Lambing pens per hundred sheep
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About 20 per 100 here and on the busiest days of the first 17 day cycle it's barely enough.
They normally stay in a pen for 2 days but you always get a few problems (poor mothers, the odd weak lamb, fostered lambs, etc), that have to stay in longer, that mucks the system up.
That means that a pen that's had the same ewe in for more than 2 days needs a bit longer to dry out before it gets used again.
I don't like using them straight away without giving the lime a bit of time to work as I think you're in danger of increasing the incidence of slavery mouth, joint ill, etc.
They normally stay in a pen for 2 days but you always get a few problems (poor mothers, the odd weak lamb, fostered lambs, etc), that have to stay in longer, that mucks the system up.
That means that a pen that's had the same ewe in for more than 2 days needs a bit longer to dry out before it gets used again.
I don't like using them straight away without giving the lime a bit of time to work as I think you're in danger of increasing the incidence of slavery mouth, joint ill, etc.
I had about 50 pens for 300 this year and it wasn’t enough really I turned some sheep out that shouldn’t of been turned out and 2 days later was penning them again but 80% did all lamb in about 6-7 days… also doesn’t help they’re all still inside now apart from 30 
got a handful that have been in pens for 10 days or more with various problems too which cocks things up if they’re in there early on o 
got a handful that have been in pens for 10 days or more with various problems too which cocks things up if they’re in there early on o - Location
- East Sussex
We have around 10 pens for 1500 for April lambers outside.
Try not to use them all!!
Try not to use them all!!
Usually have about 20 per hundred.
Pistonbroke
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How many do you put in the 0.7 of a pen?
exmoor dave
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- exmoor, uk
10 per 100 for feb lambers, so about 44 pens/ 440 ewes.
30 of the pens have drinkers to ease the work load.
Early flock is teasered, so about feb 10th it gets bit full on, ok if ewes & lambs go out at a day old, if not, there's temporary pens everywhere..... commandeered all the rappa 7ft hurdles for lambing pens this year, turning out started well, then the weather turned
30 of the pens have drinkers to ease the work load.
Early flock is teasered, so about feb 10th it gets bit full on, ok if ewes & lambs go out at a day old, if not, there's temporary pens everywhere..... commandeered all the rappa 7ft hurdles for lambing pens this year, turning out started well, then the weather turned
Pistonbroke
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If the weather is kind and they can go out soon we get away with about 8 /100 but weather like it is and they're in for a few days and we're tearing round trying to remember where all the hurdles are. One pen of 20 has 7 pens at the moment
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- N.Lincs
I think the answer to the OP is, that no matter how many pens you have, circumstances will always conspire to mean that you never have enough
Pistonbroke
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Friend of ours does farm buildings and says no matter how big you think your shed should be,add 50% and it you'll still look back in a few years and wish it was doubledI think the answer to the OP is, that no matter how many pens you have, circumstances will always conspire to mean that you never have enough
Pistonbroke
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2013in the snow I had six ewes and their lambs in stock box and one in the telehandler bucket
Cattle trailers always a good backup
Pistonbroke
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Two of them were on the top deck
primmiemoo
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- Devon
Mental arithmetic circuits aren't firing well this morning! Had to change my vote
Generally around 20/100. There's always good reason for some to stay in for more than a day, including extra supervision for twinned on singles. Teased flock, lambing for about 3 weeks.
Every year is different. This year, peak has come early, needing extra pens. Could easily be 25/100 atm, with several put up on Friday. Soon be taking some down to make a big nursery pen. Some years, we've put individual pens under the overhangs of the bullocks houses, and pens in the workshop. It gets interesting when half the flock lambs in 4 days!
Generally around 20/100. There's always good reason for some to stay in for more than a day, including extra supervision for twinned on singles. Teased flock, lambing for about 3 weeks.
Every year is different. This year, peak has come early, needing extra pens. Could easily be 25/100 atm, with several put up on Friday. Soon be taking some down to make a big nursery pen. Some years, we've put individual pens under the overhangs of the bullocks houses, and pens in the workshop. It gets interesting when half the flock lambs in 4 days!
The Seeker
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1100 ewes 100 pens ish
We have 2 pens for our ewe lambs we lamb in April. Different job altogether though
Pistonbroke
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Small ewe with a singleOne livestock unit
