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<blockquote data-quote="Guleesh" data-source="post: 7175947" data-attributes="member: 147187"><p>We're in the same situation here - unfenced hill and very little in-bye, we find it very difficult at times to get the balance right. To be honest I don't think there's much in it in terms of profitability between using in-bye ground to support a hill flock or just running a lower input and poorer performing hill flock and an additional in-bye flock. </p><p></p><p>Biggest breakthrough for us has been better record keeping at lambing, proven ewes that have not needed assistance at previous lambings are reasonably safe to be left on hill to lamb- requiring minimal checks and freeing up precious space for gimmers, twins and ewes with previous lambing problems. </p><p></p><p>Rotational grazing really helps to stretch the limited in-bye grass and also control intakes- we don't really want gimmers to come off the hill and spend 3 weeks on good in-bye before they lamb. This coming lambing we plan to run leader-follower with twins and leaner ewes up front and gimmers cleaning up behind. It also ensures clean ground for new-born lambs so no danger from disease build up that can sometimes be problematic towards the end of lambing when lambing a lot of sheep in a small space.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guleesh, post: 7175947, member: 147187"] We're in the same situation here - unfenced hill and very little in-bye, we find it very difficult at times to get the balance right. To be honest I don't think there's much in it in terms of profitability between using in-bye ground to support a hill flock or just running a lower input and poorer performing hill flock and an additional in-bye flock. Biggest breakthrough for us has been better record keeping at lambing, proven ewes that have not needed assistance at previous lambings are reasonably safe to be left on hill to lamb- requiring minimal checks and freeing up precious space for gimmers, twins and ewes with previous lambing problems. Rotational grazing really helps to stretch the limited in-bye grass and also control intakes- we don't really want gimmers to come off the hill and spend 3 weeks on good in-bye before they lamb. This coming lambing we plan to run leader-follower with twins and leaner ewes up front and gimmers cleaning up behind. It also ensures clean ground for new-born lambs so no danger from disease build up that can sometimes be problematic towards the end of lambing when lambing a lot of sheep in a small space. [/QUOTE]
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