Lambing 2019
- Thread starter trewern
- Start date
Grem
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- Location
- South Wales
How old is the lamb? Is it a lambing injury or a field injury? Or just born deformed?
Lambing 2019 part two kicked of today with the second batch of ewe lambs. Only a small number but first one dropped her lambs over night with out any help.
Great little mum as she followed her lambs like glue when I moved them onto fresh grass.
Very pleased when home bred ewe lambs do what I want them too.
Hopefully the rest do as well.
Great little mum as she followed her lambs like glue when I moved them onto fresh grass.
Very pleased when home bred ewe lambs do what I want them too.
Hopefully the rest do as well.
primmiemoo
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- Location
- Devon
A peert little ewe, there.
Starting to get there with home bred ewes.
Went through the Feb born lambs yesterday and did a preliminary pick of both ewe lambs and rams.
Got pure Lleyn ram lambs doing 450gr DLWG and even ewe lambs pushing that of just perm grass.
Will be drawing char cross lambs next week. Top 15% of those doing over 500gr a day.
Nice to have grass unlike last year!
primmiemoo
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- Location
- Devon
Grass has certainly gone whump since Easter, even allowing for the present relative chill.
The mob here is increasingly Lleyn. Had only one ram so far that wasn't up to scratch with improving the maternal side, which is encouraging.
Likely to weigh the Char x, Feb born lambs next week for 8 week weights. It's not a fair comparison with ewe performance last year, but there's enough info over a number of years to place that dip into the bigger picture.
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Has the one on the right sucked...
Yep. He’s sucked.
He was stretching and casing the ewe this evening and looking happy.
The char cross lambs look weedy out of the ewe lambs but get away normally.
Happened after a week, brought him to the vet, joint ill
I had a blind lamb that made it to slaughter, he used to stick to the mother until he was weaned and then stayed with his sibling.
I sent him off with his sibling even though he was a bit light because he was so dependent ;
You've nothing to lose really
I'm down to just 50 left
Lambed 100 old ewes Feb. 450 mule ewes and theaves march/early April. 400 mule theaves and 50 welsh end April/early May.
early group easy, middle group easy, last group bl**dy hard work.
Lambed 100 old ewes Feb. 450 mule ewes and theaves march/early April. 400 mule theaves and 50 welsh end April/early May.
early group easy, middle group easy, last group bl**dy hard work.
primmiemoo
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- Location
- Devon
Finished.
Made first pick. There's a 52kg snigle, and several in the 40s singles and doubles. Off milk and grass.
Made first pick. There's a 52kg snigle, and several in the 40s singles and doubles. Off milk and grass.
- Location
- N.Lincs
Is a snigle a bit of Devonian dialect then
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
- Location
- N.Lincs
Devonian for hogget perhaps?
Brave man @neilo - watch out for a left hook when @primmiemoo next shows up here
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
farmerm
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- Location
- Shropshire
When will this thread be allowed to die, I don’t need reminding about lambing 2019
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Why...When will this thread be allowed to die, I don’t need reminding about lambing 2019
MDL POWERUP
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All the Hogg's finished now, more next year. I must be mad
Nice outfitAll the Hogg's finished now, more next year. I must be mad