Ewe supplementary feeding.
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M-J-G
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Triplets start on 0.1kg 8 weeks pre lambing and build 0.1/ week so they are on 0.8kg by lambing.
Twins 0.1kg 6 weeks pre lambing building up to 0.6kg by lambing.
Singles get nothing until they come in a week pre lambing at which they get a dusting to shut them up when the others get fed.
That are on very little grass at this stage and they don't get forage outdoors unless there is snow that they can't dig through.
They get hay indoors.
I could get grazing away from home and avoid feeding, but it's easier and probably cheaper to keep them at home and and throw them a bit of feed for a few weeks.
Twins 0.1kg 6 weeks pre lambing building up to 0.6kg by lambing.
Singles get nothing until they come in a week pre lambing at which they get a dusting to shut them up when the others get fed.
That are on very little grass at this stage and they don't get forage outdoors unless there is snow that they can't dig through.
They get hay indoors.
I could get grazing away from home and avoid feeding, but it's easier and probably cheaper to keep them at home and and throw them a bit of feed for a few weeks.
Don't take it the wrong way but I have to ask the question.
Have you ever any cases of twin lamb?
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- South Pennines ol14
Our in bye ewes are now inside, on good hayledge and a molasses ball feeder in each pen
Skinny ewes are about to be put in a separate pen and will get a bit of feed
Skinny ewes are about to be put in a separate pen and will get a bit of feed
M-J-G
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Very rarely, I had one 4 years ago, a gimmer carrying triplets, but she came round very quick.
None since thankfully!
Do you think that's too light, I've always fed at those levels.
Greythundercloudys
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Do your ewes have plenty of milk and good sized lmbs feeding that. I'm just feeding as normal concentrates as would be frightened they had no milk and small lmbs at lambing time.
How far away from lambing?
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- South Pennines ol14
Five weeks, brought them in at scanning as it was wet through, outside lambers on good bales , and a drip from the snacker , lamb in April
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They look a bit fat ! I feed provin a few weeks before lambing .
It’s been a funny winter here neighbours feeding blocks / buckets when they wouldn’t do this early ( April lambing, hill ewes)
I’ve had a few tonnes of provin left over from last March which I fed out before Christmas during the few weeks of frost and snow
Moor sheep look almost to fit , even had a welshie rigged this morning in some away ground so , I feed accordingly
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Downton_shep
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How the hell do you feed 100g a head? Must be carnage trying to feed them.
M-J-G
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In troughs, with the dog at your heel
Downton_shep
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But is it worth feeding such a small quantity. Less than 1.5 mj/day??
I suppose it's only for one week and it gets the sheep into a routine. Plus every little helps
M-J-G
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Well some gimmers don't come in for a week and it gets them started, do you think I should skip that week and start later with more feed.
I've got about 120 ewes that can come and go into the shed as they please. Feed 1/2 bag 18% rolls /day in the evening and hand feed, from my safety triangle of 3 hurdles, extra to doubles (not many) and some older ewes. Eating good adlib haylage. The 9 single March lambers that have lambed already
have had good sized lambs (last one being an old welshie) and plenty of milk. Going to have to watch the greedy ones and do check udders regularly, which is easy when they're crammed in the feeder, so I'm not too surprised by the surprises.
guess the breed of the fence jumper!
have had good sized lambs (last one being an old welshie) and plenty of milk. Going to have to watch the greedy ones and do check udders regularly, which is easy when they're crammed in the feeder, so I'm not too surprised by the surprises.
Downton_shep
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I guess it all depends on scale, but for me I’m thinking that’s trying to spread out feed of one bag of cake to 250 ewes. I’d probably feed blocks for a couple weeks then go in with 0.3kg providing they know what cake is.
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Hurdler xI've got about 120 ewes that can come and go into the shed as they please. Feed 1/2 bag 18% rolls /day in the evening and hand feed, from my safety triangle of 3 hurdles, extra to doubles (not many) and some older ewes. Eating good adlib haylage. The 9 single March lambers that have lambed already
M-J-G
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Our gimmers have no clue what it is, no groups above 100 here, but they're fed with bags, the dog just walks along the troughs and the ewes follow in behind.
I don't like blocks and find they eat more money in them than in feed.
We use our own barley mixed with soya and SBP.
I find it works nicely, and I'm happy with how they do.