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Just watching how I blasted all over the "place" in less than a month was shocking, I used what I talked about the other day, and although it actually took about 5 weeks for my volume to double, I just go'ogled Jan Venstaker's Shooting Ropes and her reaction has been priceless!
Love this look into what Ryan and Janna do to grow their industry while advancing alternative energy sources. So cool to see what they have grown from and the obvious success they are achieving with this initiative. I had to look for it, but I see the JCB in the background!! Like a game of "Where's Waldo"!!
As far as the heater for the water tube, just throw in a small aquarium heater. I use a tiny 15w for a 400 gallon tank in my greenhouse in the winter (just to keep from freezing over, not keep warm). Space a few of them out if you have a long tube.
Thank you Dr. Tait for the great presentation. I do have a question which is a bit off topic, so I will not feel bad if it is ignored. You probably know that many of us are short on both forage and feed grain this year, and so are trying to manage as close as we can. My question concerns the flushing of ewes, in moderate shape, in terms of both the time to start (6 weeks? 2weeks? Don't bother?), and for me, equally significant, as to when one can cut back on grain post-breeding, without severely compromising lamb numbers. Down to a choice as to feed longer post-breeding, or save the grain and more expeditiously use it pre-lambing. (any relation to Dr Malcolm T. UBC?)
Hi Mr. Smith 😊 I really enjoy watching your video over and over again, its very instructive 😊 I'm dreaming, planning, researching etc... in your experience and opinion: (for instance let's take 100ewes as example) • how much straw (acreage/land) is needed to grow enough for bedding all year round ? • how much hay/haylage (again in size of land) is needed to feed all year ? • what size of barn/shelter is needed (for similar intensive system) ? ° what's your opinion about corn silage? ° what's your opinion about soybean instead of peas ? ° what's your opinion about soybean residues to bale and use for bedding ? 😊 if you could answer, I would be very grateful and glad 😊
The portion of this video regarding placing sheep (or livestock) is quite incorrect. Placing stock can be a very valuable grazing management tool so it's an important topic, but needs to be correctly done. It's not difficult to do but requires proper handling initially and some additional considerations.
OMAFRA has a great fact sheet on how to compost dead stock. Easy peasy, really. You just ensure there is some manure on the bottom, equal depth of the carcass both covering and underneath. If not manure, then, you can use straw, hay or wood shavings. Basically 2/3 substrate (manure, shavings, straw, etc) and 1/3 carcass.
How are you getting these ewes to have quad or triplets all the time . We always said we rather have a good healthy size lamb then worring about the ewe not raising triplets .
May I ask why you would've want a security camera in the barn, at less you would be able to see if anything did go wrong. I'm all for the ewes doing everything on their on as far as that goes. What is the reasoning leaving the lights on at night.. What do you think about sheep in central Georgia being left outside year round. Yes our winter months are getting colder here and wet.
We have staff in the barn 24 hrs per day since we lamb year round. Our sheep are outside except when they have young lambs. I suspect in Georgia you issue is heat not cold. Ewes will need protection from sun. The sheep breed we use is highly prolific. We only leave 2 lambs with mother the remainder are raised in a self fed nursery.
