The lambs are grazing their way through what's left of the best pasture we have. About two weeks left until the first butcher date. In a few days we will be taking the lambs to the handling system for a weigh-in and check up. They look like they put in some good growth since the last check, so I'm hoping they average weight is back up to normal. The season seemed to fly by this year, hard to believe we will be delivering these lambs to bitcoiners in just a few weeks!
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quotingThe lambs have entered their finishing stage as the first butcher date approaches
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We are trying something new this year finishing the lambs. Because we are slightly over stocked, the butcher date is earlier and the lambs were a bit below average weight, we are feeding all the pasture we have left exclusively to the lambs. Along with the pasture I'm feeding them tree leaves by pruning the trees at the edge of the pasture.
Because we put up a new hard fence in the maple sugar bush and we managed to score some discounted hay we decided it would be best to build a small paddock for the rams and let the ewes have most of the woods. We are feeding hay for now but once the lambs are butchered, we will be moving the ewes back on pasture or putting them on the turnips we planted across the street at the neighbors. It's always interesting what challenges and opportunities each season provides grazing the sheep and producing lamb. Especially as the homestead travels along its natural path of succession.
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