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    #92
    Username John
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    The 4 lads enjoying their shared accommodation after I mixed in the Lleyn with the other lads. :)
    He is a lot smaller than them, but he stood his ground good enough :)

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    The girls this evening, thinking there was a chance they might get to go to fresh grass :)

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    #93
    MayoAreMagic
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    Good pics Conmaicne Mara. That are the first I have seen with the Mountain blackface type on here. I have a similar type myself. Those lambs look to have good bodies. Have you any pictures of your rams?


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    #94
    Conmaicne Mara
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    MayoAreMagic wrote: »
    Good pics Conmaicne Mara. That are the first I have seen with the Mountain blackface type on here. I have a similar type myself. Those lambs look to have good bodies. Have you any pictures of your rams?

    Thanks, my ram is well shook looking at the minute, I don't have a pic of him at the moment. When I let him and his soon to be bestest buddy out I'll try to get one. This was his last season here.


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    #95
    Lano Lynn
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    J.O. Farmer wrote: »
    The harness should work well. We make something similar with rope.
    However I still would prefer not to have them prolapse and as a general rule I would probably cull her unless she is a very good ewe.
    We have a good texel ewe that prolapsed last year with her first lamb but we chanced her again this year.

    ewe + prolapse = bad ewe
    first time lamber + prolapse = very bad ewe

    you will only build up more bother in your flock with that breeding policy,sheep are enough work don't make it worse.

    cull out all ewes with prolapse and their lambs too.same for mastitis


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    #96
    rancher
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    Lano Lynn wrote: »
    ewe + prolapse = bad ewe
    first time lamber + prolapse = very bad ewe

    you will only build up more bother in your flock with that breeding policy,sheep are enough work don't make it worse.

    cull out all ewes with prolapse and their lambs too.same for mastitis

    Had a lot of prolapses in one year old ewes in 2012, and kept some of them......paid the price in 2013, so won't be doing it again


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    #97
    Lano Lynn
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    I had 100% increase in prolapses last year ,2 out of 200,coz I missed the one that prolapsed 2012 at culling time


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    #98
    J.O. Farmer
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    Lano Lynn wrote: »
    ewe + prolapse = bad ewe
    first time lamber + prolapse = very bad ewe

    you will only build up more bother in your flock with that breeding policy,sheep are enough work don't make it worse.

    cull out all ewes with prolapse and their lambs too.same for mastitis

    I agree with you on that. It can be hard to get agreement on culling a young sheep though. We did have big problems a few years ago that went away when we started culling prolapsed ewes.
    I think part of the problem with the one we kept is her tail had been docked to short by somebody. We bought her as a foster lamb after it was done.


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    #99
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Wooly Admirer wrote: »
    Hey Rancher - do you mind me asking where you got those meal feeders from and a rough cost? They look a good job.

    Saw this and thought of.......... Wooly Admirer

    http://www.donedeal.ie/feedingequipment-for-sale/ad-lib-feeder-3010/5981930


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    #100
    razor8
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    theres lots of sheep in the country without keeping problem ones young or old. enough work without making it


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    #101
    tabby aspreme
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    Would agree with what's said about prolapse, those harness are great, and get rid of anything that needs one before lambing, I put them on ewes after lambing that have a tough time during lambing in case they take the notion to start forcing again


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    #102
    Wooly Admirer
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    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Saw this and thought of.......... Wooly Admirer

    http://www.donedeal.ie/feedingequipment-for-sale/ad-lib-feeder-3010/5981930

    Thanks for that CM. Was thinking it might be handy for a few pets, although we try to foster on as many as possible. We have a few additional fostering unit head gates for 2014 so I might hold off on the feeder and see how the spring goes. If at all possible I want to avoid the pet lamb rearing game......


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    #103
    geros29
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    Couple of my Hampshire downs, no pics of the ewes,lambing from end of December on.


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    #104
    Conmaicne Mara
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    MayoAreMagic wrote: »
    Good pics Conmaicne Mara. That are the first I have seen with the Mountain blackface type on here. I have a similar type myself. Those lambs look to have good bodies. Have you any pictures of your rams?

