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  • #932
    razor8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭razor8


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Yea, we weigh here and the llyens averaged 296g/day up to weaning at 14wks...Athenrys' lambs averaged 270g/day to 10wks and they're on newly reseeded land

    How does that compare to the vendeens rangler?


  • #933
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    razor8 wrote: »
    How does that compare to the vendeens rangler?

    Weaning them tomorrow, they averaged 312g/day to 10 weeks, but grass has gone very stemmy for the last fortnight so I doubt if they'll be as good at weaning.....grass quality was good right up till the Lleyns were weaned.
    In an all sheep situation, anything around two kilos weight gain per week is all right


  • #934
    razor8
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    You'd be happy with that, lambs doing 310 here and overall 300 if I include ewe lambs lambs, have some ready but clik withdrawal not up for another 10 days

    Never got a big build up of grass all year but quality has remained very good and fields are only started to head out


  • #935
    rangler1
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    razor8 wrote: »
    You'd be happy with that, lambs doing 310 here and overall 300 if I include ewe lambs lambs, have some ready but clik withdrawal not up for another 10 days

    Never got a big build up of grass all year but quality has remained very good and fields are only started to head out

    yea, sold my first ones last week. they made €113 less €3 expenses.
    From now on it'll be nearer to 200g/day, it can be some battle to get them the rest of the way
    Have you weaned yet, makes a huge difference to the lambs if the ewes clean off the paddocks instead of making the lambs do it.


  • #936
    razor8
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    yea, sold my first ones last week. they made €113 less €3 expenses.
    From now on it'll be nearer to 200g/day, it can be some battle to get them the rest of the way
    Have you weaned yet, makes a huge difference to the lambs if the ewes clean off the paddocks instead of making the lambs do it.

    I want to wean but am holding off til i get first draft sold, kinda afraid ones that are ready will go backways for a few weeks if I wean now so was going to wait until withdrawal up, some lambs will be close to 16 weeks by then


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  • #937
    Green farmer
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    I'm still a bit off weaning, born last week of march onwards. The best of them look as if they could be weaned but far too many that look too small yet. Hoping to coincide weaning with after grass.


  • #938
    Username John
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    Main motivation for weaning, would be to have the ewes cleaning the fields after the lambs (as I don't have a topper)

    I will prob wean mid-July, in ~3 weeks time. This is more to time in with sending the lambs to the best grass (field reseeded last Autumn), rather than anything else. I don't know if I'll have lambs ready by then - maybe a few, but not too many I'd say.


  • #939
    sea12
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    Got the sheep sheared this afternoon thankfully. Another job done. Was a little disappointed with lambs. Definitely back on last year. Grass has not being as good at all year.

    Actually spread a few bags of manure I had left over to bring on a bit of grass.
    Think I will wean them in 2 weeks to keep the good grass for the lambs.


  • #940
    Cran
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    Picking Rams today for start of sales, struggled to get them stand still. This is hogget picked for first sale, if lambs calm down will get few pics


  • #941
    rangler1
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    Cran wrote: »
    Picking Rams today for start of sales, struggled to get them stand still. This is hogget picked for first sale, if lambs calm down will get few pics

    Better fly the flag for my breed too.

    2015-06-27 18.13.29.jpg


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  • #942
    Cran
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Better fly the flag for my breed too.

    2015-06-27 18.13.29.jpg

    Now that's a smashing bunch of lambs


  • #943
    Bullocks
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Better fly the flag for my breed too.

    2015-06-27 18.13.29.jpg

    Are your boys fit for ewe lambs rangler ?


  • #944
    rangler1
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    Bullocks wrote: »
    Are your boys fit for ewe lambs rangler ?

    I'd say they'd serve anything that'd stand ;)
    It's not recommended to put ram lambs with ewe lambs, supposed to have better conception in ewe lambs with an experienced ram


  • #945
    Bullocks
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    I'd say they'd serve anything that'd stand ;)
    It's not recommended to put ram lambs with ewe lambs, supposed to have better conception in ewe lambs with an experienced ram

    Thanks , I didn't know that . In general are your lads easy lambers ?


  • #946
    Cran
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    I'd say they'd serve anything that'd stand ;)
    It's not recommended to put ram lambs with ewe lambs, supposed to have better conception in ewe lambs with an experienced ram

    What weight are they Rangler, guy 3rd from left in front looks like a serious sheep.


  • #947
    rangler1
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    Cran wrote: »
    What weight are they Rangler, guy 3rd from left in front looks like a serious sheep.

    He's the heaviest alright, 86kg and from there down to 70kg


  • #948
    Cran
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    He's the heaviest alright, 86kg and from there down to 70kg

    January born? They are super weights...


  • #949
    rangler1
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    Bullocks wrote: »
    Thanks , I didn't know that . In general are your lads easy lambers ?

    Yea, they're easy lambed, we lamb over 100 ewe lambs to them every year


  • #950
    rangler1
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    Cran wrote: »
    January born? They are super weights...

    9th dec -9th January, we can lamb from the 1st dec, to register them as 2015 lambs.


  • #951
    razor8
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Better fly the flag for my breed too.

    2015-06-27 18.13.29.jpg

    There's serious style to some of them guys


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  • #952
    orm0nd
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Better fly the flag for my breed too.

    2015-06-27 18.13.29.jpg

    super stock as usual

    your grass quality would put a lot of dairy guys to shame


  • #953
    sea12
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    Cran wrote: »
    What weight are they Rangler, guy 3rd from left in front looks like a serious sheep.

    If it was me I would pick the second from the front.
    But having said that I wouldn't refuse any of them.
    Lovely sheep rangler. Well done.


  • #954
    Green farmer
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    Lovely clean stock with good length to them there. Is it the rotational grazing or topping has your grass very fresh looking rangler ?


  • #955
    razor8
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Better fly the flag for my breed too.

    2015-06-27 18.13.29.jpg

    Top notch rangler


  • #956
    rangler1
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    Lovely clean stock with good length to them there. Is it the rotational grazing or topping has your grass very fresh looking rangler ?

    Combination of both I suppose, and of course avoiding photographing the stemmy paddocks.


  • #957
    westman1
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    https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11693932_857680517642469_8068248601099771710_n.jpg?oh=0c5c604ef16baad0698a652124ffcb78&oe=562B5E95



    twins ewe 40kg ram 45 kg born mid march no meal


  • #958
    Willfarman
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    Jaysus that a fair flag you put up her for the breed rangler. They look great.


  • #959
    Lano Lynn
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    https://www.facebook.com/wairererams?ref=profile

    for anyone who believe sheep should be dosed in a single file race like cattle


  • #960
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    And ya have to be in with them too. Workin over a wall is a pain


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  • #961
    sea12
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    Lano Lynn wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/wairererams?ref=profile

    for anyone who believe sheep should be dosed in a single file race like cattle

    Video doesn't work for me


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