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f**k Up Fortnight
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Best of luck at the mart
Stw88
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Well what a c*nt of a day. Could write a book with what I’ve had to deal with, then theres all the wind and rain we’ve had as well. Good job it wasn’t a couple of degrees colder! Lost far too many today for stupid little things, only 2 starved, plus the 3 drowned but plenty other problems. Don’t want many more days like today. 
I've done that with 2 or 3, seems to work as well as anything, might start doing any triplets as they're born, they seem to be the problem onesTo be honest , thanks to everyone’s suggestions, I’ve put 1ml of alamycin down the throat of anything suspicious, not blanket use just those that get a bit watery.
It seems to work
Is it just yourself or do you have help?Well what a c*nt of a day. Could write a book with what I’ve had to deal with, then theres all the wind and rain we’ve had as well. Good job it wasn’t a couple of degrees colder! Lost far too many today for stupid little things, only 2 starved, plus the 3 drowned but plenty other problems. Don’t want many more days like today.
What they dieing from?
Stw88
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- Northumberland
Mam keeps an eye on the mule ewes and hoggs in the shed at their house, dad is busy with cattle and other jobs but just me out in the field. Takes 2.5 hours to get round them all then had 22 in pens at mine to sort out once I got finished. Wife used to potter about haying, watering and Strawing pens but got 2 kids under 4 so she’s busy with them. Couple of years they should be out helping. Think it’s time I started looking for some staff but we all know how difficult finding someone decent is.
Only had a couple peg it in the field but there's a few twins that look a bit hunched and hungry so their ewes need a bit of a boost. Most singles growing like mushrooms. Be easier for me to feed the ones that need it in the shed rather than trudging across muddy fields. Been waiting for the last of the ewes to lamb so I can use the shed, 3 left to go and they can live in a corner with the pet lambs after a bit of reorganization.
Obviously there your sheep but I would take a lamb off if the ewe can’t rear it. Better than them wasting away in a shed. Then kill the ewe at first opportunity.
Yes those struggling ewes have been marked for cull, constant rain has done them no favours.
Aspiring Peasants
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How’s your grass situation? The reason I ask is that here ewes are struggling a bit through lack of grass. This was the first year I wasn’t able to house any ewes over winter. That combined with the weather meant there were only a few fields I could rest to give spring grass. Even though it’s warm the grass isn’t getting going, I think the roots have been to wet for too long.
Some were lambed in March to allow better use of the building we eventually got built and there have been problems since they were turned out. They are getting a bite of grass, 0.75 kgs of cake, fodder beet and a block. The ewes are still struggling to maintain condition . Lambs are now on creep. When it’s dry enough to travel, fertiliser will go on, but that’s out of our control.
When I had rested grass they never even got cake after lambing! So, it might be they just need Dr Green, and supplementation until it comes
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- South Pennines ol14
It’s never ending!only 6 left to lamb here, we cut down on sheep a lot in autumn but wi rain it feels like we doubled numbers
banged it down all afternoon and night an still raining now. Its suppose to be fine an i to choose which lambs to turn out before i go to work,
Another vet student starts this morning, indoor ewes down to a hundred or so but can’t turn out in this weather!
250 outside lambing… by boat
Grass not good, been moving the flock through the fields so they'll regrow when the warmth comes. Into the big field by the shed today so hopefully the other five will have a bit of time to drain and regrow. Agree roots have been drowned, can see better growth on steeper better drained ground but even that is waterlogged. Waiting game now and supplement those that need it via the shed.
I got 250 of my own due at end of the week, I can’t say I’m particularly excited about it with having to work as well. Last year though so will get through it.It’s never ending!
Another vet student starts this morning, indoor ewes down to a hundred or so but can’t turn out in this weather!
250 outside lambing… by boat
primmiemoo
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- Devon
Busy, busy! Any in-laws who'd chip in? My sibling's sister-in-law would schedule her leave for school Easter holidays and a stay to help with tending pens and generally being an extra set of reasonably well educated eyes and ears. All the children were creched in a big pen themselves for safety when there were a lot of sheep movements going on.
Got some ready to move away to other land but other lands too wet, so they'll have to stay here en make doIt’s never ending!
Another vet student starts this morning, indoor ewes down to a hundred or so but can’t turn out in this weather!
250 outside lambing… by boat
lambs are looking well really considering what they had to put up with
Freshly littered down with clean barley straw I hope....
Walked my ewes and lambs properly today with the Lab, very useful, as it gets the Ewes up. Lambs looking OK, a few looking very good, but they are all filthy which I do niot like to see.... disease soon picked upGot some ready to move away to other land but other lands too wet, so they'll have to stay here en make do
I cursed one ewe with twins I turned out yesterday. Silly creature had stashed her lambs by the water barrels, only the muddiest place on the field
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Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
This must be a f**k up
Mule ewe, texel tip and I’ve ended up with 3 immigrants…
Mule ewe, texel tip and I’ve ended up with 3 immigrants…