Triplets

[Rowland]

I don’t normally but dose anyone turn triplets away?

 

[spin cycle]

thinking about a little field on their own as i've several....that way i can supplement ....had a wilt rear 3 successfully once

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Yea I do...then instantly regret it when I have to go and retrieve the weakest lamb a week later

 

[Ciderman8961]

Were giving it a go this year as too many triplets, decided it may be easier to supplement ewes than have lambs on the feeder and buy milk powder.

 

[Rowland]

Yea I do...then instantly regret it when I have to go and retrieve the weakest lamb a week later

That’s my thinking so might get shot of them

 

[Northeastfarmer]

That’s my thinking so might get shot of them

I’m sure some ewes will rear 3 but a ewe has 2 tits for a reason

 

[Highland Mule]

I seem to have all my triplets lambing at the start this year, and all the singles hanging back, so have a few running on at the moment. They will be split though, as soon as I can.

 

[hally]

Great way to give your ewe mastitus

 

[Nithsdale]

Neighbour (Valley floor) keeps them as outfits - Scotch Mule ewes.

But sit down before reading this.


They've lambed, now. The ewes are put on arable ground (class 3), wading in grass. He feeds the ewes twice a day until into May, and creep feeds the lambs!

They do well but there can't be any return on them???

 

[hally]

Neighbour (Valley floor) keeps them as outfits - Scotch Mule ewes.

But sit down before reading this.


They've lambed, now. The ewes are put on arable ground (class 3), wading in grass. He feeds the ewes twice a day until into May, and creep feeds the lambs!

They do well but there can't be any return on them???

Might be better than our way of lifting one onto a machine but we have 140 sets of triplets so have to do something?

 

[Nithsdale]

Might be better than our way of lifting one onto a machine but we have 140 sets of triplets so have to do something?

He had scanned 80 or 90. Lifts 1 lamb off ewes he doesn't think will cope...

Obviously with the way things are I haven't seen him to see how his lambing has gone this year.

I've a mate I do days work for, he has 600 ewes, like me. 120 triplets!! Made me grateful for my 41

 

[Al R]

Outside flocks have them left on for a few days and then you’ve got an ideal strong lamb for adopting with.
ive had welsh brokers rear 3 no problem.

Last year with 20% of the flock scanned as triplets I left all of the 5/6 year olds outside to lamb and rear their own. They finished lambing on 32-91, they did them fantastically on grass only until Nemitourdirus took 7 lambs off. They got merged with a group of twins so lost track of them but at 8 weeks they looked like a normal group of twins and I’d be shocked if most weren’t finished by weaning.

 

[twizzel]

On the subject of multiples- I had a ewe have quads this year, took 2 off and left her with twins, she’s noticeably lacked milk probably due to having twin lamb and not eating properly before she lambed. Thinking of culling her- right decision or would she milk better next year? She’s 5 year old this year.

 

[msheep66]

I have left triplets on in the past and given 1 of the lambs some bottle. I have found that the ewe often only has a single the following year so I believe it's probably the best to take 1 off.

 

[Jameshenry]

Take a lamb off and give it away, best thing you'll ever do

 

[Al R]

On the subject of multiples- I had a ewe have quads this year, took 2 off and left her with twins, she’s noticeably lacked milk probably due to having twin lamb and not eating properly before she lambed. Thinking of culling her- right decision or would she milk better next year? She’s 5 year old this year.

I cull any that lamb quads. At scanning the cull tags go in the same time the Number 4 is written on their back.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I cull any that lamb quads. At scanning the cull tags go in the same time the Number 4 is written on their back.

Why? What’s the chances itll have quads again...

 

[Nithsdale]

Why? What’s the chances itll have quads again...

What's the chances of her surviving pregnancy

 

[Al R]

Why? What’s the chances itll have quads again...

I kept one on 3 years ago and she had quads the next year. Since then policy of get rid of them

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I kept one on 3 years ago and she had quads the next year. Since then policy of get rid of them

Think we’ve only ever had 2 sets of quads ever