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Cold but dry here. I’m undecided about these Aberfield x cheviots. One will be the best mother ever, then the next one couldn’t give a shite about its lambs and just wanders off. Running about half and half with it at the moment.
If it makes you feel better about them I sprayed a number on a lamb last week and it's f**king mother wouldn't go near it for a day because it smelled funnyCold but dry here. I’m undecided about these Aberfield x cheviots. One will be the best mother ever, then the next one couldn’t give a shite about its lambs and just wanders off. Running about half and half with it at the moment.
Keep going as you are. Unless they need dosing or something they should be rightWhat’s the collectives thoughts, I’ve got big lambs coming. Had 4 sets of triplets today, all the lambs the size of good twins. But I’m still running abit short of milk in the ewes. Good Haylage, SF carrots, Mollasses & 1lb of 18% nuts each end of the day. If I up the corn anymore I reckon I could hit issues with lamb size. At the moment “touch wood” they’re coming out like shelling peas.
Now they’ve only been in 5 days. Do I hope that being out of the weather on the same diet as they were outside will mean in another couple of days we see an increase in milk production as we stop feeding the weather?
Any relevant thoughts would be interesting.
No, I’m not turning them out to lamb outside
No, I’m not going to cull the lot and start again
No, I’m not buying Easycares
Go to the 19% protein.What’s the collectives thoughts, I’ve got big lambs coming. Had 4 sets of triplets today, all the lambs the size of good twins. But I’m still running abit short of milk in the ewes. Good Haylage, SF carrots, Mollasses & 1lb of 18% nuts each end of the day. If I up the corn anymore I reckon I could hit issues with lamb size. At the moment “touch wood” they’re coming out like shelling peas.
Now they’ve only been in 5 days. Do I hope that being out of the weather on the same diet as they were outside will mean in another couple of days we see an increase in milk production as we stop feeding the weather?
Any relevant thoughts would be interesting.
No, I’m not turning them out to lamb outside
No, I’m not going to cull the lot and start again
No, I’m not buying Easycares
I’m using Bocm 19% the fella always says it’s better valueGo to the 19% protein.
Something with a bit of megalac in maybe? Got to be honest, mine started the same and I put it down to bringing them in too late with a change in diet and no cake before coming in. Ewes milking fine now though 1 week in.. Frost on snow this am. Not looking forward to checking fields this morning.What’s the collectives thoughts, I’ve got big lambs coming. Had 4 sets of triplets today, all the lambs the size of good twins. But I’m still running abit short of milk in the ewes. Good Haylage, SF carrots, Mollasses & 1lb of 18% nuts each end of the day. If I up the corn anymore I reckon I could hit issues with lamb size. At the moment “touch wood” they’re coming out like shelling peas.
Now they’ve only been in 5 days. Do I hope that being out of the weather on the same diet as they were outside will mean in another couple of days we see an increase in milk production as we stop feeding the weather?
Any relevant thoughts would be interesting.
No, I’m not turning them out to lamb outside
No, I’m not going to cull the lot and start again
No, I’m not buying Easycares
I’m on Carrs 19 and they are milking well, the top 4 ingredients in it are all quality feedsI’m using Bocm 19% the fella always says it’s better value
I think he’s on Carrs it’s the best rollsI’m on Carrs 19 and they are milking well, top 4 ingredients are all quality feeds
That in paper bags?I’m using Bocm 19% the fella always says it’s better value
He needs to go to there 19, the rep tried to get me to use the 18 it’s full of wheatfeedI think he’s on Carrs it’s the best rolls
Bocm hasA lot of ewe feeds have wheatfeed second or third on the list
SilcockThat in paper bags?
Really skins look fine to meBocm has
I think Carrs has a lot of soya their skins go yellow on their rolls