That the one they give you when you buy your first livestock?
Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts
- Thread starter Anymulewilldo
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Stw88
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- Location
- Northumberland
Was shattered in 2 places. Put it down when i got home. Was dangling by the hock over the back gate.
- Location
- N.Lincs
That's good news - when I saw the first pic, I just assumed the worst.
Still alive and in lamb for now but I'll put her back when she eventually dies of some other cause! Luckily she was near the road so I knew I hadn't missed her last night. A bit wobbly on her legs, but should come good.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Anyone used Roussins on their ewe lambs before ?
@spark_28 , how you getting on with the ones that had them rather than your rogue visiting blackie ?
Too many of my beltex lambs have been very bare . Not sure really why as this was their 3rd season, and the last 2 years seemed ok .
Just keen to try something different rather than go beltex again .
Jnr management thinks we should tip them with a blackie , as they’re likely to be wee and survive .
It would also give @Anymulewilldo something to bid on at Longtown store sale !
Who wouldn’t want a Romney cross blackie !
@spark_28 , how you getting on with the ones that had them rather than your rogue visiting blackie ?
Too many of my beltex lambs have been very bare . Not sure really why as this was their 3rd season, and the last 2 years seemed ok .
Just keen to try something different rather than go beltex again .
Jnr management thinks we should tip them with a blackie , as they’re likely to be wee and survive .
It would also give @Anymulewilldo something to bid on at Longtown store sale !
Who wouldn’t want a Romney cross blackie !
- Location
- East Ayrshire
I have to say when I first saw the legs pointing skywards I wasn't too hopeful myself, but had confirmed her status before taking the photo.
Going too try some ewes with lambs at foot tomorrow 🫣
mules with twins bought them for £152 a head .. had them for 8 weeks on turnips not had anything other than a dip.. so £8 in keep £1 in dip, £3 each way too market… £166 they need too clear before profit.. easily achievable i think? I’d like £220-240 but am I just getting excited?
mules with twins bought them for £152 a head .. had them for 8 weeks on turnips not had anything other than a dip.. so £8 in keep £1 in dip, £3 each way too market… £166 they need too clear before profit.. easily achievable i think? I’d like £220-240 but am I just getting excited?
How old are the lambs?Going too try some ewes with lambs at foot tomorrow 🫣
- Location
- Boston, Lincolnshire
Without seeing them id say more. On Tuesday half dead mules were making 220£Going too try some ewes with lambs at foot tomorrow 🫣
ritchiekirkland
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Have used them on mule hoggs and the lambs and wouldn’t want to lamb them outside . Did 1 year with them on romney x hoggs and still got the odd bare one . I didn’t mind them but the two tups died from pneumonia and didn’t get anymore . Easy lambing too.Anyone used Roussins on their ewe lambs before ?
@spark_28 , how you getting on with the ones that had them rather than your rogue visiting blackie ?
Too many of my beltex lambs have been very bare . Not sure really why as this was their 3rd season, and the last 2 years seemed ok .
Just keen to try something different rather than go beltex again .
Jnr management thinks we should tip them with a blackie , as they’re likely to be wee and survive .
It would also give @Anymulewilldo something to bid on at Longtown store sale !
Who wouldn’t want a Romney cross blackie !
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Can’t be more bare than some of the beltex yokes I’ve had this year . Needing to change anyway, as the 3 beltex tups decided that 3 years here was enough , and they were culled before they could snuff it !
livestock 1
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That’s standard for Beltex tups
Sounds harsh but I leave them alone in a small field where they don't have to walk far for anything and they have all (well the 3 or 4) have recovered well.
I used to try splinting them and it never set properly or the bandages caused more problems than the break.
A ewe broke her leg before lambing running over rocks and was walking well in 2 weeks and went out of the small field wirh her lamb a week later you'd never know.
Put a Romney over them. I used to use my ewe lambs half brothers on tjem for years just pick out some then lleyn ram lambs and use tjem then finish them.
Tried Charmoise they were good I thought, if a bit bare, so went back to using my own mongrel shedder ram lambs again this time. So far so good. I always thought when a ewe lamb reared a really good ewe lamb or two it was a shame you couldn't keep a Charmoise cross one so can again now that was the main reason.
ISCO
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- Location
- North East
We got one last year for ewe lambs and they lambed fine although some a little bare. Thought we'd cracked it but this year had a lot of big lambs, some we've got out alive others we have not.Anyone used Roussins on their ewe lambs before ?
@spark_28 , how you getting on with the ones that had them rather than your rogue visiting blackie ?
Too many of my beltex lambs have been very bare . Not sure really why as this was their 3rd season, and the last 2 years seemed ok .
Just keen to try something different rather than go beltex again .
Jnr management thinks we should tip them with a blackie , as they’re likely to be wee and survive .
It would also give @Anymulewilldo something to bid on at Longtown store sale !
Who wouldn’t want a Romney cross blackie !
Thinking of not lambing them next year.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Probably the best working ewe here is a 4 crop Blackie Charmoise cross that the kids took a shine too . Looks like a brown faced mule , and spits out 2 lambs every year .
The Charmoise were brilliant , but far too bare for me here!
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Good to know , think I’ll pass on them !
I've not tried keeping any of thr Charmoise crosses Tom Lloyd told me not to as they are not very good as a ewe
handy things on ewe lambs though
- Location
- Northumberland
Pedant warning:Going too try some ewes with lambs at foot tomorrow 🫣
I reckon at £166 you're still £1 in the red
Pretty unlikely my hair-splitting will be relevant.
2-4 weeks… I don’t really need them gone… but market reports seem too make it look like economic sense…