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New ewes

  • 02-10-2018 10:42am
    #1
    clonagh
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    I bought 10 new ewes (3 and 4 year olds) last week to go with my existing 30 and intend to let the ram(1 only) out to them all next Saturday. The field that they're going to be in is about 8 acres and I know from experience that the new ewes will stay in their own little group away from the main flock. My question is, will the ram move from one group to the other to service the ewes or will he just stay with one group or the other and some of them won't be serviced at all?
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    clonagh wrote: »
    Hi All,
    I bought 10 new ewes (3 and 4 year olds) last week to go with my existing 30 and intend to let the ram(1 only) out to them all next Saturday. The field that they're going to be in is about 8 acres and I know from experience that the new ewes will stay in their own little group away from the main flock. My question is, will the ram move from one group to the other to service the ewes or will he just stay with one group or the other and some of them won't be serviced at all?
    Thanks.

    He'll have no problem covering both lots in eight acres


  • #3
    clonagh
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭clonagh


    Thanks Wrangler. He'll have a raddle harness on so I'll be able to monitor progress.


  • #4
    Oldira
    Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭Oldira


    clonagh wrote: »
    Hi All,
    I bought 10 new ewes (3 and 4 year olds) last week to go with my existing 30 and intend to let the ram(1 only) out to them all next Saturday. The field that they're going to be in is about 8 acres and I know from experience that the new ewes will stay in their own little group away from the main flock. My question is, will the ram move from one group to the other to service the ewes or will he just stay with one group or the other and some of them won't be serviced at all?
    Thanks.

    Do mind me asking how much you paid for them?


  • #5
    clonagh
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭clonagh


    €140


  • #6
    Oldira
    Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭Oldira


    clonagh wrote: »
    €140

    Didnt think 4 yer old ewes would make that much. Have 10 to sell and was hoping for €80. Am I mad?


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  • #7
    clonagh
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭clonagh


    I did overpay a bit but it's kind of a long story.


  • #8
    Lambman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Lambman


    Ewes will go till ram when the time comes wouldn't be worried on that end off it... €140 steep alright seen plenty good hoggets going for that money.


  • #9
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    Lambman wrote: »
    Ewes will go till ram when the time comes wouldn't be worried on that end off it... €140 steep alright seen plenty good hoggets going for that money.

    Plenty of good hoggetts going for allot less than that


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