Scanning 2021

[Dachie]

What parts of the farm were both lots on? Spoke to someone today that was told by a scanner that there have been a few disappointing scans in D&G but a lot of good ones in Ayrshire.

(This is tongue in cheek but you never know lol)

Well funny you should mention that but my swale tups were in D&G and the blues were in Ayrshire..... All the good things (and people come from D&G)

 

[AftonShepherd]

Nah I am going to fert test them and get rid of the problems and keep the one that's or two that did work.

Tups were big trade at Dumfries today, you might regret that lol

 

[Dachie]

Tups were big trade at Du

Tups were big trade at Dumfries today, you might regret that lol

I am sure I will they will probably wait till I have spent the money testing them and commit Harry carry.

 

[LTH]

Scanning last week.
First batch of 119 Swales to Leicester 200%
270 mules (shearlings to 2 crop) 208.5%
(3 crop plus scanned 214% at uncles other week)
5 Leicester’s 280% one more lamb be 300%

 

[Estate fencing.]

Seams like scanning results are getting better as the weeks go on. My mate scanned welsh cross cheviot ewes at 170 last week. He is very happy with that.

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Scanned today, a tale of 2 halves

157 texel/beltex 166% last yr 192%
10 triples 91twins,49 singles,7 empty
Bit disappointed but 97 are shgs.

110 texel/mules 212% last yr 194%
30 triples,65 twins,14 singles,1empty

35 Hoggs 128% last yr 102%
11twins, 22 singles, 2 empty

 

[neilo]

Seams like scanning results are getting better as the weeks go on. My mate scanned welsh cross cheviot ewes at 170 last week. He is very happy with that.

We're scanning on Sunday morning. Should I put it off for a couple of weeks?

 

[Al R]

We're scanning on Sunday morning. Should I put it off for a couple of weeks?

Yeah I would

 

[AftonShepherd]

Scanned our in-bye ewes today. Up about 15% from last year but that was down about 12% on our recent average so ok but nothing too exciting. Too many empty and too many 3s or 4s

Empty 20 (last year 24)
Single 150 (159)
Twins 147 (143)
Triplets 25 (4)
Quads 2 (never had any in 20 years)

 

[Jerry]

Managed to finally sit down and look at individual scan groups.

“A” flock of pure llyens to ped Lleyn rams have done 219% with only 1 empty and Only 1 single.

Should have some great rams to sell next year I hope.

 

[Jimdog1]

Today's ewes scanned:-
North Country mules.
24 empty?????
62 singles.
255 twins.
97 triples.
2 quad.

197%

Way more empty's than normal. A consequence of last year's enzo perhaps?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Ewes and Shearlings. Too many empty. Other than that a good scan. 40 less triplets than last year but they’ve swapped too twins instead. 300 of them were shearlings, 220 of which reared lambs last year as hoggs.

 

[Al R]

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Ewes and Shearlings. Too many empty. Other than that a good scan. 40 less triplets than last year but they’ve swapped too twins instead. 300 of them were shearlings, 220 of which reared lambs last year as hoggs.

The empties, did they rear twins as hoggs or reared nothing? I had 2 groups which were higher than normal empty, one group none of them had reared before and the other they’d almost all reared twins as hoggs

 

[Anymulewilldo]

The empties, did they rear twins as hoggs or reared nothing? I had 2 groups which were higher than normal empty, one group none of them had reared before and the other they’d almost all reared twins as hoggs

mixture of ages. But some of the empty shearlings I can probably account for. I bought a lot of hoggs and lambs last spring too get numbers back up. I bought a ruck out of J36 some of which looked like they’d had a bad home and would grow out with a bit of TLC. Long story short, they didn’t grow out. Weaned them early, all the doses and boluses then sent away on keep too a damn good farm. The rest have grown like weeds and are full of lambs. These bad sorts have grown frame but bugger all flesh. (I’m blaming a bad type of swale for a mother at this point) I’ve been watching them all winter thinking they need shifting. Well now they’ve made it an easy choice! Will be on the hopper tomorrow for 3 weeks and away.

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

How much less do you think shgs will scan compared to older ewes

 

[Anymulewilldo]

How much less do you think shgs will scan compared to older ewes

My shearlings are usually around the 165-170 (most will have reared a lamb as a Hogg) while the older ewes should be doing 185-190 here. Anymore than that and it’s too much really.

 

[Jimdog1]

Always lamb ewe lambs here and subsequently shearling often only scan at around 150,%. Neighbour used to reckon that whether you tup as a ewe lamb or a shearling she will rear the same amount of lambs in her lifetime.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Always lamb ewe lambs here and subsequently shearling often only scan at around 150,%. Neighbour used to reckon that whether you tup as a ewe lamb or a shearling she will rear the same amount of lambs in her lifetime.

But you find out if she’s a none breeder a year sooner !

 

[Jimdog1]

But you find out if she’s a none breeder a year sooner !

Neighbour still right though.

 

[Al R]

Always lamb ewe lambs here and subsequently shearling often only scan at around 150,%. Neighbour used to reckon that whether you tup as a ewe lamb or a shearling she will rear the same amount of lambs in her lifetime.

Someone who does full breeding records may be able to shed light on this? @Jerry @neilo