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Need help? 'shopfront_header_subscribe' : 'shopfront_subscribe'; "Last year we sold our first Beltex-sired lambs at Kirkby Stephen at nine weeks old. They went for a lot more than that at Builth and Welshpool. The Rouge is noted for having a lot of lambs, and twins is the ideal scenario, he says. if (isUpgrades) { code: "", setPriceSelected(selectedPrice._id); } add: { const updateTemplateForHomeDelivery = function (el) { Once housed for a week the ewes were taking up to 453g a day of an 18% concentrate. The pedigree ewes with the twins would be getting up to 3lb of nuts per day per head.". if (!isShopFront) { } Both rams and ewes are generally polled. M: 07918 638197. badgeToFilterBy) { Lancashire sheep producer Robert Towers lambed 90 ewes in four days at the beginning of December. "We haven't had any issues with lambing." As a crossing ram, the Beltex has a reputation for being easy to lamb. var span_tag = document.createElement("span"); Birth weights would have been slightly lower on the Charmoise (which were least hardy at birth) and the Beltex, but not enough to make any difference to lambing ease. if (vars.article.wallType === 'premium') { eventLabel: 'load' } Ainstable. const onHomeDeliveryPriceSelected = function (priceId) { const subscribeLink = el.querySelector('a[data-price_id]'); } if (urlHash === 'monthly' || urlHash === 'annual') { wallVisible: 'false' "I do think there is a future for sheep farming in Ireland. } Your cheviot & welsh x ewes should be fine, your suffolk x lambs might need a bit more care as they will be a bit softer and dopier. } } performance which is ideal for his farming policy. Today the breed is raised mainly for meat production. }; } adElem.style.width = (rect.width) + 'px'; Ewes are sheared a week before tups are turned out and no concentrate is fed even in late pregnancy. window.showSubscriberElements = true; subscribeLink.addEventListener('click', function (e) { }, if (isShopFront || isUpgrades) { }; The neck is broad but short in length. } return; if (mutation.addedNodes.length) { We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. That's four months of lambing. adElem.style.zIndex = '21'; It is a hybrid of Belgian and Texel variety, and the breed's name represents the breed's origins as a Belgian Texel offshoot. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. return; if (now.getTime() > item.expiry) { We make sure all the pens are dry and inject all lambs as soon as they are born to prevent any risks of joint-ill. I know its young to treat them for coccidiosis, but weve had it in the past and so this gives them early cover just in case. price.addEventListener('click', function () { var label = "shopfront"; id: price.sku_code, "It's three weeks or a month before they are left out full-time. Most of his commercial flock are Rouge cross, producing good milk and very prolific; in December he sold a number of pedigree Rouge hogget ewes in lamb to a Beltex ram. } And I know loads of flocks lambing texels out side but no one with charollais as the lambs aren't tough enough , you can easily find texels without block heads and big shoulders , more and more grass fed outdoor lambing pure flocks of texels are appearing. premium_content_redirect_url: decodeURIComponent(returnURL), beltex links. } } const onMutation = function (mutations) { Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing, Well one went early today.still born lamb so had to get a pet lamb an adopt on hope it ain't the sign of things to come lol, Does anyone use Texel an manage to get easy outdoor lambing with them? I have only heard of one section in Charmoise ever. That would have been a steal! const getBundleValue = function (purchase, purchaseType) { Jeremy Hunt looks at how two producers are operating their systems. So while concentrates are usually fed to ewes for about four weeks once they are housed prior to lambing time, this year they were only given supplementary feed for two weeks. After that, lambs are relying less on milk and more on creep. } if (isGrantedBy('app_purchase')) { const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(urlQueryString); eventLabel = 'sunday'; I reckon my costs a ewe are very low about 6. }, }, products: products.map(function (product) { We will lamb ALL OUTDOORS unless there is a problem. if (! return; return key.indexOf('granted_by_') > -1; const cookieData = getSubscriptionStatus(purchase); return 0; if (priceToDisplayBilledFrequency) { let userHasLoggedIn = false; if (eventType === 'content_displayed') { eventLabel: 'google-access-denied' In mid-May, Mr Brown made his first lightweight export sales draw of the season. span_tag.appendChild(text); } Last years good summer and autumn meant the ewes at Camp House Farm were in good condition in the final weeks before lambing.

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