Lambs thriving

[will6910]

I left them over to vets myself

 

[will6910]

Had ewe lambs inside there and no heavier now since two weeks. Put into fresh grass and by end of week most be sold as stores and ram lambs probably to

 

[Razor8]

rang this morning will

had to call back as they didn't know a price off hand as they only arrange samples, they have to send them to omagh to do FEC. the price they quoted was for 4 tests for worms & fluke was £10 plus vat per sample. something not right with the bill you got, you better ring them and find out

 

[will6910]

Cheers

 

[jemski]

Good work @Razor8!!!

 

[will6910]

Will have to see what there playing at [emoji1303]

 

[will6910]

Just wondering now this evening. How much per head of lamb blend should I be feeding to fattening lambs. Been creep feeding ab lib but have had couple die that I suspect over filled themself and want to try troughs but not sure how much they'd need

 

[daithi]

My vet charges around €10 per sample.
If your lambs are on reasonable grass I would start them on around 250 - 300g per head.

 

[Wishful Thinker]

Just wondering now this evening. How much per head of lamb blend should I be feeding to fattening lambs. Been creep feeding ab lib but have had couple die that I suspect over filled themself and want to try troughs but not sure how much they'd need

Always wary of feeding Blend to ram lambs, fussy ones could be sorting through and not getting the mineralised part. Have they ammonia chloride in for the waterworks?

0.25-0.5kg meal and good grass should get them motoring

 

[Green farmer]

If mealing, I was told by a nutritionalist to feed them last thing in the evening. That way they'll eat the normal amount of grass each day and the meal in top. Otherwise they'll just substitute grass for meal if fed early in day and won't thrive as good and just lay around all day.

 

[6910 Buzz]

What vets was it will u may take them to omagh urself ur only 10mile from it

 

[Woolly]

Do you have a mole valley? Seriously Will, its like 8 quid for a test, test the lambs on one day, then worm them, then test them 7 days later. For £16 quid you've found out -

- What if any worms the lambs had before.
- If the drench is effective.

Thats pretty cheap in my eyes.

Anyone know which types of worms the MVF test reports on? Their website doesn't specify.

Does it include fluke?
TIA

 

[will6910]

Thanks. Sorry late response, Internet been awful last few days

 

[BDBed]

Get your grass tested for trace elements this may highlight some issues.

 

[will6910]

Wonder who I'd go through to get the grass tested ?

 

[jemski]

Wonder who I'd go through to get the grass tested ?

You could try your feed merchant.

 

[will6910]

I shall give that ago thanks. Had my hands on ram lambs today round feeder. Still not very fat to have been on meal for so long now and good grass for past 4 weeks to

 

[Razor8]

ive used these

http://www.iaslabs.ie/grass-silage-testing/

or these in Northern Ireland

https://www.afbini.gov.uk/articles/hillsborough-feeding-information-system

 

[will6910]

Cheers

 

[Bones]

ive used these

http://www.iaslabs.ie/grass-silage-testing/

or these in Northern Ireland

https://www.afbini.gov.uk/articles/hillsborough-feeding-information-system

What's the best time of the year/ season to do a test