Ewe rations

[Green farmer]

Was speaking to the mill today and they said they’d make me up whatever ration I wanted. Any suggestions as to a simple 18% ration that wouldn’t break the bank ? I’m told soya hulls and maize meal can be bought at the right money atm.

 

[Skintagain]

Soya barley sugar beet and minerals

 

[Bury the Trash]

Yep all good .
But I wouldn't bother with the SB

 

[Northeastfarmer]

But I wouldn't bother with the SB

I would

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Soya barley sugar beet and minerals

Perfect ration

 

[Bury the Trash]

I would

Yeah its healthy food for em

But It's a bit dear for what it is feed valuewise that's all .

 

[Skintagain]

Very easy to give ewes acidosis In late preganancy I would say it is well worthwhile in this application. I started my Hoggs off with sugar beet mixed in but I have now I have removed it now they are settled onto feed.

 

[Green farmer]

Yeah its healthy food for em

But It's a bit dear for what it is feed valuewise that's all .

Was hoping to include ingredients, that would be cheaper the price. Would feeding soya hulls, with soya bean meal with minerals added in work ?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Yep,and soya hull s got good fibre as an extra benifit

 

[Green farmer]

Yep,and soya hull s got good fibre as an extra benifit

Thanks, think I’m going to try something like that. I’m broke from buying expensive lamb finishers/ ewe rations that are often full of fillers I don’t particularly want.

 

[Dkb]

I use a 25% soya 50% barley 10% oats 12.5% beet pulp 2.5% minerals ration for January lambing pedigrees for the last two years and will never change away.

it’s 10% dearer than the different rations I had used in the last few years. But it’s like comparing a rolls Royce to a push bike

 

[Green farmer]

What’s the easiest way to get the minerals into them ? Can you buy premixed minerals 25kg bags ?

 

[livestock 1]

Yeah its healthy food for em

But It's a bit dear for what it is feed valuewise that's all .

You could change the sugarbeet for wheatfeed pellets if they are better value they usually are

 

[Highland Mule]

What’s the easiest way to get the minerals into them ? Can you buy premixed minerals 25kg bags ?

Not 25kg, from memory, but yes you can buy powdered mineral bags for sheep or cattle. I buy from Harbro, but plenty others will sell too.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You could change the sugarbeet for wheatfeed pellets if they are better value they usually are

They ain’t as good as SB...but what is

 

[Northeastfarmer]

What’s the easiest way to get the minerals into them ? Can you buy premixed minerals 25kg bags ?

@Adam@Rumen

 

[livestock 1]

They ain’t as good as SB...but what is

Whole beet?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Whole beet?

Won’t do their teeth any good

 

[livestock 1]

Won’t do their teeth any good

Use 4/500 tonne here never noticed any difference

 

[Bury the Trash]

What’s the easiest way to get the minerals into them ? Can you buy premixed minerals 25kg bags ?

Yes you can easily get loose minerals it is the mixing in thats nots so easy to do, a nimble use of loader bucket in a nice smooth concrete corner ... would be a basic way faster than the old chain and slat mixers that used to be on a lot of farms …
but blend pellets are a better though more expensive way of doing it as they are easier than powder to mix correctly and they will have protein in as well so just need to add whole cereals .. oats and maybe also a bit of barley for higher energy.. if you could borrow a mixer/feeder wagon and do up a mix?
I bought an old ex beef unit small wagon and my simplest to do good feed is just whole oats and blend pellet ( small 34% protein pellet with soya and minerals) mixed in the wagon it has got working weigh cells which make it even easier.

timely bolussing would be a way of making sure they have vits and mins.