Tupping 2017

trewern

Member
Location
Cardiff
as were all getting close to if not already at that time of tupping, how's about some pics of the lads and some pre tupping tips to share ?

about to give the tups there yearly mot and have 2 tups 2 tooothers will heavy irrational breathing and struggling to walk mor than 50 yards without sipping out of breath on there back ends. But feet seam fine Can be described as swayback symptoms. I've included a little video any one help me out with what it may be? Fluked an drenched then today and a shot of alamycin for the two dodgy ones. Need to get them fit in around 6 weeks other wise think I'll have to go down the rout of bloods also there fec is 150epg as ok last week

Cheers any help appreciated
And look forward to pics and tips
 

Al R

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Livestock Farmer
Location
West Wales
50 yards is bad, we're going to cull one that won't stick at 8kmh for 1 mile (n)
I try and sort the Rams out in June, turn over every ram and inspect its feet, trim any excess off and purple spray between every hoof on every ram incase of scald or footrot. They also spend 3 consecutive days every 21 days going through the formaldehyde from June until they go in in October.
 

neilo

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Thick Texel/Beltex tups by any chance? Or maybe lung damage from mv/pasteurella/OPA? Just throwing ideas out, as can't really tell without seeing them, and even then....:scratchhead:

After 2 aged, proven rams going infertile together on me a couple of years ago, I've gone to fertility testing at least everything that might not be run in big mobs (maternal rams & Beltex). The Charollais stock rams that get all used on the commercial flock will already have been checked before.

All my rams needed for November tupping had balls checked and a bolus a couple of weeks ago, to cover TE deficiencies here in plenty of time, and are run through a footbath if they get scald at all. Other than that, they are in an old orchard waiting on any windfall apples to drop.
 

TrewithickFarm

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Cornwall
Abermax & Lleyn tups went in last weekend with the Lleyn ewes.
 

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Nithsdale

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Livestock Farmer
I will add photos of the crew, when the boys are in...

But here are this week's purchases
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2x NCC Park tups, and a Texel. Still need another 2 Texels...

The Texel isn't the best, and I wouldn't pretend he is... he was a bit of a budget buy at a sale which trade just kept getting stronger :confused: but I know well the farm he is from and I like how they 'do' their tups - not over pushed or done hard. He is solid muscle and is good skinned, even if a bit slight bodied...
 

liammogs

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Turned our tups in week last weds slow going to the tup, thought wed lamb 2/3 weeks earlier but going buy raddle marks we be the same as usuall any reason, did think of a teaser but for 40 ewes and for 14 days of the year cant justify it!! Teasers been selling around the £300 mark
 

Al R

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
West Wales
2 CharolaisX Rams in for the long wait!
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A CharolaisX ram, a Charolais-Beltex yearling and a few ram lambs hassling them. The feeder is their toy, hasn't been used in years!
 

Farmer_Joe

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Livestock Farmer
Location
The North
those tups sound like they need to go, ive got one to replace as hes a little older but still in good shape but i keep gimmers so hes best away really and one a little thinner than rest and getting a little slower on his feet. To be fair the crap at the last sale i went to i will be keeping em if i dont see anything better o_O


lets hope theres some good stuff at skiptons mixed breeding sale (n)

i was hoping for something like ford4000's tups on left (look great) got a pair very similar to them 2 years ago and their spot on a little dearer than i would normally pay but you can see the quality in the lambs
 

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