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If pushing for an Easter market,
winter born lambs (Feb) are creep fed
a texturized feed and third cutting alfalfa hay to promote growth
for the Greek Easter market. Late spring and fall born lambs are not creep fed since
plenty of high quality pasture is generally Lambs typically weigh 1 lb./day of age by the second or third week of life, and usually maintain a group average of 0.5-0.8 lb/day (consuming a forage-based (pasture or hay) diet with a bit of supplement) through the first 4-6 months of age, with individual lambs easily breaking 1 lb. ADG at the younger stages. Click HERE for pictures of examples of our lamb crops. Click HERE to see pictures of our winter lambing facility. Napping on a sunny spring afternoon |
Our
ewes are easy lambers, in fact, I actually see very few lambs born. I love walking into the barn
or pasture to see a new family
dried off, nursed, and tucked away. We typically
have a 180-190% lambing rate on the mature ewes, and 140-150% on ewe lambs
(lambing at 12-14 months of age).
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available. available. In the past, lambs were fed a corn-based pellet
after weaning along with
either alfalfa hay or pasture (depending on availability of pasture).
However, that has changed with increasing feed prices and improved
genetics. We maximize pasture as much as possible in our
operation and are buying very little grain these days.