Silage amounts

[will6910]

That's roughly how much they get along barriers twice a day

 

[It was already broken.]

You have had 50 deaths and empties and have 133 ewes left. Thats quite a percentage.

 

[will6910]

I'm not sure. That's all they get graped to them twice aday. It was roughly as sometimes have bit of a bale in chopper already then a full bale

 

[will6910]

You have had 50 deaths and empties and have 133 ewes left. Thats quite a percentage.

Had 15 deaths due to fluke then 32 empty ones caused by fluke to. Had around 210 put to ram and end up with 160 in lamb

 

[CJay]

One bale would last 36hrs here for 150 ewes or there abouts. Would usually graipe the whole bale up the barrier and let them tear on.

 

[Sid]

Just a word of caution when you have to buy silage they eat twice as much!

 

[J B]

Just looking at it from another angle - I know nowt about sheep.

It's 70 days till 1st April
You have around 70 bales

Why not make one bale last one day and balance with summat else?

Would that work?

 

[will6910]

I was thinking that to but wasn't sure what to give along with it. We have a friend that does nutrition for dairy herds for the company we get the nuts of so thought could give him a call and see what he suggests

 

[Kazak]

You could feed straw every few days and add concentrates.. that will stretch it out..

 

[will6910]

Have started twins on meal this past week now to so only singles not getting meal. Would it Annoy there digesting if added straw on top of silage ?

 

[Kazak]

No problem adding straw. But keep in mind that the nutritional value of straw is very little so the more straw you add the more meal they will need to compensate..
But it will strech your silage no doubt about that.

 

[will6910]

Would it work for instance give them a silage feed in morning and then a straw feed in evening ? Or wouod that be to sudden of a change each day

 

[Thick Farmer]

Why not just buy more silage?

 

[will6910]

Trying t

 

[will6910]

Sorry pressed button to soon. Trying to buy some but finding it hard to get close by

 

[puppet]

Put them out again for 2 weeks

 

[will6910]

Would love them outside still but if they go outside they will eat all the saved grass for spring

 

[bobk]

Or turn them out , isn't exactly cold

 

[will6910]

Would be more happy to let even singles out again

 

[bobk]

Would be more happy to let even singles out again

Why ?