Tom Staunton: Keep hogget ewes or first-lambers separate from older ewes to avoid bullying
It’s vital to make sure ewes don’t lose too much body condition when in lamb
Sheep feeding on small turnips in Baggan, Co Carlow. Photo: Roger Jones
Our ewes are undergoing a period of maintenance feeding after breeding and this will continue until after scanning.
Post-scanning, we usually split them into groups according to when they will be lambing and the number of lambs they will have.
