Beet v Ewe Nuts

[TheRock]

Usually feed some beet here from December to about start of March, move on to ewe rolls from start of March. We start to lamb about 25th March. We use the beet to keep them full and we don’t use any silage. we are feeding about 1500 sheep.

This year washed and delivered beet is £50, ewe rolls are about £330.

Would I be as well with the ewe rolls instead? I don’t want to start to have to take silage out to fields…and most of it would need to be bought in anyway.

We are in Ireland.

 

[aangus]

Just do what you have always done.

 

[Skintagain]

How much is beet normally? Sounds bloody dear maybe that’s normal Over with you

 

[Mc115reed]

Sounds very dear! I bought my beet £20 collected

 

[TheRock]

It’s usually around £40, which was still dear. Maybe it’s not worth the hassle now at that price? Better with concentrates?

 

[Skintagain]

Sounds very dear! I bought my beet £20 collected

Cheap that I would say

 

[Mc115reed]

Cheap that I would say

Not washed extra £5 ton if I wanted it washed and had to wait until the new year for the cleaner to come so just had it unwashed

 

[Skintagain]

It’s usually around £40, which was still dear. Maybe it’s not worth the hassle now at that price? Better with concentrates?

Different kettle of fish. Your concs do look cheap at side of your beer price but you will still need silage. Can you find cheap silage that’s good enough?

 

[Skintagain]

Not washed extra £5 ton if I wanted it washed and had to wait until the new year for the cleaner to come so just had it unwashed

Washed or ran over a cleaner?

 

[Mc115reed]

Washed or ran over a cleaner?

Washed and cleaned he said would be extra £5 a ton if I wanted to wait until the new year but I wasn’t bothered and the sheep don’t look bothered eating it either

 

[Skintagain]

Washed and cleaned he said would be extra £5 a ton if I wanted to wait until the new year but I wasn’t bothered and the sheep don’t look bothered eating it either

Can’t see them lasting as long washed. Think your doing ok if the a stone free etc

 

[Mc115reed]

Can’t see them lasting as long washed. Think your doing ok if the a stone free etc

That’s main reason I wasn’t bothered I bought 18 ton and tipped them up in a field next too my shed and it’ll last me all of lambing probably going off how much I’m feeding them I thought they’d go mouldy once they’d been washed and sat in a heap

 

[Mc115reed]

How much beet should ewes be having really pre lambing? I’m 2 weeks off with 1 batch and 4 weeks off with the other batch.. just been filling the back my truck up every morning, still on good grass and starting the early batch on some ewe rolls tomorrow..

 

[neilo]

Sounds very dear! I bought my beet £20 collected

Cheap that I would say

Hardly worth the poor bugger growing it I would say!

 

[Mc115reed]

Hardly worth the poor bugger growing it I would say!

I bought it off a farmer who Grows it for Himself, had 100 ton too much when they lifted it so just after extra cash really I guess

 

[neilo]

I bought it off a farmer who Grows it for Himself, had 100 ton too much when they lifted it so just after extra cash really I guess

….and doesn’t know it’s market value?

 

[Mc115reed]

….and doesn’t know it’s market value?

Contractor who lifted his beet is selling it for £25 ton collected and £35ton delivered he said so went a little cheaper too get it shifted

 

[davidroberts30]

20 is cost to grow

 

[Bones]

How long would it take ewes that never seen fodder beet, to start eating it out in the field

 

[Skintagain]

How long would it take ewes that never seen fodder beet, to start eating it out in the field

Gimmer hoggs never seen them were nibbling straight away I couldn’t believe it . Always drive forward and run over some to smash them up. I would say ewes would be no longer