Seasonal Focus
Store lamb buyers are active in the market, keen to purchase lambs that will finish in 6 – 8 weeks, taking advantage of the flush of autumn grass, while market prices for prime lamb carcasses remain attractive. As grass declines, feeding Lamb Finisher Nuts, or Rapid Lamb Pellets for those requiring a non GM feed, will ensure lambs are fit for slaughter at the grades of finish and conformation that the market gives a premium for.
For early lambing flocks make sure that concentrate feeding with Countrywide Ewe feeds is introduced 6 to 8 weeks pre lambing to meet target body condition scores for lambing. The danger of delay is the increased risk of health problems like twin lamb disease and hypocalcaemia both of which have shown an increase in recent years as flockmasters have sought to economise on feed costs by introducing concentrates form 3-4 weeks pre-lambing, just when the nutrient demands of the developing foetuses are at the peak. Scanning ewes and feeding ewes with twins, triplets and singles in separate groups is a more effective way of ensuring the whole ewe flock is fed more effectively.
