Another easycare thread

[M-J-G]

This is next block on rotation for my single ewes with lambs at foot. If they needed to be kept tight there wouldn’t be a tit left amongst them! View attachment 961806View attachment 961807View attachment 961808

Enough said

Why have you got singles on so much grass, ours are grazing tracks.

 

[Tim W]

I want that

After me ---

 

[CopperBeech]

Enough said

Why have you got singles on so much grass, ours are grazing tracks.

lambed on bare earth but might as well have them all on the hook as soon as possible so can end all ewes to rough grazing block. Twins on the same but moved faster so only taking clover etc.

 

[CopperBeech]

Also for the record that was a 1 year westerwolds and berseem clover mix put in as a break about 3 year ago maybe 4 and I’ve just managed it well.

 

[CopperBeech]

Just to make you feel better this is next block for twins, note the added chicory and plantain.

 

[CopperBeech]

The exlana respond well to good grazing as much as they do well enough on crap grazing. We wean at 12 week average and I’d expect to kill 1/3 or more pure weather lambs to average 20kg at weaning. This year when we went onto roots in December there were only a small handful of exlana lambs left to finish, which would have been ewe lambs offspring born into end of June.

 

[Al R]

I was getting the impression that they need to be run very tough to stop them getting mastitis from bagging up too much.

No mine are fine, no mastitis in a Exlana sired ewe yet out of 300+, some of them are on seriously good young leys next to the coast that gets fert added as they lamb. They havnt seen anything but grass and a lifeline tub - triplets did go onto RC and turnips for a few weeks before going onto their old ley lambing paddocks.

 

[Al R]

Yo

This is next block on rotation for my single ewes with lambs at foot. If they needed to be kept tight there wouldn’t be a tit left amongst them! View attachment 961806View attachment 961807View attachment 961808

Youve had all the rain that I’ve been missing this last fortnight then!

 

[CopperBeech]

Yo

Youve had all the rain that I’ve been missing this last fortnight then!

Hasn’t stopped mate

 

[CopperBeech]

I mean for last week or two

 

[Al R]

I mean for last week or two

Still! I think I’m on 40mm since early March. Grass has changed colour but sh!t is still the highest object. 2 of the girls working with me today caught the sun

 

[HarryB97]

People slap the term ‘easy care’ on any shedding sheep when most are rubbish, like any breed it’s about the breeder and not the breed. There are very few thorough and good breeders of ‘easy cares’ the best of the best would be pure Exlana from @Tim W and his company on here.

 

[gwi1890]

People slap the term ‘easy care’ on any shedding sheep when most are rubbish, like any breed it’s about the breeder and not the breed. There are very few thorough and good breeders of ‘easy cares’ the best of the best would be pure Exlana from @Tim W and his company on here.

Easycare is trademarked so any poor imitation that use the name could land them selfs in trouble lol, the original flock on Anglesey are very good sheep though , and tbf Iolo deserves some praise for creating a composite before composite breeds was a thing

 

[CopperBeech]

Easycare is trademarked so any poor imitation that use the name could land them selfs in trouble lol, the original flock on Anglesey are very good sheep though , and tbf Iolo deserves some praise for creating a composite before composite breeds was a thing

Not entirely correct. It’s a term of reference also.

 

[JHT]

I feel bad for my Easycare’s after seeing this! Got no land under 1000 feet and highest is 1600 feet.

 

[Bones]

I haven't a bite, don't know if it will ever come

 

[Pan mixer]

This batch of mine are going to be moved somewhere less lush tomorrow I hope, they have almost finished lambing now and the newborns are having a job getting about in places. It is lovely to have too much grass for a week or two.

This lot are having another batch added to stop them having the same problem

 

[Pan mixer]

I haven't a bite, don't know if it will ever come

Sorry to post my pictures.

 

[JohnAC]

What would the typical weaning rates be of a exlana ewe be we are weaning about 1.8 from easycares (counting the pets as well) just wondering what the likes of a exlana ram would be like on the easycare ewes?

 

[CopperBeech]

What would the typical weaning rates be of a exlana ewe be we are weaning about 1.8 from easycares (counting the pets as well) just wondering what the likes of a exlana ram would be like on the easycare ewes?

A ram wont change your weaning % unless you've got issues, i.e big lambs, lack of go at birth etc. The % of lambs born comes from ewe.