Ewe Rolls

[WittetCheviots]

I've just bought the same18% ewe rolls that I buy every year but noticed on the bag that the fibre content is 10% this year and I'm pretty sure it was 9% previously. I did ask the makers if the change in analysis meant the rolls weren't as good as last year to which I got a long winded explanation on different qualities of raw materials varying year on year affecting the analysis but they didn't actually answer my question. So my question is, is there likely to be a difference in quality between this years feed and last years feed.

 

[Jim75]

I've just bought the same18% ewe rolls that I buy every year but noticed on the bag that the fibre content is 10% this year and I'm pretty sure it was 9% previously. I did ask the makers if the change in analysis meant the rolls weren't as good as last year to which I got a long winded explanation on different qualities of raw materials varying year on year affecting the analysis but they didn't actually answer my question. So my question is, is there likely to be a difference in quality between this years feed and last years feed.

Post the ingredients up

 

[WittetCheviots]

I've just bought the same18% ewe rolls that I buy every year but noticed on the bag that the fibre content is 10% this year and I'm pretty sure it was 9% previously. I did ask the makers if the change in analysis meant the rolls weren't as good as last year to which I got a long winded explanation on different qualities of raw materials varying year on year affecting the analysis but they didn't actually answer my question. So my question is, is there likely to be a difference in quality between this years feed and last years feed.

Post the ingredients up

 

[Bob the beef]

I've just bought the same18% ewe rolls that I buy every year but noticed on the bag that the fibre content is 10% this year and I'm pretty sure it was 9% previously. I did ask the makers if the change in analysis meant the rolls weren't as good as last year to which I got a long winded explanation on different qualities of raw materials varying year on year affecting the analysis but they didn't actually answer my question. So my question is, is there likely to be a difference in quality between this years feed and last years feed.

Been checking different feed mills ewe rolls this week as well. Some real rubbish in 1 or 2 . One very big and well known company has oat bran as the 2nd ingredient on the list! Salesman tried to fob me off with line that fibre was the most important part of a ewes needs!

As always you get what you pay for. Cheaper is never better

 

[Jim75]

Exactly the reason we’re going to home mix. It’s maybe a bit less convenient but at £40-60/t difference it’s worth it and we know what’s in it.

 

[neilo]

Exactly the reason we’re going to home mix. It’s maybe a bit less convenient but at £40-60/t difference it’s worth it and we know what’s in it.

I’d be staggered if you see that much difference in cost on a like for like ration, if you value the time of mixing it properly, tbh.

As for not knowing what’s in it. Why would anyone deal with a company and buy something where you don’t know what’s in it?

 

[neilo]

I've just bought the same18% ewe rolls that I buy every year but noticed on the bag that the fibre content is 10% this year and I'm pretty sure it was 9% previously. I did ask the makers if the change in analysis meant the rolls weren't as good as last year to which I got a long winded explanation on different qualities of raw materials varying year on year affecting the analysis but they didn't actually answer my question. So my question is, is there likely to be a difference in quality between this years feed and last years feed.

Personally, a fibre level of 9% would set alarm bells ringing with me, let alone 10%. Is that a real level from actual testing, or what their analysis shows, calculated using standard values for each of the ingredients?

Either way, from the ticket you put up, I suspect the ration would be fairly low in DUP and oat bran is just a sh*te filler, making the wheatfeed look like gold dust.

 

[Jim75]

I’d be staggered if you see that much difference in cost on a like for like ration, if you value the time of mixing it properly, tbh.

As for not knowing what’s in it. Why would anyone deal with a company and buy something where you don’t know what’s in it?

Costing £192 for 18.4% 12.4me. Mixing time is maybe half an hour to make enough for a week or 2 and mixed with an auger bucket so makes a nice job. They like to push there own pellets/blends and use a bit of creative maths to make there alternative appear better on paper.
We were buying rolls in totes last year as it was easier filling the snacker and in the shed. Probably £35-40 difference over bulk rolls around us and more over totes.

 

[neilo]

Costing £192 for 18.4% 12.4me. Mixing time is maybe half an hour to make enough for a week or 2 and mixed with an auger bucket so makes a nice job.

The ewe rolls i’ve Bought for my early lambers were £228/t. 18% protein and 13.5ME (tested, was 19% on label).

 

[WittetCheviots]

The ewe rolls i’ve Bought for my early lambers were £228/t. 18% protein and 13.5ME (tested, was 19% on label).

Will ask tomorrow what the ME is, what was the fibre content of the stuff you bought?

 

[neilo]

Will ask tomorrow what the ME is, what was the fibre content of the stuff you bought?

I think most ewe feed that i’ve Ever bought has been 7-7.5% fibre. The only exception would have been hogget finishing nuts at 15% IIRC, but that was specifically to feed as a complete diet, rather than as a supplement to forage.

 

[Dave6170]

What do you pro's think of the rolls we buy? I think it looks good

 

[Jim75]

What do you pro's think of the rolls we buy? I think it looks goodView attachment 634684

Looks decent to me but could be wrong. Similar ingredients to what we’re using. From east of the country?

 

[neilo]

Looks a decent enough label to me, apart from oil/fat being lower than a lot. Any idea what the ME is? I’m guessing closer to 12 than 13.5

 

[Dave6170]

Looks decent to me but could be wrong. Similar ingredients to what we’re using. From east of the country?

Yeah ECV

 

[Dave6170]

Looks a decent enough label to me, apart from oil/fat being lower than a lot. Any idea what the ME is? I’m guessing closer to 12 than 13.5

12.5 me