Coming Home For Lambing.

[Kiwi Pete]

Started lambing the crosses and culls early. Meant to sell them last year but they got put back in lamb so going to be selling with lambs at foot.

Gave this girl a helping hand. He's a Lleyn x Welsh. His father is top 5% EBV.

Anyone else castrating their Rams this year?

It depends on how soon you can get em gone, if they are going to be a while then castrate or crypt em
but singles you can usually leave alone and sell em earlier

Twas a dry spring and summer here and plenty of hard lambs about the district, so on that basis I would say yes

 

[Nithsdale]

no run up to lambing I bloody dread, just 2 weeks away now though.

I've hardly any grass but more than normal as well, But its harder knowing how much to feed em than a normal year, as any one else found that. They look just about right so fingers crossed

Yup, weathers been almost too good in the run up to lambing here... green fields, grass growing, fit ewes - I was reluctant to give them as much as other years (be lucky if I'm feeding half what I was this time last year) but the ewes are a touch on the thin side now compared to a couple weeks ago


Atleast when it's shyte you know where you stand

 

[hilux]

Roof is on. 2 1/2 weeks until we start lambing.

 

[Gator]

Roof is on. 2 1/2 weeks until we start lambing.

Looking good mate, keep us updated and the pics coming
2 1/2 weeks its going to be tight for you

 

[hilux]

Looking good make, keep us updated and the pics coming
2 1/2 weeks its going to be tight for you

I know. . Not going to be perfect for this years lambing, but as long as they're undercover when it's raining, that'll save me a lot of work. Going to use some big square bales to split the shed up a bit or even run a temporary fence inside. Got to dig out for the electric as well. Concrete can wait till after shearing .

 

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Only the ones get left entire, see how the grow out, if not there freezer bait

He has to go to market with his mother tho, a lot of Farmers don't like entire ram lambs, especially crosses

 

[Highland Mule]

I know. . Not going to be perfect for this years lambing, but as long as they're undercover when it's raining, that'll save me a lot of work. Going to use some big square bales to split the shed up a bit or even run a temporary fence inside. Got to dig out for the electric as well. Concrete can wait till after shearing .

Leave the floor as type 1 for a year or so, then decide if you really want to pay for concrete - I still haven't got around to doing my latest one, and find it grand with straw onto gravel.

 

[Gator]

He has to go to market with his mother tho, a lot of Farmers don't like entire ram lambs, especially crosses

if your selling lambs at foot id be sticking rubber ring on them

 

[Gator]

I know. . Not going to be perfect for this years lambing, but as long as they're undercover when it's raining, that'll save me a lot of work. Going to use some big square bales to split the shed up a bit or even run a temporary fence inside. Got to dig out for the electric as well. Concrete can wait till after shearing .

At least if will give you time to see how best to set the shed out what works best for you , ive altered mine 3 times , now its set just right for what i want .

 

[firther]

just over 2 week for um to think of something

yea no doubt they will weathers trying its hardest to drag em back this week as well

 

[Gator]

yea no doubt they will weathers trying its hardest to drag em back this week as well

Cold wet and blowing a gail here, back to the norm , Heavy rain most of the night, glad its not the white stuff wi this wind

 

[firther]

Yup, weathers been almost too good in the run up to lambing here... green fields, grass growing, fit ewes - I was reluctant to give them as much as other years (be lucky if I'm feeding half what I was this time last year) but the ewes are a touch on the thin side now compared to a couple weeks ago


Atleast when it's shyte you know where you stand

Yup, weathers been almost too good in the run up to lambing here... green fields, grass growing, fit ewes - I was reluctant to give them as much as other years (be lucky if I'm feeding half what I was this time last year) but the ewes are a touch on the thin side now compared to a couple weeks ago


Atleast when it's shyte you know where you stand

its true that,we seem to be having a cold wind an rain week here, I prefer frosts and feeding plenty of hay to this

 

[firther]

Cold wet and blowing a gail here, back to the norm , Heavy rain most of the night, glad its not the white stuff wi this wind

yea its same here, so i'm not gonna like ya post next week looks same, I preferred that freaky warm weather we were getting in feb

 

[Gator]

yea its same here, so i'm not gonna like ya post next week looks same, I preferred that freaky warm weather we were getting in feb

Its waiting till we start

 

[firther]

and everyone will be saying its too hot

 

[Gator]

and everyone will be saying its too hot

Aye in the shed

might have to open all tje windows

 

[firther]

Aye in the shed

might have to open all tje windows

turn sheep dip into an hot tub

 

[goodevans]

Thought it must be about that time o year, just put mine on the truck to happy ever after today, a few wee hogg lambs from the second cycle to go late when the price comes up

other than these sorta days, sheep are just

Do you keep tomatoes in the greenhouse in the background?

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Do you keep tomatoes in the greenhouse in the background?

It was my late Uncles bike, it may have tomatoes in there, he was a tomato addict of the highest order

 

[Gator]

turn sheep dip into an hot tub