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Ewe lamb/ram lamb ratios
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<blockquote data-quote="jonty1" data-source="post: 6703029" data-attributes="member: 145313"><p>I would love to get 76kg lambs in 13 weeks too. You quote 56 day old lamb at 40kg - that is only 8 weeks old - I could live with that. </p><p></p><p>Ours - the heavier ones - just 6 - were our earliest ones and singles - around 18 weeks or almost 5 months old. The others seem to be an even spread between 40 - 60kg. Even this is good for us. We would normally be happy with a 40kg lamb at weaning and count 50kg a very good result. It would be rare for us to get a 60kg at weaning. That is why this past year is so odd. We will probably come down to earth with a thump this year! We will see because we will be using the same ewes and rams.</p><p></p><p>Condition of ewes - because of the drought and we knew we were going to have to hand feed we culled our ewes very heavy. We normally breed around 200 - 220. This year we bred 150. They are White Suffolk and a fair size. They were in first class condition when put in for mating. I have not weighed them since they were 12 mo. 30 were maidens. I know some of the maidens did not lamb but I need to check the records to see how they did ratio wise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jonty1, post: 6703029, member: 145313"] I would love to get 76kg lambs in 13 weeks too. You quote 56 day old lamb at 40kg - that is only 8 weeks old - I could live with that. Ours - the heavier ones - just 6 - were our earliest ones and singles - around 18 weeks or almost 5 months old. The others seem to be an even spread between 40 - 60kg. Even this is good for us. We would normally be happy with a 40kg lamb at weaning and count 50kg a very good result. It would be rare for us to get a 60kg at weaning. That is why this past year is so odd. We will probably come down to earth with a thump this year! We will see because we will be using the same ewes and rams. Condition of ewes - because of the drought and we knew we were going to have to hand feed we culled our ewes very heavy. We normally breed around 200 - 220. This year we bred 150. They are White Suffolk and a fair size. They were in first class condition when put in for mating. I have not weighed them since they were 12 mo. 30 were maidens. I know some of the maidens did not lamb but I need to check the records to see how they did ratio wise. [/QUOTE]
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