Limiting Molasses intake by in-lamb ewes?

[steveR]

Is it possible?

I am using molasses for the ewes with 2/3 lambs inside, for the first time as the forage has been pretty middling late on. However, in spite of the urea in it supposed to make them self regulate intake, the Ladies do not seem to have read the manual.... 0.2l/day.....? Hah, they laugh at that!!

I moved them a week ago onto much better grazing that is now available, up until they return for lambing on 25 March. I tried just a molassed bucket, but they turned their noses up at even a Chrsytalix tub to my surprise... So, the ball feeder went back in to be surrounded inside 5 mins.

HTH can I limit them a bit? Dilute it with water??

 

[Great In Grass]

When we sold liquid feed we found that with ball feeders sheep would push the ball down and drank to their hearts content.

Roller feeder far better.

 

[steveR]

When we sold liquid feed we found that with ball feeders sheep would push the ball down and drank to their hearts content.

Roller feeder far better.

Sounds VERY plausible indeed Kevin... What I want to know, is why they do not self regulate???

I do have a wheel feeder, but only 2 station, and tbh, I find the sheep do not like it much at all! So it would reduce consumption, for sure

 

[livestock 1]

Urea blended feeds are self limiting and much more economical to feed to ewes than pcm

 

[Gulli]

Urea blended feeds are self limiting and much more economical to feed to ewes than pcm

They take a fair bit more than the 0.2l a day that the label claims though!

 

[livestock 1]

They take a fair bit more than the 0.2l a day that the label claims though!

Yes especially if they are thin old ewes. They do take much less than the pure cane though they will just sup that all day and bypass the sugars

 

[steveR]

Urea blended feeds are self limiting and much more economical to feed to ewes than pcm

Not here they ain't!!!!

 

[livestock 1]

Not here they ain't!!!!

What are you using?

 

[livestock 1]

Urea is the only thing that limits it

 

[steveR]

They take a fair bit more than the 0.2l a day that the label claims though!

pushing double that on some I suspect.....

 

[livestock 1]

I was never that keen on urea for ewes but it has its uses

 

[steveR]

What are you using?

https://uks-prd-cdn-edfmanliquidproductsuk-001.azureedge.net/liquid-products/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Regumix-TDS.pdf

Also used with cattle on straw, so a bit of all pupose feedstuff.

 

[steveR]

I was never that keen on urea for ewes but it has its uses

Issues??

 

[steveR]

Urea is the only thing that limits it

I think the only way I can ration it, is to be feeding a filler with the molasses poured on Chopped straw comes to mind....

 

[livestock 1]

Issues??

No issues just not keen on how it works but after saying that the results are good

 

[steveR]

Yes especially if they are thin old ewes. They do take much less than the pure cane though they will just sup that all day and bypass the sugars

These are easycare, fit as a fiddle most of them... Not many thin ewes, happily.

 

[steveR]

No issues just not keen on how it works but after saying that the results are good

Farmers hey...?

 

[livestock 1]

https://uks-prd-cdn-edfmanliquidproductsuk-001.azureedge.net/liquid-products/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Regumix-TDS.pdf

Also used with cattle on straw, so a bit of all pupose feedstuff.

It’s not a million miles away from what we use
The cattle get one with nearly double the urea

 

[livestock 1]

Farmers hey...?

I used to use pot ale and pure cane mixed 50/50 thought it was safer than the urea

 

[neilo]

They take a fair bit more than the 0.2l a day that the label claims though!

I've always found intakes depend on what else they're eating, particularly it's protein level.
I've never fed one as high in protein as that EDF product, but always found intakes almost negligible when fed alongside turnips or grass (plenty of protein already), but higher if fed alongside hay, straw or rough, feggy grass.