Should I finish my lambs or sell them as stores?

The target is to finish store lambs from grazed grass, however, many producers are not able to achieve this and will need to supplement their lambs with concentrate feeding.
If concentrate feeding, avoid too much starch or finely ground ingredients, coarse ingredients are better, but attract more crows and lambs tend to sort and leave unpalatable ingredients.

If concentrate feeding, avoid too much starch or finely ground ingredients, coarse ingredients are better, but attract more crows and lambs tend to sort and leave unpalatable ingredients.

With the large number of store lambs currently on farms, farmers are considering finishing lambs, selling as stores, or buying store lambs for finishing.

The target is to finish store lambs from grazed grass, however, many producers are not able to achieve this and will need to supplement their lambs with concentrate feeding.

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