razor8 wrote: » Did you think you get reduced prolapse issues?
eire23 wrote: » Anyone on here useing rappa or prattley mobile yards? Had applied for the tams grant and have just got approval. They are dearer than a lot of the irish steel yards but are they worth it? They look easy to set up in the videos anyways. Anyone that has a sheepeze either, whats yer opinion on it?
Tileman wrote: » Snap. The pratley one is very good but shocking experience. I’m going for the sheep eze myself.
Young95 wrote: » Was that tranch 19 by any chance? I’m still waiting on approval from them .
eire23 wrote: » Well I couldn't buy one without the grant so with the 60% grant I was thinking if I don't buy either the prattley or rappa now i never will. What sheepeze are you going for?
Sami23 wrote: » Do many people feed some Soya with their sheep nuts/ration prior to lambing to increase milk supply at birth
clonagh wrote: » There was an article in Agriland (Jan. 17) by Michael Geary in which he reccommends feeding 100g of soya per day per lamb for the last two weeks of gestation.
Kevhog1988 wrote: » Any link to it?.
Mad about baa baas wrote: » I know this topic came up recently but I cant find it.. just checking my dry ewe lambs ..one of them seems to have gone blind..one eye very cloudy other one not as obvious but she is on her own and seems confused.. currently have the run of a about 35 acres of grass.. rest seem ok... any ideas? I'm hoping to catch her tomorrow and put in opticlox or dry cow.tube.. seem to remember someone saying blue spray
weatherbyfoxer wrote: » tried the grennans 20% nut on the sponged ewes pre lambing...definitely doesnt need extra soya anyway anyway..will be using it on the rest of the ewes pre lambing
wrangler wrote: » Yea, it's a good ration, I've used it a few years now, soya is first in the list of ingredients so must be 20% soya or close to it
weatherbyfoxer wrote: » it was the ingredient list that got me interested in trying it...would say a cheaper 18% nut would do the job perfectly up till 2 or 3 weeks before ewes are due when the ewes start lactating
wrangler wrote: » I use it because I'm feeding straw...... no other source of protein, Their super ewe and lamb ration is all good stuff, What's their 18% ration like, how does it read
Young95 wrote: » Are the 20% much dearer ?
Young95 wrote: » See the sheep welfare payment reference year is being changed to 2017 . Personally I’m annoyed that there going back to far back in the years . Was hoping for minimum 2019. Anyone else see or read anything I missed ?
wrangler wrote: » Yea, I just put that up under ''sheep welfare forum'' only 17m allotted to it, budget wouldn't be big enough if they went to 2020. €17m will only do 1.7m sheep I'd say there's another half million sheep at least
farawaygrass wrote: » You think sheep numbers increased half a million between 14/15 and 17?
wrangler wrote: » Census claims there's 2.57m breeding ewes in the country so wherever they are the department don't want to pay out on them all, I think there was 25m euros allocated the first year, it's reduced now due to farmers getting out and not allowing for others expanding
Kevhog1988 wrote: » Is there a minimum number of ewes needed to qualify for this scheme?
