Give it a week and those caterpillars will eat the lot...like a locust attack. Spray it tonight quick.
The same applies.
Mind, I don’t keep loopy sheep that take a run up and vault the fence.
its not their hurdling ability that is the problem but their intelligence , ie pushing through the larger gap between that there is with less wires with the top and bottom of their neck instead a nice wet nose being presented
Well, more than enough intelligence to outwit the likes of Derek anyway.
Saw fly larvae. Very aggressive feeders.
had that trouble with mine sprayed next day all caterpillars gone
What did you spray withhad that trouble with mine sprayed next day all caterpillars gone
I will look later onWhat did you spray with
What did you spray with
So let them graze each strip bare before giving them any more? Maybe offer a bit of hay to fill them up and limit intake a bit?I would be cautious about growing your lambs too big before they are born. My instinct would be to strictly limit intake before lambing and let them go afterwards when they are milking.
So let them graze each strip bare before giving them any more? Maybe offer a bit of hay to fill them up and limit intake a bit?
Do you you feed any concentrates/ whole grains in the run up to lambing if grazing a crop like that? Would mineral levels be an issue a forage crop?Yes, I've always made them graze each strip completely bare before moving on. Otherwise it would be like putting them on ad-lib feed hoppers.
They'll not take any hay even if you put it out, unless they are kept hungry. I never put bales out, unless I need to eek out a poor crop, as it just makes an area for them to congregate and get muddy. The crop is a lot better feed value than anything you can get in a bale
Do you you feed any concentrates/ whole grains in the run up to lambing if grazing a crop like that? Would mineral levels be an issue a forage crop?
Do you you feed any concentrates/ whole grains in the run up to lambing if grazing a crop like that? Would mineral levels be an issue a forage crop?
I was thinking I should probably bolus them at this stage. Do you just use a general mineral bucket rather than a feed type bucket like a red crystalix?No hard feed here to ewes on a crop like that, but they have access to mineral licks and are all bolused with a Mayo 4 in 1 bolus
I was thinking I should probably bolus them at this stage. Do you just use a general mineral bucket rather than a feed type bucket like a red crystalix?
Ok thanks for the info. I got the field scratched with a Howard roto tiller and sowed with a cutler type seeder. Fired a bit of fertiliser on after 3 weeks or so when I seen it had established and shut the gate.If you are going to bring them indoors for lambing, presumably on concentrates and bales, then it would be worth giving them a bit before housing to transition the rumen, otherwise it will be a drastic diet change at the worst possible time. If lambing outdoors on grass, I'd not look at a cake bag.
That looks like a fantastic crop to me, which will provide every bit as much nutrition as any concentrate, so you would just be replacing it, not supplementing. Unless it suddenly turns very cold, that crop will start to grow soon (if it hasn't already), so you'll not be short. By March it'll often will be growing so fast that you'll struggle to keep on top of it IME.
Loose minerals in a bucket sat in a tyre will provide anything that you'll not be giving in a cake bag.
Ok thanksJust a general mineral lick, not a feed lick.
So no molasses in it to make them eat it like a sweetie bucket
No hard feed here to ewes on a crop like that, but they have access to mineral licks and are all bolused with a Mayo 4 in 1 bolus
Any idea on numbers I should be putting to it? I have a batch of 41 doubles that I was thinking of putting to it to see how it goesIf you are going to bring them indoors for lambing, presumably on concentrates and bales, then it would be worth giving them a bit before housing to transition the rumen, otherwise it will be a drastic diet change at the worst possible time. If lambing outdoors on grass, I'd not look at a cake bag.
That looks like a fantastic crop to me, which will provide every bit as much nutrition as any concentrate, so you would just be replacing it, not supplementing. Unless it suddenly turns very cold, that crop will start to grow soon (if it hasn't already), so you'll not be short. By March it'll often will be growing so fast that you'll struggle to keep on top of it IME.
Loose minerals in a bucket sat in a tyre will provide anything that you'll not be giving in a cake bag.