charolais0153 wrote: » 2 acres here, works grand, In the 2 and a half acre sections which seem a touch big we'll subdivide them this year, be about 60 or 70 ewes and their lambs in a bunch The quicker they move the better imo
Boredstiff666 wrote: » There is a good reason for that and believe it or not you farmers are to blame.
Bleating Lamb wrote: » Tbh I haven’t properly researched the whole TAMS grant at all,just have an inkling that qualifying equipment needs to be ‘permanent’....so wondering how my idea of buying gates you could fix into place when working in yard and then occasionally during year unlock them and use them elsewhere on farm....eg helping to load stock from a field etc would tally with grant specifications? Would really appreciate people’s thoughts on which type of gates to buy,thoughts on my idea of tightening up sheep in yard using fixed gates to sidewall etc.
Siamsa Sessions wrote: » Lambing due to start here tomorrow week so I’m wondering now about getting the lambs going on creep. Anyone have any particular tips to get them eating it? Or will they just copy their mothers and pick away on it out of the ewes’ troughs? And on a related matter, what type of creep feeder could you justify buying for 50 lambs this year and maybe 80-100 from 2020 on?
Dinzee Conlee wrote: » Do you feed the ewes as well as the lambs? Fadó, fadó, when I was a boyeen we used to creep the lambs by feeding them in their own pen when feeding the ewes... We just fenced off a small square, with one or two entrances made by driving two posts maybe 9inches or so apart. Once the lambs started picking at the ewes troughs, start feeding them in their own pen... To get them used to it, involved catching them and throwing them into the pen a few times - but once a few of em started at all, they all started... Worked good enough, was labour intensive all right, but was good... you could feed the lambs a set amount every day, and see who was eating and who wasn’t... Downside was feeding every day Another big downside was you needed a creep pen in every paddock... If I was buying a creep feeder now, first look would be one of those 3in1 jobs. They seem to be the best jobs...
DJ98 wrote: » Has anyone housed March lambing ewes yet? Scanning here tomorrow and thinking about keeping the ewes in from now up until lambing?
Dinzee Conlee wrote: » Started grazing this week... Am about a week too late, as the hog have started to go back a bit, bit annoyed as it was down to my own laziness..
Young95 wrote: » Did u sow that rape in after corn was it ?
Dinzee Conlee wrote: » Yeah, around 1st Sept. it’s not a great crop... Never really took off I feel... Edit : looks better in those photos, as it came better on that side of the field... it’ll hold em for a few weeks though all the same...
razor8 wrote: » Jeez that’s dry land. What part of the country are you in?? Land is near floating up here in Leitrim
Dinzee Conlee wrote: » Deepest darkest Cork Razor... it’s good dry ground all right to be fair...
Green farmer wrote: » I was thinking about this over the last few says. Have some fields here that are gently sloping. I Walked them today in my runners, bone dry. Yet less then 100 meters away , also have land that has poor drainage. Even the quad gets bogged down at this time of year. Have heard it described as " good summer grazing". Hard to believe difference in land.
Birdnuts wrote: » That's the type of land that saved many a farmer during the drought of 2019
Green farmer wrote: » Ive only a small farm, so i'm grateful to have any land at all. But I have both types here, literally one field next to another, it's just crazy to see the difference right in front of your eyes.
Young95 wrote: » How do people here usually manage der single bearing ewes pre lambing? Kinda wondering could I get away by leaving them in a field with a pick of grass and bita hay with no meal feeding. Not lambing till end of March but starting to plan soon . Any replies would be appreciated! Thanks .
DJ98 wrote: » When's the best time to spread lime next month or closer to the spring?
arctictree wrote: » Young lad had two pet lambs in the garden that he was feeding. To be honest, i kind of forgot about them as we had so much going on this year. Just brought the rest of the lambs in today and these two are 65kg each! What would ye do with them?
memorystick wrote: » Store lambs after being ran by dogs. No casualties but they’re very unsettled. How long will it take them to quieten down. Getting meal every day.
