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Performance and Production

The flock is on an accelerated program of 3 lambing’s in 2 years. The lambing periods are winter, spring, and early November. The following Production Statistics are current 5 year averages.

March – April 2021 lambings

Ewes in group 231
Lambs 762
Raised to weaning 691

Born as:

Single 1%
Twin 10%
Triplet 35%
Quad or more 54%
Born/lambing 3.3
Born live/lambing 3.3
Raised/lambing 2.99
Fostered 0%
Artificially fed 16%
Raised to weaning: 90.7%

Average weights:

Birth weight 0.0
Adj. 50 day wt 23.71 (incl. bottle lambs)
Adj. 50 day wt 26.05 (excl. bottle lambs)
Adj. 50 day wt 12.38 (only bottle lambs)
Adj. daily gain 0.43
Adj. 100 day wt 45.49

May – June 2021 lambings

Ewes in group 140
Lambs 351
Raised to weaning 311

Born as:

Single 5%
Twin 29%
Triplet 49%
Quad or more 17%
Born/lambing 2.51
Born live/lambing 2.51
Raised/lambing 2.23
Fostered 1%
Artificially fed 11%
Raised to weaning: 88.6%

Average weights:

Birth weight 0.0
Adj. 50 day wt 21.64 (incl. bottle lambs)
Adj. 50 day wt 22.72 (excl. bottle lambs)
Adj. 50 day wt 12.63 (only bottle lambs)
Adj. daily gain 0.32
Adj. 100 day wt 37.95

Fall 2021 lambings

Ewes in group 137
Lambs 262
Raised to weaning 248

Born as:

Single 17%
Twin 51%
Triplet 24%
Quad or more 8%
Born/lambing 1.91
Born live/lambing 1.91
Raised/lambing 1.81
Fostered 0%
Artificially fed 4%
Raised to weaning: 94.7%

Average weights:

Birth weight 0.0
Adj. 50 day wt 21.68 (incl. bottle lambs)
Adj. 50 day wt 21.95 (excl. bottle lambs)
Adj. 50 day wt 13.92 (only bottle lambs)
Adj. daily gain 0.0
Adj. 100 day wt 0.0

Ewe Lambs
lambings from 30/04/2021 to 30/07/2021

Ewes in group 98
Lambs 186
Raised to weaning 175

Born as:

Single 14%
Twin 62%
Triplet 18%
Quad or more 6%
Born/lambing 1.91
Born live/lambing 1.91
Raised/lambing 1.79
Fostered 1%
Artificially fed 9%
Raised to weaning: 94.1%

Average weights:

Birth weight 0.0
Adj. 50 day wt 20.95 (incl. bottle lambs)
Adj. 50 day wt 21.72 (excl. bottle lambs)
Adj. 50 day wt 13.13 (only bottle lambs)
Adj. daily gain 0.34
Adj. 100 day wt 38.13