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MAYO EWE STOCKING RATE

  • 07-12-2017 7:47pm
    #1
    Thunderbird
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    What would a year round STOCKING RATE be for mayo mountain ewes on a 10 acres of very good land split into 3 3 acres paddocks??


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  • #2
    Lambman
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    Thunderbird wrote: »
    What would a year round STOCKING RATE be for mayo mountain ewes on a 10 acres of very good land split into 3 3 acres paddocks??
    Wintering outside on land? If so u gonna buy silage or try and make it off the paddocks in the summer? Selling all ewe lambs aswell or keeping replacements? Fattening lambs or selling as stores a lot of variables.


  • #3
    Thunderbird
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Thunderbird


    Lambman wrote: »
    Wintering outside on land? If so u gonna buy silage or try and make it off the paddocks in the summer? Selling all ewe lambs aswell or keeping replacements? Fattening lambs or selling as stores a lot of variables.

    Plan for two cuts of silage off 1 paddock.Keep replacements every 3 years to replace cull ewes.sell hiltex lambs as stores


  • #4
    Lambman
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    That closes 1 paddock down from say March till august which is the time frame were you will have all the lambs with the ewes so that means you've 6 acres for ewes and lambs... on good land I'd guess 5 ewes per acre that's over 6 acres so 30 ewes if you lamb at 150% that'll be 45 lambs aswell... when I work it out sounds heavily stocked at that even...


  • #5
    Thunderbird
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Thunderbird


    Lambman wrote: »
    That closes 1 paddock down from say March till august which is the time frame were you will have all the lambs with the ewes so that means you've 6 acres for ewes and lambs... on good land I'd guess 5 ewes per acre that's over 6 acres so 30 ewes if you lamb at 150% that'll be 45 lambs aswell... when I work it out sounds heavily stocked at that even...

    Was thinking 20 ewes. 14 acres of reclaimed land for sale at €45000 beside me but its a big investment' neighbour might rent to me as we're friendly enough.


  • #6
    Lambman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Lambman


    I'd say 20 would be plenty alright.... if I was in ur position I'd keep the land for grazing and buy bales at the backend when there cheap say €20 a bale you would only need a dozen max for 20 ewes that's €240... but you'd be fit till keep 10 more ewes so hopefully that's 15 extra lambs till sell...


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