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Been meaning to post up a few pics of things here with a while...
Pic of the ews and lambs
Its not all big thick Suffolks here (altho it mostly is)
Here's a big thick Suffolk... I really liked this ewe - she's nice long, strong ewe, quiet, just a nice ewe...
She had one lamb, nice lamb, not too big. But he was coming head + 1 leg only. I handled her, and whilst she is a big ewe, she was very narrow... Disappointing, she's for the road now...
The few early lambs we had. They're not doing super, but they haven't had the best grass, so its hard to expect much more...
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Green farmer wrote: »Fine healthy sheep John and a nice scenery backdrop.
Thanks Green.
Would prefer a bit less scenery, and some more flat fields... But sure... 0 -
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They look to have nice pickings in that picture john. Lambs must kill fierce well of them suffolk ewes?
They were only just put in there to be honest Eire
Lambs kill out ok. But sometimes I wonder if they grow a bit too big... I mean, they grow into big framey lambs - you'd wonder at times would you be better with a smaller type of lamb, which wouldn't put so much into frame...
But sure I'm never happy - the few horney type ewes I have I don't like cos they aren't big, and don't have a big heavy frame:)0 -
Username John wrote: »The few early lambs we had. They're not doing super, but they haven't had the best grass, so its hard to expect much more...Username John wrote: »They were only just put in there to be honest Eire
Lambs kill out ok. But sometimes I wonder if they grow a bit too big... I mean, they grow into big framey lambs - you'd wonder at times would you be better with a smaller type of lamb, which wouldn't put so much into frame...
But sure I'm never happy - the few horney type ewes I have I don't like cos they aren't big, and don't have a big heavy frame:)
where do sell you them John ?
we killed a mixed load last (vendeen & Hampshire crosses)
I still don't have the kill sheets but average ko was about 51%
I was real pleased as it was the first time killing Hampshire x's so young0 -
where do sell you them John ?
we killed a mixed load last (vendeen & Hampshire crosses)
I still don't have the kill sheets but average ko was about 51%
I was real pleased as it was the first time killing Hampshire x's so young
They go to ICM Camolin, through cork marts.
Off the top of my head, they kill 47% maybe a few would do a bit better
They never killed over 50% I know that
But - last year was the first year with the hampshires, and they were only on grass, no creep. (March lambing)
I imagine to get the 50% you would need ration.
On a side note - recently my kill sheets doesn't have the tag number beside each line (it used to have)
Anyone else find this?0 -
Username John wrote: »They go to ICM Camolin, through cork marts.
Off the top of my head, they kill about 47% maybe a few would do a bit better
They never killed over 50% I know that
But - last year was the first year with the hampshires, and they were only on grass, no creep. (March lambing)
I imagine to get the 50% you would need ration.
On a side note - recently my kill sheets doesn't have the tag number beside each line (it used to have)
Anyone else find this?
EDIT : meant to say 51% is very impressive.0 -
Username John wrote: »They go to ICM Camolin, through cork marts.
Off the top of my head, they kill 47% maybe a few would do a bit better
They never killed over 50% I know that
But - last year was the first year with the hampshires, and they were only on grass, no creep. (March lambing)
I imagine to get the 50% you would need ration.
On a side note - recently my kill sheets doesn't have the tag number beside each line (it used to have)
Anyone else find this?
Yea, really sickens me, we jump through all the hoops with tagging etc and we don't even have the benefit of numbers on the kill sheets. we're having loads of rows with them in the group, with hoggets they say you'd need to put in the 10 numbers on the tag so they don't do it. said they might start when he hoggets are finished:mad:0 -
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Username John wrote: »They go to ICM Camolin, through cork marts.
Off the top of my head, they kill 47% maybe a few would do a bit better
They never killed over 50% I know that
But - last year was the first year with the hampshires, and they were only on grass, no creep. (March lambing)
I imagine to get the 50% you would need ration.
On a side note - recently my kill sheets doesn't have the tag number beside each line (it used to have)
Anyone else find this?
Phone them and ask them for the numbers, there's a guy on the line taking the numbers, so they're there for you anyway
Say you thought it was only the hoggets that was hard read (they have to read flock nos. and individual nos in hoggets) its only the individual no in your case as you have all the one flock no.
They told us we could get the numbers on the kill sheets if we asked for them but haven't tried them yet,0 -
Username John wrote: »They go to ICM Camolin, through cork marts.
Off the top of my head, they kill 47% maybe a few would do a bit better
They never killed over 50% I know that
But - last year was the first year with the hampshires, and they were only on grass, no creep. (March lambing)
I imagine to get the 50% you would need ration.
On a side note - recently my kill sheets doesn't have the tag number beside each line (it used to have)
Anyone else find this?
yeah, we would be hitting mid 40's kill off grass for the later ones , they don't get a great do as they are mopping up after the cows
meant to post a photo as I remember you commented that they didn't look like hampshires when young , they are similar to yours now,
have the get one of the off spring to upload the photo, ... easier said than done0 -
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