DJ98 wrote: » Anyone planning on changing there breeding rams this year, as in changing breed, thinking of replacing the Suffolk rams here with something like a Hampshire down, any pros or cons?
Siamsa Sessions wrote: » Picked up two Chartex rams this morning. Will tell ya how they go when we’re selling the lambs next April
_blaaz wrote: Sold 41kg (well 40.8) lambs earlier this week....made e99
Lambman wrote: » If your on Facebook Wrangler look up friarstown charrlois he has some clinkers
MeTheMan wrote: » Have a lot of lambs coughing the last week or two. It's like a pub beer garden on a Saturday night in the yard after running them in. Fluke I'm guessing? Mostly the heavier lambs, but the withdrawl on the dose we use is 42 days. Any dose ye know of that has shorter withdrawl?
wrangler wrote: » Unlikely to be fluke this young, we use a yellow worm dose (Levamisoles)if we've coughing as it covers lungworm
MeTheMan wrote: » They were doesed with parafend about 4 weeks ago. It covers lungworm. Maybe time for another dose. Only 10 day withdrawal on that.
ganmo wrote: » Anyone any experience of dealing with scrapie?
DJ98 wrote: » What would you be expecting to pay for 3/4 yr old mountain ewes? Would between 70 and 80 be reasonable?
Willfarman wrote: » I was in Borris yesterday for the show sale. A great display of stock. You could safely bring home any pen of farmers sellers sheep. 150 to 250€
charolais0153 wrote: » Seen on farmers journal Snapchat, is their a premium on the whiter heads, it seemed that way to me
DJ98 wrote: » When would be the ideal time to shear March born ewe lambs? What are the advantages of shearing ewe lambs?
wrangler wrote: » DJ98 wrote: » When would be the ideal time to shear March born ewe lambs? What are the advantages of shearing ewe lambs? I hope to shear them this week, They're cleaner for lambing and they grow better
DJ98 wrote: » How does it effect growth rates?
wrangler wrote: » DJ98 wrote: » How does it effect growth rates? Might be just imagination but my shearer has 1000 store lambs to shear so someone else thinks they grow better too. The ewe lambs are much cleaner for housing and lambing too I finally got mine in dry this evening so shearing at 8.30 in the morning, I shear all my sheep this time of the year so it's convenient to do the ewe lambs as well
DJ98 wrote: » Would they have to be kept in for a while after shearing or would they be all right going straight back out?
wrangler wrote: » DJ98 wrote: » Would they have to be kept in for a while after shearing or would they be all right going straight back out? Mine go straight back out, but you have to watch for chills on a wet night, but I've ever only had one or two cases and you'll get that much with may/ june shearing
