Author Topic: Suffolk cycle (Read 1326 times)

Shire1980 · « **on:** April 26, 2020, 07:27:50 pm »

My neighbours Jacob got into last years batch of texel lambs around November and one lambed yesterday.
I also have a flock of Suffolks and its made me think I should just lamb everything outside around this time of year instead of in the shed in February as this year the weather was terrible until recently.

Can I put a tup in with Suffolks at the end of November or is that too late?

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2020, 01:18:13 pm »

My tups went out end Nov last year. I was fed up of scrabbling for grass and worrying about milk supplies.

However I have no experience of tupping and lambing Suffolks this late. My instinct says they would tup fine but I’ve no personal experience go back that up.

shep53 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2020, 05:57:58 pm »

Many suffolks are lambed in march & april , if the flock does not want to sell well grown ram lambs but only shearlings then this is the norm , you may get a few less lambs but the costs will be slashed

harmony · « **Reply #3 on:** April 28, 2020, 10:01:38 am »

Quote from: shep53 on April 27, 2020, 05:57:58 pm

Many suffolks are lambed in march & april , if the flock does not want to sell well grown ram lambs but only shearlings then this is the norm , you may get a few less lambs but the costs will be slashed

And a lot less work.