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Need help? if (priceA.badges['premium-plus'] && priceB.badges['premium']) { userWall = 'paywall'; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; } meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, vars.user.subscriptionFinishDate = subscriberCookie.subscriptionFinishDate || ''; The finished lambs yield a high killing-out percentage and a carcass with well-fleshed legs, good eye muscle and a long loin. }); return; badgeToFilterBy = 'upgrade'; var badge = badges[x]; if (price.placeholder_prices.length > 0) { }); Hugh had quintuplets on the farm a few years ago and before Christmas he sold a ewe that went on to have quintuplets in Cork. } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium-plus') > -1) { if (eventType === 'purchased') { if (badges.indexOf('featured') > -1) { if (isGrantedBy('app_purchase')) { }); Welcome! id: purchase.sku_code, const getUrlHash = function () { Lambing starts on 1 April, with half the flock bred pure and the rest put to Oxford Down and Texel tups. subscriptionStatus: purchase.granted_by_purchase.sku_code, if (!hash) { } if (urlHash === 'monthly' || urlHash === 'annual') { } The breed itself has a future and purpose so why commit business suicide. window.gigya.accounts.getAccountInfo({ if (now.getTime() > item.expiry) { productClickSource = undefined; Part of the flock is bred pure and the rest of the ewes are run with Beltex tups. var fw_collection_links = { template_placeholder_selected: '

', Youve got to put up the best barrier you can against any bugs and be really on the ball by prevention rather than cure.. ","articleBody":"Hugh O\u0026#039;Connell left school at a young age to go farming at home with his father and uncle near Ballivor, Co Meath. var priceExpireExist = []; if (!selectedPrice) { } The Beltex sired commercial flock follows on lambing from the 40-ewe pedigree Texel flock in early March through to mid-April when there are only about 100 hoggs to lamb. successful_upgrade_redirect_url: 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium/', } }) He was first drawn to Beltex to increase his average slaughter var adElem = document.getElementById('vi-ad');
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} return 'premium'; listenForFlipPayEvents(); In moment of madness (well it seems to be now) I bought 3 pedigree beltex ewes to have as something nice to look at out the window and maybe get the odd ram out of them to put back to the mules. "I'm lambing sheep from January 1 to May 1. const selectedRegional = localStorage.getItem('selectedRegionals'); return 'shopfront'; const listenForFlipPayEvents = function () { meteredModal.classList.remove('-active'); } return price; choses Beltex for Easy Lambing. const updateTemplateForHomeDelivery = function (el) { We used a Texel on our Hebrideans a few years back in horrendous weather. if (!! if (priceA.badges['premium'] && priceB.badges['home-delivery']) { var adElemSticky = document.getElementById('vi-sticky-ad'); const couponCodeUsed = function (purchase) { \u0026amp;quot;That\u0026#039;s affecting farming right across the country, the money that young people can made in other jobs. "She has a lovely way about her with stock and she has the sheep dog here, Bonnie. } Compared with an outdoor lambing flock, we probably use less concentrate and particularly when we didnt start feeding until the last two weeks of pregnancy. if (urlQueryString) { let bundleExpires = []; if (meteredModal) { } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium') > -1) { var elem_pos = Math.ceil(jQuery('.article-body').children('p').length / 1.5); }, const domain = '.independent.ie'; \u0026amp;quot;They are a meat machine. const bundleValue = getBundleValue(purchase, 'app_purchase'); And the mature Beltex ewes on average weight around 70 kg. "We average a 150 per cent lambing but the hoggs can easily look after two Beltex lambs and we find that unlike some other sires, these crosses aren't such a strain on the hoggs. As long we have the market out there for sheep.". payments for the top grades and get paid for weights up 23 Kg. return null; const hash = document.location.hash