I've been thinking the exact same thing! Everything went to the tup 1st of September last year. I'm thinking I'm going to delay it 2-4 weeks this year because we've got nothing to flush the ewes on.
Putting tups with ewes mid September, bugger all grass, wondering what could do to give best boost for a better scanning %. Licks ? Feed ? Oats in a 3 in 1 feeder ? Silage ? What are everyone’s thoughts.
Energy!
If you’ve no grazed fodder available (like lots of us ) then silage first (assuming you have it), then top up energy, if needed, with the oats.
Licks and/or feed would be the more expensive way of achieving the same result.
Have plenty of pretty standard molasses, would that work as well as oats?
Putting tups with ewes mid September, bugger all grass, wondering what could do to give best boost for a better scanning %. Licks ? Feed ? Oats in a 3 in 1 feeder ? Silage ? What are everyone’s thoughts.