Tommy
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For those who use teasers how long do you have them running with the ewes before putting the Rams in?
Think it depends what your trying to achieve by using a teaser.I did 14 days last year but was about to ask the same question to see if shorter/longer period made any difference.
Do you think putting them I'm for an extra cycle would work if I wanted to lamb mid January. (Thinking ahead to next year as it's too late now!)
A teaser should work well on a early lambing flock to get them cycling a little earlier and together as long as ewes are a long way away from any Tups or teasers before hand and ewes aren’t already cycling. Hence teasers having little effect on later lambing flocks.Ideally lamb them early and over a short period. They would usually start at the same time but want to hit the peak sooner!
what type of ram to ewe ratio is realistic, not using ram lambs,A teaser should work well on a early lambing flock to get them cycling a little earlier and together as long as ewes are a long way away from any Tups or teasers before hand and ewes aren’t already cycling. Hence teasers having little effect on later lambing flocks.
You’ll also need extra ram power when the tups go out so none are missed on busy days!
what type of ram to ewe ratio is realistic, not using ram lambs,
We don’t use teasers here so put the Tups out 1-110. If we did I would probably drop it to 1-75 something like that.what type of ram to ewe ratio is realistic, not using ram lambs,
Sorry, I ment ram to ewe ratio, in all ready teased ewes and real rams,I think the recommendation was always 1:100. As they are not serving the ewes though, just being 'near' them, I suspect you could go a good bit higher. I've always put nearer 1:200 in my main mobs, purely because that's the number of teasers that I have available. Seems to work OK in getting everything in gear and have very few that don't lamb in the first 17 days.
Sorry, I ment ram to ewe ratio, in all ready teased ewes and real rams,
I had a tup lamb got in with the main (300) ewe mob about 10 days early. He only tupped 10 but seemed to have a profound effect as nearly 50% lambed over four days right at the end of the first cycle. Luckily, this coincided with some great weather. And these ewes had been in a field next to my neighbour's ewes running with the tup beforehand.I think the recommendation was always 1:100. As they are not serving the ewes though, just being 'near' them, I suspect you could go a good bit higher. I've always put nearer 1:200 in my main mobs, purely because that's the number of teasers that I have available. Seems to work OK in getting everything in gear and have very few that don't lamb in the first 17 days.
I had a tup lamb got in with the main (300) ewe mob about 10 days early. He only tupped 10 but seemed to have a profound effect as nearly 50% lambed over four days right at the end of the first cycle. Luckily, this coincided with some great weather. And these ewes had been in a field next to my neighbour's ewes running with the tup beforehand.
This year, I'm having to lamb a week earlier than I would like (couldn't get preferred weeks off work). If tups are going out November 3rd, would putting teaser in October 6th and out two weeks later be the best plan to ensure the ewes were all cycling but not synchronised by then?
Do you find scanning percentage drops if ewes aren’t tupped on the first cycle after putting the teasers in? Could just be pub talk I heard.