window.gigyaIntegration.addEventHandlers({ } These Beltex lambs weigh about 4-5kg, compared to a Suffolk-sired lamb that can weigh up to 9kg. userHasValidSubscriberCookie()) { The Beltex sheep is a breed of domestic sheep which was originated from Belgium. adElem.style.visibility = 'hidden'; price.position = index; value: priceID, window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; You can put a lot of effort into getting everything lambed and going well and then run straight into problems and losses if the weather turns bad.. However, review full breed profile of the Beltex sheep in the following chart. The prominent muscling is not visible at birth, but it begins to grow soon after. } We make sure all the pens are dry and inject all lambs as soon as they are born to prevent any risks of joint-ill. I know its young to treat them for coccidiosis, but weve had it in the past and so this gives them early cover just in case. childList: true, return 'upgrade_flow'; const pair = param.split('='); even with the higher bw singles born at the end of the lambing period. }; selectedPrice = getBundleById(event.detail.object.id); } midArticleWidget: function(widget) { premium_content: true, } var _footer = document.querySelector("#colophon"); return Object.keys(purchase).indexOf('coupon_code') > -1; el.classList.add('-full'); \u0026amp;quot;It\u0026#039;s hard to change older farmers from the Suffolk or Texels, they\u0026#039;re used to that breed. 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"We sell rams off the farm to local farmers and local sales and we do a lot of showing at summer shows with the Beltex and Rouge. plans.forEach(function (plan) { } if (isShopFront) { window.location.hash = '#' + badgeToFilterBy; }; setDataLayerNonMeteredFlow(event.detail.object); "But there's always money in sheep in my eyes, you'd always have a few quid. Our aim when we came into farming was to run a flock of breeding ewes on a low-cost, low-labour system that would enable me to continue with my other sheep business. } const params = {}; if (eventType === 'new_card' && isUpgrades) { var fw_collection_links = { }); if (eventType === 'purchase_failed') { } window.dataLayer.push({ } else if (node.id === 'fp-tog-anch-2') { const onHomeDeliveryPriceSelected = function (priceId) { adElem.style.top = '10px'; snackbar.querySelector('.message2-outer').classList.remove('-error'); } template_summary_other_paymet_options: "

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", params[pair[0]] = pair[1]; window.showNonSubscriberElements) { }); His daughter Stephanie and granddaughter Chloe, who is 12, help out on the farm when they can. : [selectedPrice] const setDataLayerNonMeteredFlow = function (accessObject) { let productImpressionRecorded = {}; if (flipPayJsUrl) { const virtualPageViewData = { } }); Indoor lambing 175 pure-bred Charollais ewes in December, Supplementary feed normally offered four weeks before lambing, Health and cleanliness critical at lambing, Lambs protected against orf, given a coccidiostat and protected against scouring, Weaned late January when ewes are turned out, 800 New Zealand Romney ewes lambed outdoors. window.dataLayer.push({ At eleven weeks of age they have reached label: 'login', const showUpgradeButton = false; } Weaned . if (isShopFront || isUpgrades) { if (selectedPriceRadioInput) { google_widget_url:'https://member.independent.ie/google-login', } document.cookie = subscriberCookieName + "=" + JSON.stringify(cookieData) + ';path=/;domain=' + domain + ';max-age='+cookieExpiryInSeconds; Beltex lamb average birthweight is only 3kg, IIRC. const listenForTabClick = function (tabPrefix) { } else if (accessObject.access === false) { const tabs = document.getElementById('shop-front-tabs'); successful_upgrade_redirect_url: decodeURIComponent(returnURL), if (['fp-card-number', 'fp-card-expiry', 'fp-card-cvc'].indexOf(element.id) === -1) { if (accessObject.access === false) { bodyAvailable = true; In a bid to reduce lambing problems and improve the carcase conformation of the resultant progeny, Robert then opted to try the Beltex over his May lambing Mules. price: purchase.amount, } if (bundles.length === 1 && bundles[0].coupon_applied === true) { I don\u0026#039;t count my steps per day but you\u0026#039;d be walking kilometres taking water and checking in on the ewes and lambs.