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<blockquote data-quote="Ysgythan" data-source="post: 6434382" data-attributes="member: 8724"><p>Recipients is an awkward one. The younger the ewe the better she takes, but you run the risk of inexperience at lambing. It’s a balance to strike. It’s another reason we like Mules, they are cracking mothers. </p><p></p><p>For recipients big framey ewes are exactly what you need. We tup anything that doesn’t take and give them an armchair ride in preparation for the next year. There’s no point at weaning crossbred lambs thinking “hell I should have kept these ewes a bit better, there’s only a few weeks to AI day” especially since we lamb them a good month later than the pures. Get on top of health issues well in advance, especially feet. You do not want lame recipients. </p><p></p><p>We flush in October and they’re all well in season. By now you’d struggle to find an earlier booking anyway at a guess. </p><p></p><p>We don’t bring them in. For a few weeks before the program we give them a handful of grub in the yard and run them out through the race twice a day. When you start jabbing then it’s almost part of the routine. Literally a handful to give them a bit of an energy boost, you don’t want them too fat, especially in an Indian Summer. On the other hand we don’t have the walkers/walkers dogs issue so it’s each to his/her own. If you bring them in I’d still run them through your handling system to feed them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ysgythan, post: 6434382, member: 8724"] Recipients is an awkward one. The younger the ewe the better she takes, but you run the risk of inexperience at lambing. It’s a balance to strike. It’s another reason we like Mules, they are cracking mothers. For recipients big framey ewes are exactly what you need. We tup anything that doesn’t take and give them an armchair ride in preparation for the next year. There’s no point at weaning crossbred lambs thinking “hell I should have kept these ewes a bit better, there’s only a few weeks to AI day” especially since we lamb them a good month later than the pures. Get on top of health issues well in advance, especially feet. You do not want lame recipients. We flush in October and they’re all well in season. By now you’d struggle to find an earlier booking anyway at a guess. We don’t bring them in. For a few weeks before the program we give them a handful of grub in the yard and run them out through the race twice a day. When you start jabbing then it’s almost part of the routine. Literally a handful to give them a bit of an energy boost, you don’t want them too fat, especially in an Indian Summer. On the other hand we don’t have the walkers/walkers dogs issue so it’s each to his/her own. If you bring them in I’d still run them through your handling system to feed them. [/QUOTE]
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