I thought BCS went up to 5?Did some January and February lambers the other day, scanned ok, trying to slim them down now as a few BCS 7/8’s in them and they’ve been on poor wetland for the last month.
There’s a thread tupping 2018 (or 2019) or it may’ve changed name to lambing 2019.
3.5-4” across the dock is double BCS 5.I thought BCS went up to 5?
3.5-4” across the dock is double BCS 5.
Still scratching a living from your wee bit rock and heather @Al R?3.5-4” across the dock is double BCS 5.
Scanned my flock today, not happy.
Far too many singles and ewe lambs have struggled to get into lamb.
Excluding ewe lambs Im at about 150%, of the empty ewes over half have been shearlings from one farm I bought 2 lots from. Trips are running at about 7% of total ewes which has "helped" a little.
Spoke to my vet this afternoon and he is going to do a free check from Enzo and Toxo to see if anything rumbling around in the back ground. But he said the scan results hes heard so far are on a par with mine due to lack of grass at tupping so no flush effect.
My ewes were bolused pre tupping and in OK order, but little grass in front of them.
Lost with that 1 @Woolless ?
My ewes are in good form this year but weight loss programmes have never been an issue!Lost with that 1 @Woolless ?
@Jerry would have a similar climate to me but warmer in the summer, it’s not all Rosie..... no fly strike for 8 weeks as it’s been to wet so hopefully that’s the end of it for this year!I think it was a reference to how easy it must be to farm where the grass never stops growing.
The commercial ewes would be more 3.5-4’s with obviously the odd 2.5 and 5.My ewes are in good form this year but weight loss programmes have never been an issue!
@Jerry would have a similar climate to me but warmer in the summer, it’s not all Rosie..... no fly strike for 8 weeks as it’s been to wet so hopefully that’s the end of it for this year!
January*, last year I went ruthless and was even leaving BFL’s out. Ended up tubing and putting 5 BFL’s into warming boxes for 6 hours at 4 weeks old after the snow hit. Survival of the fittest etc....If you two can lamb outside in February, the lambs won’t be knocking around through much of the summer anyway....
How are Dick & Cheryl keeping nowadays?View attachment 745424 Today's scanning
Cheryl was fine yesterday she comes to us 4 times a year but Dick not been with her for a whileHow are Dick & Cheryl keeping nowadays?