3 in 1 feeders
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True, there'd probably have to be to make a pelletMolasses.
Look at the ingredients ticket for them to see if its in there
Its the fat that makes the pellet.
Every day's a schoolday ??
Other things affect the pellet strength as well ... its just that especially a pellet for use in in the 3 in 1 that will resist the licking, or not be too crumbly ... is better of course.
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- Co. Down
Just pondering ideas, currently have blackie hoggs away on winter keep at a mate's place, I only see them once a week myself with his dad checking on them during the week.
They have plenty of grass to go at but wanting to supplement them a bit for a performance boost I put out some high energy buckets with them.
Ordinarily I'm not a fan of buckets as I think they are too expensive for what they are but deemed in this case it was the only option, trough feeding is a non starter for a number of reasons, firstly I wouldn't want them making a mess where they were being fed but mainly I don't think it would be fair to ask his old man to feed my ewe lambs whilst eating their "free" grass as he has plenty of cattle to feed as well as take an odd quick look through my sheep.
So, back to the pondering, was thinking for next year of saving up some pennies and splashing out on a 3in1 feeder, the 500 model, and feeding them with whole oats whilst they are away wintering.
Anybody on here experience of feeding blackie lambs with a 3in1?
Whole oats good enough to give a performance boost on fairly decent grass? (he also likes the fields grazed down pretty hard so they do run short on quality grass for up to a week at a time when they're cleaning out a field)
Any ideas and opinions gratefully received.
They have plenty of grass to go at but wanting to supplement them a bit for a performance boost I put out some high energy buckets with them.
Ordinarily I'm not a fan of buckets as I think they are too expensive for what they are but deemed in this case it was the only option, trough feeding is a non starter for a number of reasons, firstly I wouldn't want them making a mess where they were being fed but mainly I don't think it would be fair to ask his old man to feed my ewe lambs whilst eating their "free" grass as he has plenty of cattle to feed as well as take an odd quick look through my sheep.
So, back to the pondering, was thinking for next year of saving up some pennies and splashing out on a 3in1 feeder, the 500 model, and feeding them with whole oats whilst they are away wintering.
Anybody on here experience of feeding blackie lambs with a 3in1?
Whole oats good enough to give a performance boost on fairly decent grass? (he also likes the fields grazed down pretty hard so they do run short on quality grass for up to a week at a time when they're cleaning out a field)
Any ideas and opinions gratefully received.
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- N.Lincs
No idea about feeding Blackie hoggs, but if you're going to put them on a 3in1, I'd make sure you 'trained' them to it before you send them away.
IME, they take a while to get going, especially if they've not seen hard feed before and you'll probably only want them to have limited quantities. You might find some finish up not taking any at all, while some others get too much.
We've some lambs that are going away onto a 3in1 and they're getting a bit in troughs to get them going.
As soon as they start taking some they'll have the 3in1 at home for a week or so (so we can keep an eye on them).
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How do you weigh the different inclusions of your home mix when using telehandler
I collect my own oats from store so that is over a weighbridge, then add the required protein pellet to get to a 16% feed. mix it well on the floor with the bucket and when emptying the bag I swing it side to side to fill both sides of the feeder so you get a further mixing effect.
Nothing scientific really but it works ok.
exmoor dave
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we use old fert spreader ,with two pieces of tube welded under to take a double spike or pallet forks removed the the disc etc and fitted an ex graintrailler chute under neath. its low enough to be filled using a grain scoop if need be , not hard work.
feeding whole barley and soya to ewes through atm. opened up fair tho...
feeding whole barley and soya to ewes through atm. opened up fair tho...
we use old fert spreader ,with two pieces of tube welded under to take a double spike or pallet forks removed the the disc etc and fitted an ex graintrailler chute under neath. its low enough to be filled using a grain scoop if need be , not hard work.
feeding whole barley and soya to ewes through atm. opened up fair tho...
Few questions:
Is there any reason you’re using barley and not say oats or wheat?
What percent mix of barley to soya?
How much are u feeding ewes at the minute and how far are u off lambing?
Thanks
I've got a bunch of cull ewes on it , to get a bit of extra condition on them , home and dry treated whole barley with vits and m s and a shake of soya over it. It's not jamming up at all, but it's on setting 5 both ways atm.
I'm not keen feeding inlanb ewes out of 3 in 1 as I like to know exactly what they are eating .
I dont mind split / feeding twice a day. Plenty of trough space as well.
I use barley atm because that's what I grew last year.
Just Wish I could grow soya .
baaa
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I have two 800 feeders. I am looking at starting to use them now as my ewes are going to lamb in May. It's a really horrible wet day here so I'm thinking about it now. I want to use them primarily as lamb creep feeders after the lambs get used to them.
In the two previous years that I have had them I have just used them as sheep feeders in the summer. I found that I struggled to make the creep panel low enough to deter some ewes and still keep the lambs coming to it. There were ewes that could still get their head under there. I was thinking of allowing the ewes on it for the first few weeks and then restricting it to only lambs. I have good grass at that time so it is only really the lambs that need it to get them started early. I don't feed the ewes all year round. They have mineral buckets and hay/haylage in the winter in a grazing field that they wreck for two to three months depending on the weather Is anyone using the feeder with a lamb creep gate? If I make one and use it, it needs to be outside and be stable enough that the ewes can't get under it, over it or through it. If you use one how did you make it? It's almost impossible to buy things for sheep here.
In the two previous years that I have had them I have just used them as sheep feeders in the summer. I found that I struggled to make the creep panel low enough to deter some ewes and still keep the lambs coming to it. There were ewes that could still get their head under there. I was thinking of allowing the ewes on it for the first few weeks and then restricting it to only lambs. I have good grass at that time so it is only really the lambs that need it to get them started early. I don't feed the ewes all year round. They have mineral buckets and hay/haylage in the winter in a grazing field that they wreck for two to three months depending on the weather Is anyone using the feeder with a lamb creep gate? If I make one and use it, it needs to be outside and be stable enough that the ewes can't get under it, over it or through it. If you use one how did you make it? It's almost impossible to buy things for sheep here.
exmoorromney
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No, they want checking every day to make sure they aren't blocked up, especially when it's wet.
Dealer
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- Shropshire
Exactly the same answer I gave on the phone today.
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- West Wales
You should be checking the sheep more often than every 2 weeks anyway……..