Store lambs

[greeny]

hi all what the best feed to finish off lambs

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Grass

 

[polk_farmer]

Grass

Cheapest way too

 

[GTB]

Grass

2nd best option is to stick them inside on adlib lamb pellets and straw.

 

[scrubbuster]

2nd best option is to stick them inside on adlib lamb pellets and straw.

How much more efficient are they converting inside than outside? I don't feed any, what doesn't go of grass goes store (this year some of the light stores were dearer than the fats by £5!). I fed a dozen as an experiment. Took a tonne to put 5 kg each on them. And they made £7 more than the stores. Experiment quite conclusive! They were outdoors

 

[gone up the hill]

Stubble turnips or a rape/kale mix at this time of year!

Grass is also fine with a bit of cake if you don't stock them too heavy!

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Just sell them as stores.
At present you will make more profit than feeding them hard food!!

 

[slaney]

Turnips hard to beat as rape can be damaged by frost. I'm using turnips as the rape ran out at Christmas.

Another bunch on ad lib 15% pellet with hay available

 

[greeny]

Thanks for all your comments what about sugerbeet as I've got unlimited
Amount of them

 

[cattleman123]

How many you got and where are you? ah yes a bit far away..if you want them gone quickly shut em in on pellets..in 2 months maybe other options

 

[Henarar]

Silage ?

 

[DB67]

Most buyers will tell you that lambs don't kill out well at all at this time of year off grass alone.

We have in the last week started to feed lambs both inside and out just to get that extra bit of meat on them (already fat though)