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Have two ewes aborted within a few hours of each other both twins due to lamb 10th March lambs look healthy just a little small What should I do with the two ewes Chuck them outside ? Could this be toxo?there are cats living in the straw :/ I had a problem with listeria about 3-4 weeks ago...

following on from my last thread would anyone know what jobs would be available in new Zealand from around may until september or so or where to look

What options are there for a 27 year old looking to work in England/Scotland are there any large livestock farms that would want someone ? I would ideally like a sheep farm is the just a hair brained idea or is it possible ? Feel like I need a change in my life an need to get away from home

What moisture should barly be if feeding to lambs / ewes ?

Couple of questions How much hay would 30 odd lambs eat would a small square bale a day or so so it Also would .5kg of meal along with it give me a decent growth rate of 1kg a week or so Lambs are about 40kg

Any one any idea why a lot of my lambs would be scouring I'd say a good 50%. Of them are maby and it has left them very dirty havnt seen lambs as dirty before it has been going on for a good 4-6 weeks now They have been wormed about two weeks ago and I got a fec done and they had nothing would...

Got more grades back sent load of ram lambs away from what I can work out all killed out @ 41-42% all R3 this seems very low to me anyone any opinions on this to put it in perspective 44kg=18.5kg roughly

Why would lambs that are 42-45kg be lacking flesh sent 13 lambs away half came back as far class 2 lightest was 40.5kg on my scales that should be correct but my lightest kill was 17.1kg R2 that would mean a 41-42% kill out why are these lambs lacking flesh they are on grass only and came off...

Any body have any tips for this only baled them last week all ready see a few with holes in them :(

Have a ram lamb I think I'm guna keep he is a pure lleyn Hes a single but off a hogget he's about 46-48kg can't mind witch now @ 14 weeks old he was born a big lamb probably 6kg or so would I be wise to keep him and breed replacements from him reason is bought his dad a year or two ago to...

Going on from some of the other threads what weights do people draft theyr first lambs off @ And is it usually before or after weaning

If been creeping lambs for a week now and plan to wean end of next week how many kg a week /grams a day can I hope for when creep feeding them post weaning 150/200g a day or would it be higher from what iv read 200g per day post weaning is possible on grass alone. So you would think grass +...

How long does it last in a footbath ran some through today and plan to run them through again next week some time foot bath was cleaned and new water obviously it now looks dirty cant see the bottom of the foot dip Will I need to through it out or how long will I get out of it ?

Have a Fat hogget that has prolapsed didn't get inlamb I cleaned it put it back in as much as I could gave her a shot of ultra pen let her out she gave a cough and out it came :mad: so Guna get the vet to stitch her up then cull Question is does ultrapen have a withdrawl period all it says...

Is nemo still a risk at this stage bringing lambs in for second jab of hep p so Guna dose them for worms too as last time was 5-6 weeks ago I know I should get a fec done but don't have the time atm so wondering should I do them with a white wormer again Thanks

How much nitrogen are you allowed to spread per acre excluding the stock on it is it 135 units ?

Is it ever worth creeping lambs The current price over here for lamb is £3.60/kg I sell all dead Iv weighed a group of lambs to get a very rough estimate of how theyr doing seems to be most are around the 25-27 kg Mark bigger ones 30-33 And the lighest of them 20+ My problem at the moment...

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Looking to expand this year and I dont want to keep any of my own Ewe lambs bar 10-20 that are pure llyen as rest went to texel My dilemma is should I buy ewe lambs at all or spend a bit more and go for hoggets

Can any body tell me some info about these samples I don't have a clue what they mean ?