Tag Archives: tupping

Now is the time to start preparing ewes for the 2026 lambing season

Gerard Breslin standing in a field with his flock

Despite the fact that 2025 has been a good grass growing year in many parts of the country, grazing quality will take its usual drop as the shorter days of late autumn and winter beckon. Metabolisable Energy (ME) values below 10.5 MJ/kg DM are already being widely reported for many grass swards with protein values […]

Tupping Sheep: Nutritional Advice for Fertility and Performance

Crystalyx Extra High Energy

is Whatever your land type or market target, the number of lambs you rear will impact the income you reap from your sheep enterprise. Tupping sheep is the starting point for avoiding those empty sheep that don’t pay the bills. The best thing you can do is to look back at your previous lambing’s. What […]