\u0026amp;quot; Approximately 90pc of the ewes are in straw-bedded sheds for lambing and even with good weather this year, Hugh is keeping the pedigree sheep in as long as possible. Best Answer With 10 FAQ, How to Read Your Pets Blood Diagnostic Test Results, Can Goats Eat Pineapple? }; } const parseTweetIdFromUrl = function (url) { Its hopefully going to help us cut down on feed costs, says Mr Towers. const listenForGigyaEvents = function () { // Flatten the array by 1 level. const priceExpireDate = function (prices) { if (!isShopFront) { fontFamily: '"Nuacht Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif', "Not only do they fit the weight spec, but they have the shape and gigots that are usually missing from the sort of young lambs traditionally aimed at the lightweight market.". const selectedTabId = selectTab[flipPayConfig.filter_prices_by_badge]; price.addEventListener('click', function () { } In mid-May, Mr Brown made his first lightweight export sales draw of the season. So impressed and the pedigree will either be sold direct or through the Pedigree } This year 130 ewes were lambed in February and their Beltex-sired lambs will be marketed as soon as special sales for lightweight export lambs are under way. \u0026amp;quot;With the pedigree Beltex you\u0026#039;d like to see some singles as well. const bundleValue = getBundleValue(purchase, 'corporate_account'); \u0026amp;quot;Chloe is living near by and comes to help at the weekends,\u0026amp;quot; Hugh says. })[0]; I look at the flock for an hour in the morning and an hour at night. onLogin: function () { function getPriceSelected(priceID) { fpblock.style.display = 'block'; return; Twitter if (Object.keys(window.dataLayer[0]).indexOf('article') > -1) { Scanning is usually between 180% and 190% and lambs losses are about 15%. //if the item doesn't exist, return null Holme House, Dale. if (eventType === 'purchasing') { const purchasedProduct = { eventTimeout: 2000, } document.getElementById('discover_more_popup').href = onboarding_article; We scratch lambs for orf and dose them with a coccisidiostat. if (urlParams.has('gaa_at') && urlParams.has('gaa_n') && urlParams.has('gaa_ts') && urlParams.has('gaa_sig')) { subtree: true, eventData: { products: [purchasedProduct] }).map(function (key) { "When prices start to ease we stop selling. if (subscribeButton) { if (element.tagName === 'BODY' && ! filter_prices_by_badge: badgeToFilterBy, return badgeTextEl.innerHTML.split(',').map(function (text) { if (fn) { We have won the Beltex ram champion at the premier show and sale in Tullamore and last year we had the highest price ram lamb sold.\u0026amp;quot; Last summer, Hugh won three championships at three different shows. You would want Charollais cull lambs 43kgs or 44kgs to kill at 21kgs." John feeds no concentrates to rams that he sells on-farm but feeds concentrates for about six weeks to rams that he brings to society sales. event: '_trackEvent', One tip worth noting is get some lux type soap flakes. All navels are sprayed and we give them protection against scouring. 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", } This brings a benefit of at least 4.80 per head. } updateTemplateForHomeDelivery(plan); }); vars.user.gigyaID = gigyaID || ''; In recent years with the bonus payments his early lambs have fetched } var elem = jQuery('.article-body').children('p:nth-of-type(' + elem_pos + ')'); Beltex offers a wide variety of non-reinforced and reinforced polyurethane and polyester belting. A night-time lambing assistant is employed for the four days lambing time in early December. return; listeningForGigyaEvents = true; We never touch ewes feet and dont catch lambs or have any contact with them until they are docked, he says. That would have been a steal! } if (document.getElementById("map") !== null) { } return item.value; Ewes and lambs are kept in pens for 48 hours and then turned into small groups of about five ewes before being doubled up to give about 12 to 15 ewes with lambs in each pen. }