Whole Wheat in Creep - Lambs

[Jerry]

Last few years I have used whole barley with a protein pellet for lambs in creep feeders and its worked well. Far cheaper than bought in pellets.

This year I have kept back my usual bit of barley to use but I also have a few tonne of wheat that never went at harvest. Thinking about adding that to the barley/protein pellet mix.

But at what ratios and what would the risks be?

With barley it is 3 parts barley, 1 part protein pellet. to get a 19% protein mix.

Thinking 3 parts barley, 1 part protein pellet, 1 part wheat., Would be around 17-18% protein I guess?

Can be fed through 3 in 1 feeder or traditional creep feeders. I always start them off on creep pellets for a week or so and then slowly move to the barley mix.

Worried the wheat might be a bit hot for the lambs when also on good grass.

 

[yellowbelly]

I can't see that a 20% inclusion rate of wheat will hurt.

Depends how high the protein in the wheat is, I suppose, but I doubt you're going to be using milling wheat anyway.

If you're worried, start at 10% inclusion rate and gradually work it up.

 

[spin cycle]

i tried small inclusion rate of triticale for fattening lambs and had acidosis problems

 

[Jerry]

i tried small inclusion rate of triticale for fattening lambs and had acidosis problems

What was the mix?

 

[spin cycle]

What was the mix?

barley plus circa 10% triticale....urea treated so should've been mega safe

 

[MF135]

Finished this years hoggs indoors on whole wheat without issue and they motored on it after the first fortnight. Couple of dirty bums at the start but fine after a week or so. Ration was 1 part 18% Lamb Finisher Pellets, 1 part Sugar Beet Pulp and 1 part whole wheat. Eventually ditched the beet as I thought it was getting too dear and wasn’t benefitting much.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

barley plus circa 10% triticale....urea treated so should've been mega safe

Rolled or whole?

 

[spin cycle]

Rolled or whole?

whole....tis a bugger cos I've several tonnes

 

[Poorbuthappy]

whole....tis a bugger cos I've several tonnes

That's a shame.
And unusual?
Were the problems on introduction, or ongoing? Or did they run out (presuming ad lib)?