Second and third cycle

[Bones]

Is it of any advantage to keep a teaser ram in with the ewes for a month or so to help with lambing percentage, I won't be lambing on till late April early may , so it could be third cycle before real rams go in,, any thoughts??

 

[Tim W]

I find a teaser of little or no use for ewes going to the tup in Nov/Dec ---they are cycling well anyway at this time of year

 

[neilo]

Supposedly the second heat cycle is the most fertile, but not sure how much difference it makes in reality.

As @Tim W posted though, there will be very few breeds that wouldn’t be cycling by November/December anyway, so it shouldn’t make any difference.
I used to find that a significant number of Texel crosses wouldn’t have started cycling in early October, so well worth using then, or we had a very slow start & extended lambing. Later on, I chuck them in because they are here and I want somewhere to put them after earlier groups, and before I've sorted any hoggs that will run empty, for them to winter with.

 

[TexelBen]

I'd though I'd read on here that 3rd cycle gave you more lambs? Could have been mistaken tho

 

[Paul E]

Don't believe all you read on here.

 

[Nithsdale]

Don't believe all you read on here.

You sayin' a liar walks amongst us ??

 

[Paul E]

No, I'm saying some people just talk Bollox. They might think it true, be we all know better.

 

[TexelBen]

Found it

when to put teaser ram out

I had an article from the vets which I have promptly lost/filed. When would you put your teaser in if you want to put the rams in on 1st September? First time we have used one as we are trying to get a more compact lambing.

thefarmingforum.co.uk

when to put teaser ram out