The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: rochvima on July 30, 2014, 12:01:11 pm
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hello
I am just after some advice regarding feed for my lambs .i have received a tonne of barley (not rolled) and would like to find out what to put with the barley for a mix to feed my lambs with .My lambs are just over 3months old
any advice greatly appreciated. Thank you
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What are you trying to acheive? To fatten more quickly? push on for pedigree sales? compensate for poor grazing? Most commerical lambs wont need feeding yet & should be finishing nicely of good grazing. Each ration would be different depending on purpose so more info please!
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sorry no help here
but i do want to ask, how many sheep do you have to make getting a ton of barley delivered worth it? and where do you get a ton of barley from?
Cheers Ed
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I'd be very very careful feeding barley it can cause horrendous bloat in lambs- I lost one last year due to him getting into a calf creep feeder and helping himself.
Ed you can get barley from your local feed merchants- they will normally sell by the tonne delivered.
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Depending on where you are and the type and age of lamb it may be appropriate to be feeding them a little as a top-up and to put a bloom on them.
But in England you need a license to mix feed, so it's probably a heck of a lot easier to buy a ready-mixed ration. I don't know the regulations elsewhere, whether they are the same or not.