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Lambing Live

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  • #32
    sea12
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    See difference between how easily the mule slipped out, compared to the texel one he'd to pull. Unfortunately I've a lot of texel in my own girls that are due to start lambing tomorrow

    Yea I gave up texals a couple of years ago as too many needed to be handled. Lovely lambs when they were out though


  • #33
    sea12
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    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Hope ye have all/any little people in the house watching LL :)

    Little one 3 yr old was watching it for a while. She loved coming down to the shed with me in the evenings to see is there any lambs.


  • #34
    Green farmer
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    Ya, what happens when your ewes have too much terminal breed in them , I'm off to get a maternal ram for replacements in the summer


  • #35
    rancher
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    That's the first farmer on Lambing Live I've seen using a glove, even kate doesn't use one


  • #36
    Green farmer
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    rancher wrote: »
    Always only dose ewes at lambing here, we find that there's a lot less worms in the lambs early in the season if we do, but you won't find that in a teagasc book though

    Do you dose before they lamb or after they lamb ?


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  • #37
    rancher
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    Do you dose before they lamb or after they lamb ?
    3wks before, Teagasc claim they never need dosing,and probably worms don't do the ewes any harm but they do put out a lot of worms on the pasture after lambing


  • #38
    J.O. Farmer
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    rancher wrote: »
    3wks before, Teagasc claim they never need dosing,and probably worms don't do the ewes any harm but they do put out a lot of worms on the pasture after lambing

    You may be on to something. I think generally with adult dogs they aren't routinely wormed the same way as pups. However a lactating bitch should be wormed and I think I read somewhere something about the pregnancy stimulating dormant worms or something like that being the reason. It could be similar with ewes.


  • #39
    solerina
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    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Have Sky here, used to know about the other craic, will have to look into it again.


    I have sky too and managed to add BBC2 Wales to other channels so I could watch it...I think I put the frequency to 10788, frequency I cant remember (but there are only 2 options) the next line down I switched to 5/6...give it a try when its on air and it should be easy enough to get it to appear...


  • #40
    AnFeirmeoir
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    had some mules this year with a beltex ram, same as the guy on the show. most lambs look nice, except for the few that seem to have taken all the genes from the mother and none from the beltex !


  • #41
    MayoAreMagic
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    Those lads have some good quality blackface ewes. Could never understand why the lanark was bred so short in the leg though. You would think hill sheep would benefit from a longer leg.


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  • #42
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Interesting piece on embryo transfer, disappointing how few held though.


  • #43
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Christ she's on about the "herd" of sheep again.


  • #44
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Easy walk that hill, want to bring them to this part of the world, mud, rock and bog and a gale of wind to keep them off balance :pac:


  • #45
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Love them lanarks, green here :o


  • #46
    Green farmer
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    That Man has some farm, and setup. Anybody else leave the sheep out all day and just put them in at night durning lambing ?


  • #47
    arctictree
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    That Man has some farm, and setup. Anybody else leave the sheep out all day and just put them in at night durning lambing ?

    I didn't really get this part. What about the ewes that lamb during the day? How can he guarantee that they all lamb at night?!


  • #48
    Green farmer
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    arctictree wrote: »
    I didn't really get this part. What about the ewes that lamb during the day? How can he guarantee that they all lamb at night?!


    I don't know, he must have a small paddock alongside house or something. I tried letting them out into an yard alongside shed one year but worked out terribly for me. When ever it rained the ewes got socked and then brought all the water back into shed in their fleeces and meant shed was very damp. The flip side is it you could master it, it would cut down straw and feeding needs of shed


  • #49
    tomwaterford
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    arctictree wrote: »
    I didn't really get this part. What about the ewes that lamb during the day? How can he guarantee that they all lamb at night?!

    maybe he lambs them out by day???
    and brings the newborn lambs in according as they lamb.

    he seems to have a good set up with quiet ewes...so should be well able to manage it


  • #50
    solerina
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    He certainly couldn't gather around here on his quad !!


  • #51
    Cran
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    arctictree wrote: »
    I didn't really get this part. What about the ewes that lamb during the day? How can he guarantee that they all lamb at night?!

    I'd say he's set up to lamb out mainly, he doesn't seem to have space for 600+ ewes to lamb at the one time which is what he scanned. Would say its done for the show to a certain extent maybe????

    Bringing in ewes at night and out again during the day is a disaster for pneumonia I'd say:confused:


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  • #52
    AnFeirmeoir
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    it said at the start of the week that they usually lamb outside but are inside this year due to the weather.


  • #53
    rancher
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    Cran wrote: »
    I'd say he's set up to lamb out mainly, he doesn't seem to have space for 600+ ewes to lamb at the one time which is what he scanned. Would say its done for the show to a certain extent maybe????

    Bringing in ewes at night and out again during the day is a disaster for pneumonia I'd say:confused:
    He does change the raddle every six days, but even with that, he's very short of facilities.
    300 have lambed here since the 1st march. 40 individual pens and it still wasn't enough...definitely lambing most outside,
    I'd guess that even the fancy race was put up for the show


  • #54
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Jeez don't fancy the way the huntaways are "mesmerizing" that ewe.


  • #55
    rancher
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    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Jeez don't fancy the way the huntaways are "mesmerizing" that ewe.

    I can 'mesmerize' them just as well with the quad


  • #56
    J.O. Farmer
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    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Jeez don't fancy the way the huntaways are "mesmerizing" that ewe.

    Is that the new term for worrying then.


  • #57
    Conmaicne Mara
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    J.O. Farmer wrote: »
    Is that the new term for worrying then.

    If I saw dogs at my sheep like that I'd be reaching for the .223.


  • #58
    Nekarsulm
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    a few years ago I met up with a branch of the family which I had never knew existed. long story, but surprisingly common in this fair land of ours. lovely people, but I was almost cast into outer darkness when I asked the husband if his dog had a skite of Alsation in him. NO. He is a collie ! :)


  • #59
    Green farmer
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    Any one notice the smaller shed they showed last night. It was just made from rsj's, sheets of plywood, green netting for side walls and a dirt floor. A fine shed for small money .


  • #60
    tomwaterford
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    Any one notice the smaller shed they showed last night. It was just made from rsj's, sheets of plywood, green netting for side walls and a dirt floor. A fine shed for small money .

    missed it last nite:(

    must look out on youtube later....had it any tin atal?


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  • #61
    Lano Lynn
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    rumour has it con is hosting the irish version next year in this poly tunnel,
    presented by george lee agus calin deas as tg4:D......rancher turned down the gig when they offered daragh mc and claire byrne:D:D


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