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There are many ways to feed lambs. One method is not better than another. There are various pros and cons associated with each feeding program. The appropriate feeding program is usually affected by...
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We have around 250 ewes, and eneded up with around 30 cades, so nothing on your scale, but have ad lib creep fed from weaning. They were all sold within five lots of other lambs going down, and made...
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start them off slowly for the first week and then gradualy put more in the feeder,and make shure there is ample water supply and as welshnwilling says with male lambs, they will do good on your feed,
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Oats is a hell of a good feed. Not enough grown IMO. And the varieties have improved so much. Ours cast at 3 1/2 tons this year with much less input than the wheat at a disappointing 4 plus. (And...
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I would start them off on an intensive lamb finishing pellet.Once theyre all eating you can start adding your home mix.Oats are far safer.
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[quote user="msp"]Still not sure which way to go. I am currently feeding home mix which is mostly triticale, fairly similar to wheat so concerned it may cause problems if fed ad-lib.[/quote] Sorry,...
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Thanks both for your advice. Still not sure which way to go. I am currently feeding home mix whichis mostly triticale, fairly similiar to wheat so concerned it may cause problems if fed ad-lib.
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Excellent advice there from Welshnwilling. The only thing I would add is not to do as my brother did when he put a few bags of our own cattle mix which contains a fair bit of wheat to make the pellets...
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Hi, you will need about one creep feeder per 100 lambs, but the more the merrier really. As for eating too much, apart from the cost, the more they eat the faster they’re ready to sell. You won’t get...
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Thinking of creep feeding lambs rather than using troughs.Assuming I feed ad-lib how much creep space should I need per lamb. I have a group of around 200 lambs and use IAE type creeps, length approx...
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