kk.man wrote: » Adoption crate?
Green farmer wrote: » Anyone actively using it to finish lambs ? Was reading it preforms as good as barley but with less risk of acidosis.
charolais0153 wrote: » 25 lambed since Thursday. Going well.no major losses yet thank god. A lot of singles came first though so there was no chance of a wet adoption. Would any of ye bring them in amd try and get them going with a second lamb or is it worth the hassle?
Dinzee Conlee wrote: » As far as I know, maize meal is what used to be known as "yellow meal" - old lads used to swear by yellow meal & barley as a finishing ration for lambs...
wrangler wrote: » Some of the sold ones meet a horrible end, potbellies, dirty arse and dry wool, I've seen too many going that way so never would sell one now
Dinzee Conlee wrote: » If you’re getting 20 or 25euro for them, they’re gone out of your hair at a busy time... I think it’s the easier money.. But - you’d want to know where they are going to... they’d be so small, you’d like to be sure they’d be minded properly in their new home... well, I would...
DJ98 wrote: » Is there money to be made from rearing pets or is it better to sell them as Foster lambs on donedeal?
roosky wrote: » I have finally got the knack of rearing pet lambs without a fancy expensive feeder so I start them on milk replacer building up to a liter but never more than 350 ml in a feed. I train them on the bucket so I can feed upto six at a time.....over the course of a few days bring them back to cold milk, this limits stomach issues Then when you get them on cold milk fill the feeder with cold water and let them suck like guddo and fill them selves with water, then replace with cold milk and keep it topped up everyday Your lambs are now on ad-lib cold milk that can be fillled just once a day and because they are adlib they wont swell or get sick and because it cold they wont gorge on milk..... After two weeks give them a cooked ration and keep that ad lib too but give them a fresh bit every other day to keep them interested. Wean lambs abruptly when they meet these three criteria: 1. Minimum of 10 kg live weight or 2.5 times birth weight whichever is greater 2. 35 days of age 3. Consuming 250g of concentrates daily for three consecutive days then keep the meal to them after this its not economically viable to keep them on milk replacer
Westernrock wrote: » We breed them the other way around use the beltex ram to chase up the pedigree charollais ewes, they turn into great sheep and we have customers come back for rams repeatedly so they must do a good job. You need a good strong square beltex ram to keep good growth rates.
Lambman wrote: » Anybody any experience with charrlois x beltex Rams? Neighbour has a few purebred beltex hoggets which he used my charrlois ram on lambing now and lovely looking lambs great length and I'd say will fill out with plenty muscle in the right places.
DJ98 wrote: » How much milk would a pet lamb want to be getting in a day, currently going one a litre a day over 2 feeds, would this be enough?
Lano Lynn wrote: » and if you are on the site please note the number if spelling mistakes and ludicrous breed variations to chose from clearly doesn't have a clue about irish sheep ,no doubt whoever is responsible is waiting for their salary until the matter has been rectified.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Just a quick reminder that today is the closing date for the return of the sheep census and can only be done online until midnight tonight if you're registered with Agfood.
orm0nd wrote: » is it licensed for sheep ?
arctictree wrote: » Yeah, looks like it was out a while. Hard to spot them in the field at the early stages of it. Very rarely use the spoon, only in the most persistent cases. Would ye take out the spoon after a few days? She's about 2 weeks from lambing.
wrangler wrote: » We use ketofen painkiller, not licensed either, but I've decided that if I get reprimanded I'll stick a spoon in them and see how long the complainant will wait before they look for pain relief. Harness usually works, was the prolapse out a while and dried out, some are very persistent. We used to give two dispirin after a hard lambing even before it was common for vets to be prescribing pain relief, it really prevents the from falling on the newborn lambs, they let down the milk better too if they're in good form
arctictree wrote: » Feckin prolapse was out again at 2pm. Put in a spoon and tightened the straps. Seems to be holding for now. Just my luck, she seems to be the dirtiest ewe I have.
arctictree wrote: » First prolapse of the season here. Got it in and strapped her up. Do you lads give a shot of Penicillin too? See it recommended in places.
