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contract-rear replacement ewe lambs

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  • Registered Users Posts: 40 topofthewind


    I suppose a few details would need to be worked out in advance such as losses, vaccinations, shearing, dosing, vet fees and meal/fodder.

    Im thinking that if the contractor carried the can for all of those then €60 a head might make it worthwhile for both parties?



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭148multi


    Would any lad buying ewes lambs and selling as hoggets clear €60.



  • Registered Users Posts: 40 topofthewind


    I think he wouldn’t have a chance of clearing €60 a head. The expenses of losses, shearing, dosing, vet fees, meal/fodder and other miscellaneous (transport, fence maintenance, drainage, hedge cutting, fertilizer, lime, sprays, machinery maintenance, diesel etc) would severely eat into the €60.

    Woudn’t be much pay for all the labour or return for the use of the land out of the €60 in my opinion so not a great deal for the contractor.



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭J.O. Farmer


    Would €60 cover feed for the year with meal over €12, silage probably over €30, and fertiliser €50 a bag.

    It'd want to be a low stocking rate for €60 to do it.

    I think It'd be hard to pay either man for contract reared ewe lambs. You'd sell ewe lambs and buy back as hoggetts cheaper.



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


    Personally I think it’s a no brainer to lamb ewe lambs but it does take good management

    if you have a good flock of replacements that are performance recorded I would fancy to option of selling & buying in hoggets that’s a pot luck game



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