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when to wean lambs??

  • 14-06-2014 09:18PM
    #1
    farmers101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭


    I have killed of a few batches of lambs now, and im left with 30 smaller lambs the heaviest are 35kg back to probably 20kg. Could i wean these and creep them?

    just that i want to try and tip my ewes early this year.


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  • #2
    arctictree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,460 ✭✭✭arctictree


    farmers101 wrote: »
    I have killed of a few batches of lambs now, and im left with 30 smaller lambs the heaviest are 35kg back to probably 20kg. Could i wean these and creep them?

    just that i want to try and tip my ewes early this year.

    Don't see why not. You can wean as early as 40 days. I have a ewe lamb here that I weaned at 50 days / 17 kg and she's flying along.


  • #3
    razor8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭razor8


    When were they born and what's the grass situation like?


  • #4
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    farmers101 wrote: »
    I have killed of a few batches of lambs now, and im left with 30 smaller lambs the heaviest are 35kg back to probably 20kg. Could i wean these and creep them?

    just that i want to try and tip my ewes early this year.

    Smaller ones will take a lot of meal and you'll be selling them at the lowest price part of the year


  • #5
    willfarmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭willfarmerman


    You could wean them. They won't die! But they would do an awful lot better better left on ewes. Surely you could leave them a fortnight or 3 weeks still and be early enough for rams?


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