Just exploring options for in lamb ewes ready for when they move onto stubble turnips in 3 weeks time.
Currently on OK grass and in decent condition.
They all have a mayo bolus pre tupping as always short of Cobalt here and turnips low in iodine. Mayo say bolus lasts 6 months so should be covered till post lambing mid Feb.
Turnips this year have a lot of leaf, not a great deal of bulb. (I might supplement them with fodder beet as they is a potential to buy some locally, not agreed a price yet)
They will have access to a grass run back and also decent haylage.
Toying with the idea of putting out some feeders and filling from IBC on loader.
What sort of feeders are the best (wheel/ball?) and is liquid a more cost effective/better option than feed blocks to get a bit more energy in the?
Last year I had no twin lamb disease but the turnips were far better and I did not need to use many feed blocks.
Currently on OK grass and in decent condition.
They all have a mayo bolus pre tupping as always short of Cobalt here and turnips low in iodine. Mayo say bolus lasts 6 months so should be covered till post lambing mid Feb.
Turnips this year have a lot of leaf, not a great deal of bulb. (I might supplement them with fodder beet as they is a potential to buy some locally, not agreed a price yet)
They will have access to a grass run back and also decent haylage.
Toying with the idea of putting out some feeders and filling from IBC on loader.
What sort of feeders are the best (wheel/ball?) and is liquid a more cost effective/better option than feed blocks to get a bit more energy in the?
Last year I had no twin lamb disease but the turnips were far better and I did not need to use many feed blocks.