Does anyone keep all their lambs back until the following spring?

[GoodEgg]

When I look at the prices we get for the poorer lambs we sell in the following Spring through the mart. I just wondered if anyone kept all of their lambs until then to sell them? On grass/hay over Winter?

I haven't done any figures.

It just popped into my head as a thought. So please don't shoot me down automatically!

 

[Northern territory]

When I look at the prices we get for the poorer lambs we sell in the following Spring through the mart. I just wondered if anyone kept all of their lambs until then to sell them? On grass/hay over Winter?

I haven't done any figures.

It just popped into my head as a thought. So please don't shoot me down automatically!

We generally keep them all. Although did sell 100 stores last November on a good trade. Am sure we are not fashionable doing it and will be losing money hand over fist according to some.

 

[Tim W]

When I look at the prices we get for the poorer lambs we sell in the following Spring through the mart. I just wondered if anyone kept all of their lambs until then to sell them? On grass/hay over Winter?

I haven't done any figures.

It just popped into my head as a thought. So please don't shoot me down automatically!

Yes

 

[Bootneck]

I've also been thinking of doing this

 

[Andrewapril]

Wiltshire horn lambs are a bit slow bringing on, l tend to keep some back for the following spring too

 

[egbert123]

Wiltshire horn lambs are a bit slow bringing on, l tend to keep some back for the following spring too

Yes me too

 

[unlacedgecko]

Yes me too

@egbert is this a son, and imposter or have you forgotten your password and had to make a new account?

 

[ringi]

When I look at the prices we get for the poorer lambs we sell in the following Spring through the mart. I just wondered if anyone kept all of their lambs until then to sell them? On grass/hay over Winter?

I haven't done any figures.

It just popped into my head as a thought. So please don't shoot me down automatically!

If you could collect data to find your lowerest proformance ewes (create lambs that are lease likely to be finished by end of summer) then cull the lowest 25% ewes would that free up capacity so you did not need to sell any lambs as store? Eg finish the slower growing lambs yourself the next spring.

 

[ringi]

Having more fields for hay each year to enable slower growing lambs to be kept over winter is likely to also help with worm control as the fields in hay will give clean fields the next year.

 

[Ysgythan]

People who use Beltex tups

 

[muleman]

Some might like to but not many are in a position to be able to, the money needs to keep coming in.

 

[JockCroft]

Not keeping all to spring, but sell gradually from now to early April. Trying to get average weight over 45 live and still not that confident on selecting finish.

 

[Andrewapril]

@egbert is this a son, and imposter or have you forgotten your password and had to make a new account?

No actually it's my daughter

 

[Wood field]

I’ve been contemplating keeping a few of the smaller lambs back , bit of a gamble as is any sale
We are tight for ground so I either bring them inside say November and feed them , hoping for a decent return, or get them away now

 

[egbert123]

@egbert is this a son, and imposter or have you forgotten your password and had to make a new account?

I am the farmers daughter actually

 

[egbert]

@egbert is this a son, and imposter or have you forgotten your password and had to make a new account?

I am the farmers daughter actually

Greetings @egbert123 ....that'll confuse em. (look, it's already confused @unlacedgecko!)

No....nought to do with me guv.

 

[egbert]

When I look at the prices we get for the poorer lambs we sell in the following Spring through the mart. I just wondered if anyone kept all of their lambs until then to sell them? On grass/hay over Winter?

I haven't done any figures.

It just popped into my head as a thought. So please don't shoot me down automatically!

Be sure you've the keep for em...... things will go south real quick as winter sets in if you haven't

 

[Woolless]

@Northeastfarmer runs most of his lambs through to spring IIRC.

 

[gwi1890]

I would like to keep more back but, I don’t have the keep for them.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Be sure you've the keep for em...... things will go south real quick as winter sets in if you haven't

A system I've often considered is sell all store at weaning, then buy stores/take tackers later in season as feed budget dictates.