lambs lame ?

Still Farming

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Mixed Farmer

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #1

Few lambs going lame .
When catch them all clear between hoves no sores no rot nothing ?
Joints all flex and ok .
Spray purple spray incase .
No thorns
Not broken
Funny ones ?

 

Long Croft Farming

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North Derbyshire

• May 16, 2018

• #2

joint ill maybe?

 

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #3

Long Croft Farming said:

joint ill maybe?

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Nearly ready to go ?

 

Long Croft Farming

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North Derbyshire

• May 16, 2018

• #4

Still Farming said:

Nearly ready to go ?

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not that then.........sorry still lambing here!!

 

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #5

Always something

 

texelburger

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Herefordshire

• May 16, 2018

• #6

Seen the worse scald we have had for several years but also ,like you,some going lame with nothing showing in the hoof.Think we will have another draw ,walk them through a footbath at the same time and probably inject an antibiotic to the ones that don't improve.Will use something like Alamycin so only a 9 day retention and not do the ones that are of marketable weight.

 

Chasingmytail

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Newport, SE Wales

• May 16, 2018

• #7

On long grass? Scold. Thats all I can assume if in fine fettle . Havent seen it here now. But had it 2 years ago

 

Still Farming

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #8

Not long grass

 

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Gulli

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Livestock Farmer

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Somerset

• May 16, 2018

• #9

How much cake are you feeding them?

 

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #10

No cake
Small bit oats

 

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #11

Lambs nibble a bit thats it

 

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liammogs

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• May 16, 2018

• #12

Not foot rot under the cleat if that males sense? The foot warm to touch? Will end up bursting out

 

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #13

All cool like as if you know if they jump or climb on something and twisted ankle type thing ??

 

AvonValleyFarmer

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Leicestershire

• May 16, 2018

• #14

CODD?

 

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #15

What do i do with that !get some chips ?

 

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #16

http://www.nadis.org.uk/bulletins/contagious-ovine-digital-dermatitis-(codd).aspx
Their feet don't seem or look like that at all ?

 

Nithsdale

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Dumfries & Galloway

• May 16, 2018

• #17

If worrying you, put them through a footbath of Formalin.

It's cheap, and effective.

 

Still Farming

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South Wales UK

• May 16, 2018

• #18

Just very odd as had sheep for generations but there's nothing "looking" wrong with their feet except carrying and limping and sore feet ?
Funny thing's ???

 

Chasingmytail

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Newport, SE Wales

• May 16, 2018

• #19

I recon still scold.
http://www.xlvets.co.uk/sites/default/files/factsheet-files/sheep-lameness.pdf

 

Al R

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West Wales

• May 16, 2018

• #20

Nithsdale Farmer said:

If worrying you, put them through a footbath of Formalin.

It's cheap, and effective.

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I got slated heavily for saying “cheap and effective” a few weeks ago....

I would say possibly codd? None of the hooves are erupting at the top? I would try jabbing 2/3 with betamox la and 2/3 with alamycin la, Mark them differently obviously so you know which ones are done with what. If betamox clears it but alamycin doesn’t then it’s codd usually.