Photo captions. 1– Austin, Pamela and Ian McLennan on their property “Connen Hill” in the Lake Bathurst district. 2– Austin checking Merino wethers on the grazing canola. 3– It’s a family affair at “Connen Hill”. Photos by Rachel Lenehan. 3– Austin said they are continually working on improving their lambing percentage, however it’s sitting at around 100% now. “We lamb from 25 July to the end of August, so it’s a hard period of time for the ewes.” He said they were looking to add more shelter and had just bought more self-feeders to put in paddocks during lambing, commenting that while they couldn’t control the weather, they could manage the flock to the best of their ability. “We have a program and we follow that program. “You get a bit of experience along the way and find a few little things that tell you what does work and doesn’t work, but we’ve been using this system for about ten years and it works quite well for us.” “ We have a program and we follow that program.” – 41 – CONTACT US TODAY! Work with us to build your flock profile Greg Sawyer Senior Genomics Specialist - Sheep Phone: 0486 350 068 | Email: gsawyer@neogen.com neogenaustralasia.com.au | sheepdna.com.au The Fastest Way to Better Results
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