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Grazing clover
- Thread starter Just because
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- Location
- Shropshire
Be bloody good feed
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
As above, turn them in with full bellies and watch them fly.
Presumably he will want it cleared (or at least ploughable) within a few weeks, so I’d be inclined to turn them in the lot?
Presumably he will want it cleared (or at least ploughable) within a few weeks, so I’d be inclined to turn them in the lot?
- Location
- Ceredigion
Not ideal if it's ewe lambs or ewes this close to mating but no problem otherwise , I just baled mine and it's growing back fast
- Location
- West Somerset
Rocket fuel!
- Location
- South Molton
What difference does it make to what the OP asked about.
I would be careful putting cattle in they may bloat.
Just about as relevant
Even cheaper if you graze it Delboy
Get them in there grazing it, they will do well on it, best to dock tails before to keep them cleaner.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Is he the only one reading thisWhat difference does it make to what the OP asked about.
I would be careful putting cattle in they may bloat.
Just about as relevant
Even cheaper if you graze it Delboy
Get them in there grazing it, they will do well on it, best to dock tails before to keep them cleaner.
- Location
- West Country
The op is asking about store lambs, but surely… (as a seed salesman), you should be pointing out that the photo-oestrogen effects of red clover are cumulative in terms of breeding and that new, modern varieties of red (eg. AberRuby) have been bred with much lower levels to reduce the issue.
- Location
- Shropshire
Store lambs are going be dead so doesn’t matter
- Location
- Western Washington
I would only worry about the white/red clover if the lambs are clover naive. Other than that, those stores are going to be very content. If possible strip graze it for the farmer who is letting you take that awesome feed. It will make his replanting much easier and cheaper.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
The lambs will do just fine on the clover just keep an eye on them regularly.
Red clover not an issue only for ewes near tupping but most sheep men know this.
Red clover not an issue only for ewes near tupping but most sheep men know this.
Even for ewes red clover is not necessarily a problem
The effects are cumulative and take quite a while to build up
I ran breeding ewes on 25% RC leys for 8+ years (6 months or more in every year) and weaned 160% to 179% with 2% barren
Modern varieties reduce this effect even further
- Location
- Ceredigion
Ibers recomedation for a Red Clovers is not to feed around Mating
It's been done to death on here ,
- Location
- South Molton
Everyday is a school day......but it does depend on the teacher
They need to do a little research then
- Location
- somerset
what would be the protien content, of that clover, baled and wrapped ?
introduce slowly, provide a bit of fibre, you should be able to see the lambs grow !
we are using rc as a protien source, in bales, for the dairy, which is why l asked p level, actual experience is often more accurate than theory !
introduce slowly, provide a bit of fibre, you should be able to see the lambs grow !
we are using rc as a protien source, in bales, for the dairy, which is why l asked p level, actual experience is often more accurate than theory !
- Location
- Ceredigion
I've showed all the research a 100 times and got slated for it .They need to do a little research then
There are as many who feed red clover and never get problems as those who won't go near it , I suspect even Ibers could not give you a conclusive answer, my personal view is unless it's for fattening lambs then avoid it in sheep pastures as Clovers can take over in certain fields even when you only sow small amounts
- Location
- Ceredigion
We have tested some at 20% but can vary a lot
- Location
- South Molton
Could be 18/20%