Feeding Schedule: I would first emphasise that this is for Southdowns + Badger Face at condition score 3-3.5, high health closed flock on a windy hilltop, heavy clay, ancient meadow, lambing mid March, tups in for only 19 days and ewes housed six days before lambing and any problems culled out. That said, I start at lambing date minus 6 weeks feeding twice a day, 50g per ewe. Minus 5 weeks is 100g/ewe. At minus 4 weeks the ewes are vaccinated and split into singles and doubles - singles stay on 100g, doubles 200g. Minus 3 weeks: singles 150g and doubles 300g. Minus 2 weeks: singles stay on 150g, doubles 400g. Minus 1 week: singles 250g, doubles 450g. Once the ewes are turned out I continue feeding them all together at 150g per lamb until lambing's finished, on the basis that those last to lamb will have had more feed and the grass will then be growing away well. Hay is normally only fed when they're in the shed, unless the weather dictates otherwise.