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Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: fat ewe due to twin. advice please
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2015, 05:01:23 pm »
I'd be inclined to feed for a single but keep a close eye on her and maybe increase it if the weather's really cold or wet or if she's limping and unable to fully utilise the available grazing.  I'd also condition score her every week as she gets near to lambing - our Badger Face look eeeenormous at the moment but when you feel their spinal processes are actually just about cs3 .

Old Shep

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • North Yorkshire
Re: fat ewe due to twin. advice please
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2015, 08:21:26 am »
When you start feeding - don't feed beet pulp, feed ewe nuts.  Beet pulp can lead to prolapsing.

Interesting.  Why is that?   I don't use beat pulp myself, but it's valuable info to know.  Are there other feedstuffs which promote prolapsing?  :sheep:
not actually sure why fleecewife but heard it both from vets and farmers and by a friends costly experience. I think beet pulp is good for bulking up buthasnt got the nutrients.
Helen - (used to be just Shep).  Gordon Setters, Border Collies and chief lambing assistant to BigBennyShep.

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: fat ewe due to twin. advice please
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2015, 11:16:49 am »
Wonder if the nuitritional content would vary with the soil they're grown in?  Last year, for instance, neighbours who grew their own fodder beet had huge roots to pull, but I doubt the feed value was particularly good because the heavy rainfall over the winter had washed nutrients down further than usual into the soil.

 

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