John Fagan: Top tips for reducing losses at lambing time
Getting these jobs done now will limit lamb deaths, make your life easier and boost your profits
‘It’s worth doing all you can to save lambs, but do not beat yourself up if it doesn’t all go to plan’. Photo: Tom O’Hanlon
Preparation for lambing is in full swing. I generally get all non-sheep-related jobs done before all hell breaks loose here in mid-March.
The fields I’ve held up since October are looking well and I will put out about 25kg/ac of protected urea to get them going when the weather conditions allow. Soil is still saturated so spreading slurry and fertiliser is still not possible.
