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General sheep thread

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  • #6992
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    roosky wrote: »
    Is silage or hay not enough for them through the winter....time enough to grow next summer ?

    They’d go back on just silage alone I think...
    Maybe if you had some pick of grass for them all winter along with silage to top it up. But I see just silage in stubble ground they do go back...


  • #6993
    Young95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 612 ✭✭✭Young95


    kk.man wrote: »
    I'm thinking of giving dry ewe lambs a cheaper general purpose ration this winter. Last few winters I gave them the top of the range lamb ration. I don't think they need it but it does contain minerals and its also ver patable to get them started.

    I might start with the expensive and then go back to the cheaper stuff. At peak they be getting 0.3kgs per day. I don't feed fodder but ground is dry.

    What protein percentage are you thinking of giving them ? 18%?


  • #6994
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Young95 wrote: »
    What protein percentage are you thinking of giving them ? 18%?

    They don't need that much protein, oats would be good enough if they're not inlamb. or an ordinary intensive lamb ration


  • #6995
    kk.man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,450 ✭✭✭kk.man


    Young95 wrote: »
    What protein percentage are you thinking of giving them ? 18%?
    I think the mill does a 12% general purpose mix.. I'll need to check it out to be sure


  • #6996
    razor8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭razor8


    If they had any pick of grass to keep them ticking along I would be feeding them meal at all


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  • #6997
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 979 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    Warning...daft question incoming!

    I was watching a special texel sale recently and all the sheep were dark yellow/ brown not the traditional white that I'd see in fields around here. Are these yellowish ones dyed or what!


  • #6998
    Siamsa Sessions
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 4,674 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Warning...daft question incoming!

    I was watching a special texel sale recently and all the sheep were dark yellow/ brown not the traditional white that I'd see in fields around here. Are these yellowish ones dyed or what!

    No, it’s a new gene in all show sheep!

    The boring answer is it’s a dye that helps keep them looking clean


  • #6999
    farawaygrass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭farawaygrass


    Siamsa Sessions wrote: »
    No, it’s a new gene in all show sheep!

    The boring answer is it’s a dye that helps keep them looking clean

    Some dye is horrible looking, makes the sheep look worse in my opinion. Nearly mahogany


  • #7000
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,710 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Warning...daft question incoming!

    I was watching a special texel sale recently and all the sheep were dark yellow/ brown not the traditional white that I'd see in fields around here. Are these yellowish ones dyed or what!

    Was that the 1 in ballinrobe last night? I bought a few above there.


  • #7001
    serfspup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭serfspup


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Warning...daft question incoming!

    I was watching a special texel sale recently and all the sheep were dark yellow/ brown not the traditional white that I'd see in fields around here. Are these yellowish ones dyed or what!

    fake tan.....essentially dye to give a greater color contrast so in the case of texels makes the head look whiter.


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  • #7002
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Was that the 1 in ballinrobe last night? I bought a few above there.

    Ram lambs?


  • #7003
    kk.man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,450 ✭✭✭kk.man


    serfspup wrote: »
    fake tan.....essentially dye to give a greater color contrast so in the case of texels makes the head look whiter.

    How is the dye applied?... Dip or spray?


  • #7004
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 979 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Was that the 1 in ballinrobe last night? I bought a few above there.

    Ya it was surely. Great money, especially that last lamb.


  • #7005
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,710 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Ram lambs?

    No hoggets ewes


  • #7006
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,710 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Ya it was surely. Great money, especially that last lamb.

    Ya it was dear enough, my friend actually bought her.


  • #7007
    Dickie10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,126 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    long day today, scanned ewes this morning at 5:30am, all done by 6:20.
    105 ewes
    5 dry (4 hoggs prob late)
    19 singles
    70 doubles
    11 triplets 1.82
    the Llyenns are doing a great job on prolificacy on twins


  • #7008
    Ard_MC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭Ard_MC


    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    No hoggets ewes

    Congratulations, you will have a busy free weeks lambing!


  • #7009
    weatherbyfoxer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭weatherbyfoxer


    Dickie10 wrote: »
    long day today, scanned ewes this morning at 5:30am, all done by 6:20.
    105 ewes
    5 dry (4 hoggs prob late)
    19 singles
    70 doubles
    11 triplets 1.82
    the Llyenns are doing a great job on prolificacy on twins

    thats a nice scan..surely get alot of the thriplets fostered off with singles


  • #7010
    serfspup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭serfspup


    kk.man wrote: »
    How is the dye applied?... Dip or spray?

    knapsack sprayer


  • #7011
    kk.man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,450 ✭✭✭kk.man


    how would you get under them with spray? (in order to cover the fleece)


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  • #7012
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    kk.man wrote: »
    how would you get under them with spray? (in order to cover the fleece)

    When we were showing sheep we used to dip them, it did a great job on the fleece, it tightened the wool, we used a more natural light brown colour on the vendeens, we'd put a bit on with the knapsack sprayer to touch up before shows and sales


  • #7013
    joe35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭joe35


    What's the best Wellington boots to buy. Thinking I might get the father a pair. He hates heavy ones so wouldn't be after steel toe capped wellies


  • #7014
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,292 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    joe35 wrote: »
    What's the best Wellington boots to buy. Thinking I might get the father a pair. He hates heavy ones so wouldn't be after steel toe capped wellies

    Bekina's or Dunlop Purofort for me, lightand warm.


  • #7015
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    weatherbyfoxer wrote: »
    thats a nice scan..surely get alot of the thriplets fostered off with singles

    Could have a lot of singles first and triplets later on, happened here last year


  • #7016
    roosky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭roosky


    When will the marts and factories stay open until before Xmas...:have a few lambs to go but could do with leaving them another week or so.....should I get shut this week or will they be killing next week


  • #7017
    DJ98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,412 ✭✭✭DJ98


    roosky wrote: »
    When will the marts and factories stay open until before Xmas...:have a few lambs to go but could do with leaving them another week or so.....should I get shut this week or will they be killing next week

    This is coming week is the last week for alot of marts around the country, they tend to take 2 weeks off over Christmas


  • #7018
    early_riser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭early_riser


    roosky wrote: »
    When will the marts and factories stay open until before Xmas...:have a few lambs to go but could do with leaving them another week or so.....should I get shut this week or will they be killing next week

    Got a text this evening from tullow mart they are having a sale next Tuesday anyway don't know about any where else


  • #7019
    Kevhog1988
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,425 ✭✭✭Kevhog1988


    Bought a zwarbtles ram this evening. Nice looking animal. How do you guys rate them to cross onto Suffolk/lleyn x ewes


  • #7020
    weatherbyfoxer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭weatherbyfoxer


    doing a bit of a farm plan here,what would people reckon on running 200 ewes and 50 ewe lambs rearing lambs on 15 hectares..ground would be of very good quality with a reseeding program...sheep wise mature ewes would wean 1.7 lambs and 50 ewe lambs would wean usally 1.0 lambs per head also all stock are rotated on fields/paddocks every 5-7 day


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  • #7021
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    weatherbyfoxer wrote: »
    doing a bit of a farm plan here,what would people reckon on running 200 ewes and 50 ewe lambs rearing lambs on 15 hectares..ground would be of very good quality with a reseeding program...sheep wise mature ewes would wean 1.7 lambs and 50 ewe lambs would wean usally 1.0 lambs per head also all stock are rotated on fields/paddocks every 5-7 day

    Teagasc claim that 10 -12 ewes hectare is the optimum and we've 16/ha so yours is doable, we've 12 paddocks and I think that's important for high stocking rates. The longer you can rest paddocks the better


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