for him, start him on half a kilo/day and build him up slowly to a kilo/day if he can take it. Look after the feet as well, he probably could do with an antibiotic injection. make sure his teeth are alright and that he's not sick..... he shouldn't have gone to skin and bones, could it be fluke. Lameness will cut the flesh off them anyway
roosky wrote: » My ewes are lambing from paddy’s day so they are approx 10 weeks off lambing In a normal year I feed the trips from 9 weeks out, the twins from 6 weeks and the singles from four weeks building from .2kg upto 1kg,.7kg and .4 kg for the trips twins and singles, respectively. They would be receiving average quality silage outdoors until three weeks pre lambing then it would be hay This year I have a lot of grass and have 30 acres of strong grass to graze yet, my question is what feeding is in this grass it was baled last September got no fert and billed up naturally Would I get away with not feeding twins until a month out and singles 2 weeks or what would ye think, grass will be fed to appetite
Siamsa Sessions wrote: » Have a look at Table 2 on p.4 here: http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/BRP-Improving-ewe-nutrition-manual-12-050416.pdf This shows how much feeding/energy ewes need in the run up to lambing. The amount of energy in different types of feed is on p.21 then. Once you know what they need, you can work back from there to see when to start supplementing them; e.g. * Six weeks out, a 70kg ewe with twins needs approx. 12MJ (from table on p.4) * She'll get 10.5MJ from grass (end of p.21) and so needs 1.5MJ from meal * Good quality meal is 12.8MJ per kg (p.21), so 0.15kg would do. The meal would help with protein levels and minerals too. 0.15kg is nothing really, but at 4 weeks out she'll need 0.25kg (and rising from there) using the same calculations. Check it yourself and keep an eye on them, but I'd say you'd be fine not feeding til 4 weeks out - as long as they're eating enough grass, and the weather is kind.
razor8 wrote: » Without seeing grass I’m sure they’ll be fine on it. My only concern would be twin lamb disease if the weather got harsh A few feed buckets would probably prevent this. Also make sure there not overstocked imo
roosky wrote: » Oh ya its all weather dependent if it stayed fine they would be grand but if it got wet and messy i would be giving crystal licks to get me to housing
390kid wrote: » Bought a pen of lambs last night that are a very mixed batch but I see one has a broken leg, looks healthy and grand other wise but I was just wondering was there anything I cud do for him to help him along
Bleating Lamb wrote: » Front or back leg?....had a nice ewe Lamb with broken front leg down well on leg....vet put cast on it....cost 40 euro incl painkilling injections but leg came perfect ...if untreated it’s very hit and miss if they will reknit.Had to leave the lamb indoors for around a month.
Lambman wrote: » Started all the ewes on bales off silage 2 days ago still have good grass but will be housing in 3 weeks or there abouts so it's more getting them used till silage in there diet again..... anyways I forgot how much off a b*****d them round feeders are they just about fit over a bale why don't they make them wider there would be much less waste? Anyone using feeders were bale sits up off the ground?
Lambman wrote: » Ay there a disaster... aul fella wants me till buy 2 more till put a half into the 4 there so there would be 3 halves around a bale if you get me. We're did u source the ones that keeps bale off the ground? Will a bale lifter on back off tractor lift it high enough? No front end loader here.
