Recent content by SJGC

Is DW dead weight? What would be called hanging weight or on the rail over here?

Vermont. Daily moves here too 👍

Does mob size affect your ratio? This coming breeding season I plan on breeding ~500 ewes and ~700 ewe lambs then next year, depending on culling I’ll breed ~1,000-1,200 in one group. Would you put 5 and 7 rams out the first year and then 10-12 the second and expect to reach your goals? Goal...

Does mob size affect your ratio? This coming breeding season I plan on breeding ~500 ewes and ~700 ewe lambs then next year, depending on culling I’ll breed ~1,000-1,200 in one group. Would you put 5 and 7 rams out the first year and then 10-12 the second and expect to reach your goals? Goal...

👍👍 How do you manage tupping? As in, how many ewes per mob and how many rams per ewe? I like the sound of a shirt sharp lambing but I’m assuming I need to up the ram:ewe ratio?

Do you move them whilst lambing too or set stock? I’ve been trying to move mine but seems like the only thing that accomplishes is killing lambs/creating orphans. Trying to decide if that’s due to lack of skill on my part or if I’m just being stupid. Maybe putting the ram out for a cycle plus a...

Daily moves?

How long do you expose the ewe lambs for?

Is there a farm-linked program in the UK similar to the Ranching for Profit school in the US that teaches economic analysis? At RFP they explain that most people have been taught how to pull a calf or drive a tractor up and down in a straight line but very few have been taught how to run a...

👍 Gotcha, I was wondering if there was a reason due to the fact that they’re shedders

Why do you need to sell shedders in September?