Rhonda,
I live about 60 miles northwest of Brady. Please email where you are
selling your lambs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Thanks, Linda
- Original Message -
From: RBMuller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [blackbelly] lamb weights
Hey!
Here in Central TX, weather is the determining factor for weaning. I
usually breed ewes to lamb in Oct or Nov. I wean depending on winter
grass.
If there is sufficient grass, I wean around 3.5 months. If there has been
no fall rain, or it has been late, and the ewes are having to be fed, I
wean
at 60 days. The lambs are creep fed starting around 3 weeks of age.
I just sold a few lambs @ $1.27/lb.The lambs averaged 41lbs. Couldn't
believe it! Wish I had more ready. Also sold 30 ewes @ $.59/lb and 30
nannies@ $.62/lb
This part of TX had a nice fall rain-- then 2 months of dry, hot weater--
then cold and rain. No winter grass.
The market here is pretty strong compared to North and East. I try to
have
lambs ready for February/March markets. Goat kids also. I have been
disappointed with fall and late fall markets.
My ewes have been culled to be thrifty/non wormy sheep. Hardly ever worm
and when I do it is now to get any wintering eggs out on the ground to die
in a freeze!!!
I do not feed grain, but feed pellets only as a supplement to hay ( which
has been a large expense this year because of no winter grass)
Contrary to what most of you do, I give my sheep full access to a 12:12
mineral blocks and sulfur/salt blocks. None of my ewes have died from
copper!
AND I firmly believe this wonderful breed of sheep is capable of doing
quite
well with little to NO interference.
Thank you for listening to my 2 cents worth!
Rhonda
I also raise LGDs, Maremma Sheepdogs, that never let another animal kill
my
sheep!
- Original Message -
From: The Wintermutes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [blackbelly] lamb weights
My question to the group here is what ages do you normally wean your
lambs.
And what is the normal age of weaning when the ewes are allowed to wean
their lambs without intervention. The only ewes that have weaned their
lambs voluntarily in my operation were having health issues.
It would be interesting to see what lambs ADG would be if they were
weaned
at 120 days!
Mark Wintermute
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