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Letting out the Ram

  • 05-09-2011 9:34pm
    #1
    Mr.Success
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    When do ye think is the best time to let out the ram to his lady's.
    I'm not in any hurry till the end of Sept. Have a few neighbours who let him out all ready. We done this a few years ago but the ewes all lambed during hard frost in Jan making it difficult for weak lambs.


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  • #2
    johngalway
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    Be the 1st of November before mine gets at them. Due to location, location, location, and weather :D


  • #3
    Mr.Success
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭Mr.Success


    johngalway wrote: »
    Be the 1st of November before mine gets at them. Due to location, location, location, and weather :D

    do you just have sheep or cows aswell.

    i'd like to have most of the ewes lambed before the cows start calving in march


  • #4
    johngalway
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    Just the sheep at the moment.


  • #5
    Mr.Success
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭Mr.Success


    johngalway wrote: »
    Just the sheep at the moment.

    its a brilliant time to have sheep, very dear


  • #6
    flatout11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭flatout11


    grass weather etc .... jan/feb is too early
    when do you have enough grass in spring.....
    early to mid march is soon enough,
    a lot of lads with sucklers say its great to have then fin before the cows.... but how many cows have do they calve every day 2 - 3 tops,
    i always find that i when i am in the yard its no real odds whether its checking the cattle or the sheep, TBH id like to be on the home streach with the cows when the lambing starts for a different reason.........
    heavier weanlings!!!


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  • #7
    Mr.Success
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭Mr.Success


    flatout11 wrote: »
    grass weather etc .... jan/feb is too early
    when do you have enough grass in spring.....
    early to mid march is soon enough,
    a lot of lads with sucklers say its great to have then fin before the cows.... but how many cows have do they calve every day 2 - 3 tops,
    i always find that i when i am in the yard its no real odds whether its checking the cattle or the sheep, TBH id like to be on the home streach with the cows when the lambing starts for a different reason.........
    heavier weanlings!!!

    the oul lad usually holds the weanlings as stores so he dosnt care if they were born in jan or july


  • #8
    flatout11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭flatout11


    then as i said early to mid march depending on where your based
    tis nice to be able to let them out within a day or so after lambing and not be lugging bags of meal out to them ...... less hardship in the long run


  • #9
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    Mr.Success wrote: »
    When do ye think is the best time to let out the ram to his lady's.
    I'm not in any hurry till the end of Sept. Have a few neighbours who let him out all ready. We done this a few years ago but the ewes all lambed during hard frost in Jan making it difficult for weak lambs.

    When is the best time - different on every farm I'd imagine.

    I'll be taking the ram away from mine this Saturday - his job is done. Should be starting lambing around the 1st Jan, but majority of them will be mid-Jan. Kinda sorry I didnt put him in a week earlier, and have em lambing over Christmas... but too late now :D

    I thought this year was a great year for lambing early - we had hard frosts all right, but as I lamb them inside, and leave em out after 2 - 3 days, the hard weather is grand. Fine bright dry days. Much better than cold rain...

    I only have a few sheep, and at the minute too much grass nearly... I'll be closing up fields now soon.


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