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Can you keep a ram with ewes all year round?

6) Leave the rams in with the ewes for 2-3 cycles, and when they are removed the ewes need to not be moved again for approximately 6 weeks. This is a crucial period for the pregnancies to establish, and any undue stresses to the ewes might increase the number of empties at scanning.

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My advice is to leave the ram with the ewes after the official breeding season has ended, at least up to lambing. He will graze with them and in the winter, he will eat hay with them. No need to add extra work to house a ram separately at that time.Although recommendations vary, rams should be isolated from ewes for at least 6 weeks in order for the ram effect to work. Ewes must have no contact with rams by either sight, sound, or smell, which means that they must be separated by distance.

What time of year do you put ram in with the ewes

Teaser rams are turned in with the ewe lambs for 30 days, from 1 November, to give them two full breeding cycles. On 1 December the fertile rams are turned in for a month. Ewe lambs are out-wintered on stubble turnips and get the best grazing.

How many rams do you need for 100 ewes

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