Long and short keep Lambs

[devonbrion1998]

I am about to bring the last of our lambs in Tomorrow, coming off of Turnips
I think there are 60 odd, some real bad doers,(to much rain) some smallish but fleshed and the rest just
need a bit of finish, my question should I be splitting them In the sheds due to size difference? or will they be ok together
I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to indoor sheep, they will be on straw, with haylage and 19.1% protein pellets.

 

[spin cycle]

3 batches of 20 dependant on size

 

[Poorbuthappy]

How well fleshed and how smallish are that group? You risk getting them overfat at light weights possibly but the others will be fine together.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

I'm presuming you're feeding ad lib?

 

[michael N123]

Weigh and split into batchs

 

[Northeastfarmer]

If only 60 and on ad-lib I wouldn’t fanny about

 

[devonbrion1998]

How well fleshed and how smallish are that group? You risk getting them overfat at light weights possibly but the others will be fine together.

Well if I guess weights might give an idea, the wee bad ones are small and around 25 the better ones would be 30/35 and the big ones 40/45 but big-framed and need flesh
and will build up to ad-lib.

 

[Hilly]

Sell them store .

 

[sean m]

Well if I guess weights might give an idea, the wee bad ones are small and around 25 the better ones would be 30/35 and the big ones 40/45 but big-framed and need flesh
and will build up to ad-lib.

fetch the whole lot in monday morning,straight into rugby cash the lot,plenty of boys want the stores,plenty of buyers for the finished,breakfast then home for tea and medals

 

[devonbrion1998]

fetch the whole lot in monday morning,straight into rugby cash the lot,plenty of boys want the stores,plenty of buyers for the finished,breakfast then home for tea and medals

Not Thame then? I am really tempted to get shot but spent a while getting the shed ready Today and I have bought in the cake and silage for them now

 

[Woolless]

Sell them store .

The best idea, but trade is maybe back a bit this week? I think selling hoggs in January is to be avoided, if possible.

 

[sean m]

Not Thame then? I am really tempted to get shot but spent a while getting the shed ready Today and I have bought in the cake and silage for them now

save it for the ewes later on,not thame

 

[Bob the beef]

save it for the ewes later on,not thame

Definitely. Save yourself the mental and financial anguish. There’s plenty big feeders out there chasing store lambs for spring finishing. Even if they are back a £1 or £2 still better than pouring feed over their necks for 7-8 weeks

 

[Mc115reed]

So let’s say they’re not mega hungry (they will be) ... across 60 of them they eat 60kg a day (it’ll be more) .... say you buy your corn in bulk at say £260 a ton ...
At 60 kilo a day that’s 16.5 days feed to a ton or 2.5weeks ... they grow fast and are gone in 6 weeks .... that’s £624 in total to feed them... over 60 lambs that’s £10.40 a life in corn they’ve had...
They eat a bale of hay every other day ... £15 a bale to be generous?
£315for 6 weeks hay... so £5.25 a life
You bed them up a bale of straw every other day @ £20 a bale...
£420 for 6 weeks so £7 a life
You spent a hour a day faffing with them... @£10hr - £420 so £7 a life

So too keep them in for 6 weeks (and that’s bloody well hoping they’re fat and gone in 6 weeks which chances are very slim of!!)

£29.65 a life ......

Send them store and get £60 a life or hope you get over £100 a life for them end of January or youv lost money.....

 

[Nithsdale]

The best idea, but trade is maybe back a bit this week? I think selling hoggs in January is to be avoided, if possible.

Mirror of October...



They needed gone before the end of this month

 

[devonbrion1998]

So let’s say they’re not mega hungry (they will be) ... across 60 of them they eat 60kg a day (it’ll be more) .... say you buy your corn in bulk at say £260 a ton ...
At 60 kilo a day that’s 16.5 days feed to a ton or 2.5weeks ... they grow fast and are gone in 6 weeks .... that’s £624 in total to feed them... over 60 lambs that’s £10.40 a life in corn they’ve had...
They eat a bale of hay every other day ... £15 a bale to be generous?
£315for 6 weeks hay... so £5.25 a life
You bed them up a bale of straw every other day @ £20 a bale...
£420 for 6 weeks so £7 a life
You spent a hour a day faffing with them... @£10hr - £420 so £7 a life

So too keep them in for 6 weeks (and that’s bloody well hoping they’re fat and gone in 6 weeks which chances are very slim of!!)

£29.65 a life ......

Send them store and get £60 a life or hope you get over £100 a life for them end of January or youv lost money.....

Yeh! I'm getting the picture, Best I get the smarter ones gone, let the little runts dry out and put a bit on, then send them in as well, my costing would be a bit lower but the way you put it seems a no brainer.

 

[Boydvalley]

For the First time ever just sold my small lambs as stores at Sedge today. Should of done it years ago. Suddenly the rest look easy to finish.
Get them gone before Christmas. Always noticed their not so keen on long keep after.

 

[devonbrion1998]

For the First time ever just sold my small lambs as stores at Sedge today. Should of done it years ago. Suddenly the rest look easy to finish.
Get them gone before Christmas. Always noticed their not so keen on long keep after.

I guess it's just excepting the fact that selling as stores is the best in the long run, something I have never done,Iv bought them and done ok but always finished everything, may well have lost a few bob though

 

[Poorbuthappy]

For the First time ever just sold my small lambs as stores at Sedge today. Should of done it years ago. Suddenly the rest look easy to finish.
Get them gone before Christmas. Always noticed their not so keen on long keep after.

How small and how'd you do?
Was trade any easier following the election and brexit looming?

 

[Boydvalley]

30kg average. £55. Was happy with that but general talk was most back £3-5. I don’t normally go to Sedge so can’t compare but most things seemed well sold to me.
Talked to one dealer and asked how he was pricing fat for Monday and he was aiming back 5p for Monday but was unsure if it would be that much.