That’s a hell of a good scan for Blakies1300 Hill blackies 141%
210 Cast blackie ewes 157%
140 Mules 189%
Up on year. Not a great scan last year though.
That’s a hell of a good scan for Blakies
Just got my ewes done.
Finns at 276%
Texels and Texelfinns at 213%
Meatmasters at 176%
A few more dry ewes than expected and some that look like they about to lose lambs.
All the possible dead lambs are in the MMs. Suspect they've been eating Macrocarpa leaves.Hope ewes and you have a good lambing, and any slipped aren't down to worse case scenarios.
Sell them? We hate having a quad and that’s usually only 1/1000!!All the possible dead lambs are in the MMs. Suspect they've been eating Macrocarpa leaves.
Having a debate as to how to manage the bigger litters. Triplets are ok but there are 23 ewes with 4 or more. One ewe is having her 2nd set of 6.
Litters of 6
Had just one in all my time lambing. 4 survived. The ewe's sire was one of six himself, though, so we knew about major genes, etc.
Have known quins to be viable.
Would it be a case of setting up the ad lib rearing kit, maybe? Less hard work all told if wet adoption hampered by not enough singles.
I googled Finn sheep as I’d never heard of them and 4/5 is common and they produce enough milk to rear them all!!!!! :0 a dual purpose breed for dairy/meat.
Sounds like a cracking ewe to have around from what I’ve read!
This is 2nd set of 6 this ewe has had she raised 2 as a hogget then as a 2th she had 6 and kept 5 alive for 48hrs before I lifted 2 and hand raised them.Litters of 6
Had just one in all my time lambing. 4 survived. The ewe's sire was one of six himself, though, so we knew about major genes, etc.
Have known quins to be viable.
Would it be a case of setting up the ad lib rearing kit, maybe? Less hard work all told if wet adoption hampered by not enough singles.