Is the Ram out yet ?

Sami23 · 23-09-2015 10:01AM #1

Just wondering has anyone the Ram out yet or when do ye intend letting him out ?
I'll be either letting him off this Friday or Friday week

AntrimGlens · 23-09-2015 10:14AM

Have a charolais ram that gets seriously horny this time of year. Two years ago a neighbour found him on the road about two miles from the field i had put him in with the other rams. I see he had broke out again the other day into the ewes after someone left a gate open and he managed to get across two well fenced fields to get to the ewes.
It doesn't help that i have some dorset ewes that are the most flirty sluts that you could want about the place and stand near gates teasing the poor rams.
Won't go out here to 24th October.

gazahayes · 23-09-2015 10:21AM

Two teasers out since Saturday will take them out this Saturday and rams in Saturday week for 5 weeks. Worked well last year 6 not in lamb out of 78 including ewe lambs.

Cran · 23-09-2015 10:40AM

Out here 31st October, bit odd as scanning 20 pedigrees 10th October and will book scan date for January then. So scan date booked before rams are even released, must be getting old as I plan things now!

arctictree · 23-09-2015 11:28AM

4th October worked well for me last year, so am planning on doing it again. Split the flock last year and ended up lambing for about 8 weeks. Going to run them as one lot this year and hopefully will be down to 4 or 5 weeks.

Username John · 23-09-2015 01:03PM

gazahayes wrote: »

Two teasers out since Saturday will take them out this Saturday and rams in Saturday week for 5 weeks. Worked well last year 6 not in lamb out of 78 including ewe lambs.

So you put the teasers in for 1 week, then take em out and then 1 week later proper rams in?

Teasers in here either Oct 4th or 11th
Then proper ram in on the 24th Oct

(My plans are a bit upset with work this year, as have to be away middle 2 weeks of October... which doesn't suit me)

gazahayes · 23-09-2015 01:49PM

Username John wrote: »

So you put the teasers in for 1 week, then take em out and then 1 week later proper rams in?

Teasers in here either Oct 4th or 11th
Then proper ram in on the 24th Oct

(My plans are a bit upset with work this year, as have to be away middle 2 weeks of October... which doesn't suit me)

Yeah read it somewhere so decided to try that way. Used to just let out a small ram for 24 to 48 hours about 10 days before the rams but he started tipping a few even though he was only about 30 kgs!!

solerina · 23-09-2015 02:54PM

Rams here getting fairly cross with each other won't be letting them off till mid Nov....going to be great fun keeping them under control. Some would do well in the Grand National !!!

Dickie10 · 23-09-2015 08:26PM

let out 3 rams hampshire down, texel and suffolk to 76 ewes on sept 5th, bit disapointed with how slow the ewes are coming on its now 23 sept and still have 12 unmarked. if i had a teaser ram it would have been the job mite get one next year

charolais0153 · 23-09-2015 08:33PM

Day after tomorow theyre going out atexel a charollais and a Suffolk to 102 ewes.split evenly.put out ram with a bag tied around him two weeks ago today.put harnesses on rams Monday to get the ram used to them.never had them on the rams before only ever used raddle

jd06 · 23-09-2015 09:03PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

Day after tomorow theyre going out atexel a charollais and a Suffolk to 102 ewes.split evenly.put out ram with a bag tied around him two weeks ago today.put harnesses on rams Monday to get the ram used to them.never had them on the rams before only ever used raddle

Never seen the bag used, how is it tied up

Birdnuts · 23-09-2015 10:22PM

Not for another month at least. We got a new Texel ram recently thats still getting his bearings.

razor8 · 23-09-2015 11:47PM

Seen a picture somewhere today where you can buy a harness to stop rams tipping and I can't find it anywhere now

AnFeirmeoir · 24-09-2015 06:27PM

Always put in 1 ram but thinking of putting 2 in together. They're good buddies. Do ye think this will be ok ?

fanadman1 · 24-09-2015 07:08PM

Droped mine out today 3 rams with 75 mature ewes. Split into groups simply cause the sheep are so differnt ha. Also sent out the ram to my ewe lambs dont expect much to near the 1st of nov but it will keep him happy to be in company

Ard_MC · 24-09-2015 08:37PM

Mid Nov here, Got a new texel 2 weeks ago and need to track down a Mayo aged ram somewhere yet!

fanadman1 · 24-09-2015 09:28PM

Ard_MC wrote: »

Mid Nov here, Got a new texel 2 weeks ago and need to track down a Mayo aged ram somewhere yet!

There was one on done deal recently

tomwaterford · 30-09-2015 09:46PM

Anyone know the exact ins/outs of 'flushing' sheep...I've a good amount of grass built ahead of em

**maybe this is for new thread??

ganmo · 06-10-2015 09:48PM

2 rams made 4k in blessington last weekend!

sako 85 · 07-10-2015 09:01AM

Seen a video of both rams being auctioned on Facebook. I believe they both went up to the Donegal Breeders

ganmo · 07-10-2015 10:59AM

sako 85 wrote: »

Seen a video of both rams being auctioned on Facebook. I believe they both went up to the Donegal Breeders

from the same owner too

sako 85 · 07-10-2015 12:27PM

ganmo wrote: »

from the same owner too

Nice day out for him alright. did you happen to hear what the general run of price at the sale was?

ganmo · 07-10-2015 01:10PM

sako 85 wrote: »

Nice day out for him alright. did you happen to hear what the general run of price at the sale was?

unfortunately no. third hand info

davidk1394 · 07-10-2015 02:21PM

Left out the zwartable ram with some of the texel ewes. The 2 blue texels and 4 charlaois are going out today. Have to buy another maternal ram. Any suggestions?

Cran · 07-10-2015 02:25PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Left out the zwartable ram with some of the texel ewes. The 2 blue texels and 4 charlaois are going out today. Have to buy another maternal ram. Any suggestions?

Lleyn would be a good bet

davidk1394 · 07-10-2015 04:59PM

Cran wrote: »

Lleyn would be a good bet

Heard a bit about them but you wouldn't see them down these parts of the country

DMAXMAN · 07-10-2015 06:42PM

out here since last Friday.rams seem very busy

Bleating Lamb · 07-10-2015 10:55PM

sako 85 wrote: »

Nice day out for him alright. did you happen to hear what the general run of price at the sale was?

Heard that overall good quality rams were about €100 each dearer than similiar stock at same sale last yr,anything of any quality was €700+

DJ98 · 10-10-2015 06:44PM

If ram went out today what date would you expect lambs next march?

fanadman1 · 10-10-2015 09:53PM

DJ98 wrote: »

If ram went out today what date would you expect lambs next march?

5th of March by my counting but you would be watching from the 3rd onwards. 5 month less 5 days for easy counting

ganmo · 10-10-2015 10:03PM

its a leap year :P the 4th

today +146 days
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html?d1=10&m1=10&y1=2015&type=add&ay=&am=&aw=&ad=146&rec=

Is the Ram out yet ?

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