    Not the best examples of either breed. Very small flock so don't have the ram budget that I'd ideally like.


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    #105
    eire23
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    Some of the replacement blackface ewe lambs, had them in today to give them a dose of cobalt. Should help keep them going in the right direction


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    #106
    HillFarmer
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    eire23 wrote: »
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    Some of the replacement blackface ewe lambs, had them in today to give them a dose of cobalt. Should help keep them going in the right direction

    Nice Quality Eire, what weight are they? presume you will be out wintering them?


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    #107
    eire23
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    HillFarmer wrote: »
    Nice Quality Eire, what weight are they? presume you will be out wintering them?

    Wouldn't be sure of the average weight tbh, must weigh a lock of them when were housing them. They will be housed in the next week or two.


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    #108
    dave747
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    some of the girls chopping away at some fodder beet and enjoying the sunshine today!


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    #109
    Username John
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    dave747 wrote: »
    some of the girls chopping away at some fodder beet and enjoying the sunshine today!

    They look well Dave. They have the place eaten down fairly well.

    How much beet do they get a day if you don't mind me asking.

    Is that one on the other side of the wire supposed to be there? :)


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    #110
    AnFeirmeoir
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    dave747 wrote: »
    some of the girls chopping away at some fodder beet and enjoying the sunshine today!

    Look good . Don't you have any mud? My ones look wet and dirty and I'm not photographing them


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    #111
    razor8
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    AnFeirmeoir wrote: »
    Look good . Don't you have any mud? My ones look wet and dirty and I'm not photographing them

    I'm guessing it's bought rather than grown


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    #112
    J.O. Farmer
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    razor8 wrote: »
    I'm guessing it's bought rather than grown

    Is it not his sheep that's wet and dirty.
    Dave has some nice dry land. Here I've to watch my step so I don't get stuck.


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    #113
    dave747
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    get roughly 2 beet a head a day with hay and mineral buckets at the min, find beet very good feeding

    yes beet bought in washed and delivered

    land is very good dry land, sheep are outwintered and only brought in week before lambing starts and let back out as soon as lambs are hardy enough


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    #114
    ipod
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    nice ram nice lambs from him.land is so wet now.


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    #115
    Username John
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    I put my few ewes and lambs out this morning.

    Lets hope the weather tonight and for the next few days is good enough... :o

    Lovely feeling putting em out to fresh grass with small lambs, after they being in for a while... :)

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    #116
    razor8
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    thats grass will really drive them on UJ


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    #117
    Username John
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    razor8 wrote: »
    thats grass will really drive them on UJ

    Yeah - its the only grass I have tho :(

    And I am short because of keeping it held up for them ewes.

    My replacement ewe lambs are looking shook enough because of it to be honest Razor. Need to do something with em... :(

    Always something ha... :)


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    #118
    sea12
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    Username John wrote: »
    Yeah - its the only grass I have tho :(

    And I am short because of keeping it held up for them ewes.

    My replacement ewe lambs are looking shook enough because of it to be honest Razor. Need to do something with em... :(

    Always something ha... :)

    Good dry looking land uj. They will thrive in that. Do they have much shelter in the field.


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    #119
    Username John
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    sea12 wrote: »
    Good dry looking land uj. They will thrive in that. Do they have much shelter in the field.

    They have a bit of shelter down the bottom of it, not a whole pile tho.

    My ground would be dry, but high and open enough. Shelter is something I could do with a lot more of...


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    #120
    razor8
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    Username John wrote: »
    Yeah - its the only grass I have tho :(

    And I am short because of keeping it held up for them ewes.

    My replacement ewe lambs are looking shook enough because of it to be honest Razor. Need to do something with em... :(

    Always something ha... :)

    Chat nicely to any of your dairy neighbours, they might give them a home for a few weeks!


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    #121
    jt65
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    not great at up loading hope this works

    a couple of new arrivals during tne night and the older ones enjoying a brief break in the clouds


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