@@nikograbovac8442 They just got pulled away from the rams 3 days ago and are getting a big bale of 2 year old grass hay to eat on and a 1/2 pound of whole corn each morning. I wouldn’t give them corn if the hay wasn’t so old. I will continue that until March 1st when I will take the corn away and feed them alfalfa hay for the last 6 weeks of gestation. Alfalfa and corn is too rich for lambs growing inside of them and makes the lambs get too big. This breed converts feed very well.
They are good for pasture almost all year round. Unfortunately in my North Central Iowa climate we have a short grazing season. However my mature ewes are still grazing cornstalks.
Really nice gut-fill. Love to see those really high capacity sheep.
Thank you! I really like that about them as well.
They are looking really stunning. How old are they now?
Thank you! Mostly 5 months old but a couple are 4 months old.
@@Ile-De-FranceSheepFarmWhat is the feeding plan for your de-france lambs im interested
@@nikograbovac8442 They just got pulled away from the rams 3 days ago and are getting a big bale of 2 year old grass hay to eat on and a 1/2 pound of whole corn each morning. I wouldn’t give them corn if the hay wasn’t so old. I will continue that until March 1st when I will take the corn away and feed them alfalfa hay for the last 6 weeks of gestation. Alfalfa and corn is too rich for lambs growing inside of them and makes the lambs get too big. This breed converts feed very well.
Are they good for pasture almost all year round?
They are good for pasture almost all year round. Unfortunately in my North Central Iowa climate we have a short grazing season. However my mature ewes are still grazing cornstalks.
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