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Garvie

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Fraserburgh
ewe feeding
« on: February 05, 2012, 01:30:57 pm »
hey guys

i am doing an essay for a class at college and its about sheep. the breed am using are Lleyn sheep but the feeding info i have been given is for a 75kg ewe would it work if i just halfed the quanities i was given?

thanks x

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: ewe feeding
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 03:20:50 pm »
I think you will be supprised if you weighed a llyen ewe, modern  llyens have texel blood in them and are far bigger   maybe 65-70kg ave

Garvie

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Fraserburgh
Re: ewe feeding
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 06:21:53 pm »
ye i relised my mistake like 5 mins after posting this stupid me mucked a shetlands weight with a llyen haha darn these late nights partying and having to write a essay the next day haha

deepinthewoods

  • Guest
Re: ewe feeding
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 06:32:15 pm »
god help us all ;)

Garvie

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Fraserburgh
Re: ewe feeding
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2012, 06:36:48 pm »
its fine am still the student and it was a ceilidh so explains it all haha

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: ewe feeding
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2012, 07:27:51 pm »
 :notwell: :thumbsup:

Garvie

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Fraserburgh
Re: ewe feeding
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2012, 10:26:51 pm »
sounded about right we got another tomorrow night its gonna b messy haha

 

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