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I'm starting to think about weaning
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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1735920" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>I usually align my weaning with our local Weaner Sale. I rarely have any to put in it , my surplus heifers I usually have people chasing them but I use the prices at the Weaner Sale as a guide to my pricing. It is a good sale and everything usually sells at a premium to the regular weekly sales. I only found out yesterday that the sale is set for the 10th March so I am getting cracking. I don't creep feed but I do put in a creep feeder about 2 weeks before weaning to get them used to taking a bit of grain so that when I put it out when I split them off their mothers a significant number know what it is all about. I don't like them going backwards.</p><p>I built this creep feeder about 12 years ago and am very happy with how it has stood up. The hopper doesn't hold a real lot, probably 1/2 tonne of grain mix, I fill it up with the bucket on the tractor and from the silo. I have it attached to the old grey Fergie and it is very easy to move when I rotate the paddocks, just start her up, lift the linkage and I get enough clearance to go over dips etc through gateways. </p><p>I've got a bit to do to get things ready for weaning like bringing a couple of feed troughs home from The Tin Mine which will be a bit of a challenge as things are very wet and the tracks not passable but being well prepared is the key for things to go smoothly and no headaches.</p><p></p><p>Ken[ATTACH=full]13869[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1735920, member: 16453"] I usually align my weaning with our local Weaner Sale. I rarely have any to put in it , my surplus heifers I usually have people chasing them but I use the prices at the Weaner Sale as a guide to my pricing. It is a good sale and everything usually sells at a premium to the regular weekly sales. I only found out yesterday that the sale is set for the 10th March so I am getting cracking. I don't creep feed but I do put in a creep feeder about 2 weeks before weaning to get them used to taking a bit of grain so that when I put it out when I split them off their mothers a significant number know what it is all about. I don't like them going backwards. I built this creep feeder about 12 years ago and am very happy with how it has stood up. The hopper doesn't hold a real lot, probably 1/2 tonne of grain mix, I fill it up with the bucket on the tractor and from the silo. I have it attached to the old grey Fergie and it is very easy to move when I rotate the paddocks, just start her up, lift the linkage and I get enough clearance to go over dips etc through gateways. I've got a bit to do to get things ready for weaning like bringing a couple of feed troughs home from The Tin Mine which will be a bit of a challenge as things are very wet and the tracks not passable but being well prepared is the key for things to go smoothly and no headaches. Ken[ATTACH type="full"]13869[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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