Looking for Allen & Page Organic Ewe & Lamb Pencils?

Allen & Page Organic Ewe & Lamb Pencils in the 20 kg bag have been discontinued. If that was your usual feed, start by working out what you were using it for. Supplementing ewes before lambing, feeding growing lambs and maintaining adult sheep on poorer forage are different jobs.

If you need a certified organic feed

Check the exact product’s organic certification and suitability for your flock with your certifier. Keep a copy of the old and new feed labels so you can compare the intended stock, feeding instructions, energy, protein and minerals with your feed adviser. A similar name or a familiar pencil shape tells you very little about the ration.

Even feeds in the same organic range can serve different animals. HJ Lea Oakes describes its Organic Calf, Lamb & Rearer 18% Pellets as a first dry feed for youngstock. The maker lists its Organic Allrounder 18 Nuts for ewes and rules out lamb use because those nuts contain 0.4% magnesium. See HJ Lea Oakes’ organic feed specifications.

We currently carry conventional sheep feeds. If you’re looking for an organic option, tell us whether you’re feeding ewes or lambs, the stage they’re at and roughly how many bags you need. Contact Chestnut Mill.

Conventional feeds to compare by stock group

• Pregnant or lactating ewes. A ewe concentrate may be useful alongside forage. The type and amount depend on forage quality, ewe body condition and how many lambs they are carrying or rearing. Compare Duffields Flock Care Ewe 18 Pencils and Heygates Flockmaster 18 Nuts. Use the Heygates product for ewes only.
• Adult sheep at maintenance. A complementary mix can help when grazing or conserved forage falls short. For the standard 20 kg mix, see Allen & Page Smallholder Range Sheep Mix.
• Growing or finishing lambs. Choose a feed labelled for that stage. For a pelleted follow-on to creep feed, see Masham Complete Lamb Pellets.

Plan the change before the old bag runs out

Take note of what each group eats now, including forage, concentrate and any mineral lick. For ewes near lambing, forage analysis, body condition scores and scanning results give your nutrition adviser a better starting point than the protein number on the bag alone. See AHDB’s ewe nutrition guidance.

Introduce the new feed gradually according to its directions. Check that every sheep can reach the trough and keep clean water available. For more on feeding at each stage, see our sheep feeding guide or browse Sheep Feed & Accessories.