Farmer Articles

Practical weekly notes for fattening and breeding farms.

Bilingual Tamil and English articles written for farmers who want clear decisions on feeding, housing, growth, health, and farm economics.

Fattening Systems

Advantages of stall-fed fattening over grazing

How controlled feeding, lower walking loss, and better monitoring can improve finishing speed and buyer-ready batches.

5 min readFattening
Feed Form

Pelleted vs. mash TMR for sheep fattening

A practical comparison of intake, sorting, wastage, cost per kg gain, and when mash still makes sense.

6 min readTMR
Farm Economics

Unit economics of a 50-animal fattening batch

A practical breakdown of Batch 1 cost, revenue, mortality, break-even price, profit per animal, and ROI.

6 min read50 animals
Breeding Economics

Buying a pregnant ewe vs grooming a ewe lamb

A practical comparison of cash flow, disease risk, genetics, milk ability, and the better route for building a breeding flock.

6 min readBreeding
Fattening Decisions

Fattening ewe lambs vs ram lambs

How ADG, feed intake, fat cover, sale timing, and breeding value should guide when to sell or retain ewe lambs.

6 min readEwe vs ram
Market Timing

When to sell before festival demand peaks

Practical timing for Bakrid, Deepavali, Ramzan, local temple festivals, and market-price anticipation.

5 min readMarket
Buying

How to select Mecheri lambs for fattening at sandhai

A field checklist for frame, age, teeth, health, transport stress, and price discipline before buying.

6 min readMecheri
Weight Planning

Ideal entry and exit weight for Mecheri fattening

When to buy, when to stop feeding, and how over-holding can quietly reduce profit.

5 min readMecheri
Feeding

7-10 day feed transition plan for Mecheri lambs

How to shift sandhai animals onto farm TMR safely while protecting intake and rumen health.

5 min readTMR
Health

How to reduce mortality in Mecheri fattening batches

Practical prevention from sourcing and quarantine to water, ventilation, vaccination, and early treatment.

6 min readMortality
Batch Management

Weekly weight tracking and grading for Mecheri batches

How to find fast growers, slow growers, sick animals, and early sale candidates before profit leaks.

5 min readRecords
Batch Management

Why a weighing station matters in a fattening unit

Recommendations for accurate and consistent weighing in a fattening unit.

5 min readWeights