you can’t bloom hair. Give it time...
Easycare Tup Lambs
- Thread starter Kingcustard
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you can’t bloom hair. Give it time...
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Spray tan, assuming @Tim W could stop them jumping out of the booths?
Or just graze them on those red Devon soils just before the sale...
Or have a green tinge from their own grass coloured sh!t after being in the trailer on the way there like your Charollais straight out of the field.
Just to say they weren't covered in sh!t or anything just looked like they had been rubbing against each other like normal sheep. It was quite noticeable when the pens either side were yellow from bloom. I know which colour I'd rather haveOr have a green tinge from their own grass coloured sh!t after being in the trailer on the way there like your Charollais straight out of the field.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Just to say they weren't covered in sh!t or anything just looked like they had been rubbing against each other like normal sheep. It was quite noticeable when the pens either side were yellow from bloom. I know which colour I'd rather have
The colour & consistency of the muck in sale pens can be very telling, even with those breeders that actually remove the troughs before the buyers arrive. Hard, light brown pellets don't generally coming from grazing owt.
if I had them the pressure washer and horse shampoo would be out...
Just to say they weren't covered in sh!t or anything just looked like they had been rubbing against each other like normal sheep. It was quite noticeable when the pens either side were yellow from bloom. I know which colour I'd rather have
simple rule, make your bloom up to be the same colour as this bit after you’ve put the hose on it to wash the soil off...
The colour & consistency of the muck in sale pens can be very telling, even with those breeders that actually remove the troughs before the buyers arrive. Hard, light brown pellets don't generally coming from grazing owt.
hang on? That sounds suspiciously like a rule of thumb born of experience and not EBVs!
What would they be like to lamb compared to 'other easycares' or indeed texels?
Woolless
Member
- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Well, nothing gets in the sale pen here if there's if there has been assistance of any type at lambing and I've yet to have complaints about any tup I've sold regarding lambing ease.
Kingcustard
Member
Do do you cobalt the lambs with dirty arses to dry them up. I was trying some copper to see if that was the issue in Suffolk Cross mule lambs
I dosed then a few weeks back, so was trying something different as I spotted some scabby ears. Often think the grass can make then scour at this time of year as well. Cannt really comment about the Suffolk x as ain't got any atm.
Kingcustard
Member
What's the story with scabby ears, a few of my cross lambs have that and aren't doing
Woolless
Member
- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Could be cobalt deficiency.
NZDan
Member
- Location
- Broomfield, New Zealand
A week ago my Meatmaster, shedders, looked really plain next to my Texel and TexelFinn ram hoggets, Texel and TexelFinn hoggets were shorn on Thursday and now they look really plain next to the Meatmasters, wool makes a huge difference.
Would be good to see some pictures on the FB group if you can. Or on here even
pgk
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- Location
- south warwickshire
Sign me up immediately
NZDan
Member
- Location
- Broomfield, New Zealand
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
You really are at the other end of the world if you see those feckers sticking out of his head as being an advantage in any way.
NZDan
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- Location
- Broomfield, New Zealand
Bold of you to assume I was referring to the bits sticking out of his headYou really are at the other end of the world if you see those feckers sticking out of his head as being an advantage in any way.