When to you remove the Tups from the flock?

[JoeFo]

That time of year again, the boys won’t be happy!

When does everyone else remove from the flock [emoji231]

 

[MDL POWERUP]

That time of year again, the boys won’t be happy!

When does everyone else remove from the flock [emoji231]

About 6 month ago

 

[farmerm]

At shearing...

 

[Skintagain]

That time of year again, the boys won’t be happy!

When does everyone else remove from the flock [emoji231]

When they look like they are going to croak it. Beltex 4 weeks after going in. Charolais week after texel at lambing

 

[Mc115reed]

4 weeks after they’ve covered the first ewe

 

[Highland Mule]

Boxing day

 

[unlacedgecko]

This year was a 28 day tupping.

Next year I'm thinking tease, maternal tups for 17 days then a terminal sweeper for 11 days.

 

[neilo]

This year was a 28 day tupping.

Next year I'm thinking tease, maternal tups for 17 days then a terminal sweeper for 11 days.

If you’re going more than 17 days then why not another full cycle?

 

[neilo]

2 cycles and a couple of days here normally. Left a ram longer with one group this year as unsure if he’d tupped them all after he got a scab on his todger. Only 10 repeats from his 123 ewes as it happens, so obviously has a high pain threshold!

That mob started lambing on April 1st, with the last one yesterday. The one before was 10 days previously.

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you’re going more than 17 days then why not another full cycle?

28 days lambing is quite long enough

 

[unlacedgecko]

2 cycles and a couple of days here normally. Left a ram longer with one group this year as unsure if he’d tupped them all after he got a scab on his todger. Only 10 repeats from his 123 ewes as it happens, so obviously has a high pain threshold!

That mob started lambing on April 1st, with the last one yesterday. The one before was 10 days previously.

Why not 3 cycles?

 

[neilo]

Why not 3 cycles?

By that time he had to stay until I could be arsed to get them in.

 

[Hilly]

Christmas Eve

 

[DanM]

2 cycles and a couple of days here normally. Left a ram longer with one group this year as unsure if he’d tupped them all after he got a scab on his todger. Only 10 repeats from his 123 ewes as it happens, so obviously has a high pain threshold!

That mob started lambing on April 1st, with the last one yesterday. The one before was 10 days previously.

Theres honest marketing for you; “My Charollais will get the job done, even with a scabby dick!”

 

[Jackov Altraids]

I remove them as a flock starts to get fed/ housed for lambing as they need neither and I'd rather have a bit of outdoor lambing in June than empty ewes.

 

[neilo]

Theres honest marketing for you; “My Charollais will get the job done, even with a scabby dick!”

It wasn't a Charollais, it was one of those scabby looking, shedding ones. Tough as nails to put up with that I reckon.

 

[Fendt516profi]

At night

 

[shearerlad]

28 days lambing is quite long enough

I’d love to cut it down to that.
My tups are in for 35 days, but hill flock works 3 weeks behind the cross ewes. It’s a long 8 week stint.

 

[andybk]

take mine out when they come in for lambing , anything very late can lamb outside by itself and be sold as a couple , Rarely get them hung (charollais)

 

[Sheep92]

Mine are in for 35 days, had 12 empty from just over 900 this year, wouldnt entertain leaving them in any longer