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Scald in lambs
- Thread starter Sir loin
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- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
*cough cough* fine
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- Cheshire
How does standing ewes in it for a period of time work?? If a sheep has a little cut or irritation between its hooves and it gets footpath solution on it then that foot is tucked up under its belly because it stings/tingles?
Surely far better to walk gently through several times then stand on clean concrete. A sheep is more likely too put a sore foot down when moving than when standing still?
Surely far better to walk gently through several times then stand on clean concrete. A sheep is more likely too put a sore foot down when moving than when standing still?
Skintagain
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My thoughts exactly
But Zinc Sulphate doesn't cause any pain. But Formalin certainly does, and any sheep walking through will be reluctant to walk through again. But I suppose if the footbath is long enough..............
4 years ago I tacked my 100 odd ewes in one large field and had awful problems with footrot and codd.
Got a small farm tenancy with six 10 acre fields and managed to get to no footrot last year and so far none this year. If I shake a bag my ewes rush me so they are easy to catch with guile.
Have golden good in an old dysect cannisters, a cut off Welly boot, a tin of red spray and a long bit of bailing twine.
Catch limping sheep between legs (or tie it to fence/gate with twine if it's a bucker) do sniff test to confirm footrot.
Put foot in Welly with golden hoof for 10 mins or so. Spray leg so I know who's been done.
Repeat a couple of days later if still bad.
Other thing I do is move the sheep around fields so it's more than three weeks before they go back to first field to break bacteria cycle.
Find that no footrot....no codd.
Scald in lambs is minimal, if I do get any engamycin spray them.
It's time consuming to start with but it's worked for me. Hate limping sheep.
Got a small farm tenancy with six 10 acre fields and managed to get to no footrot last year and so far none this year. If I shake a bag my ewes rush me so they are easy to catch with guile.
Have golden good in an old dysect cannisters, a cut off Welly boot, a tin of red spray and a long bit of bailing twine.
Catch limping sheep between legs (or tie it to fence/gate with twine if it's a bucker) do sniff test to confirm footrot.
Put foot in Welly with golden hoof for 10 mins or so. Spray leg so I know who's been done.
Repeat a couple of days later if still bad.
Other thing I do is move the sheep around fields so it's more than three weeks before they go back to first field to break bacteria cycle.
Find that no footrot....no codd.
Scald in lambs is minimal, if I do get any engamycin spray them.
It's time consuming to start with but it's worked for me. Hate limping sheep.
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- Western Washington
Zinc sulfate stings. But it is a "milder" pinch than other chemicals.
It only stings if it's spelled the American way.
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- Montgomeryshire
I agree that Zinc Sulphate is more of a soother on their feet, whereas formalin is basically a controlled chemical burn.
However, I’ve never had an issue getting sheep to walk through a second time. First time for lambs is a game whatever the solution, as they aren’t normally used to walking through water, hence I try to do it when at foot and with a sprinkling of hay/wool on the water to break any reflections.
I made the mistake of not footbathing before weaning last year (they hadn’t needed it), then got scald in a bunch of weaned lambs. That was a tw*t of a job!
I haven’t got the time to stand bunches of sheep in a foot bath for 20 minutes at a time, and a quick run through a solution of 3-4% formalin (no more) is cheaper, faster and as effective against scald ime.
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- Cheshire
100% agree with this. Footbathing fresh bought store lambs compared too our homebred lambs is a frigging nightmare!!
Round about 20 years ago I used to get a call evert 6 months or so from a lovely sounding lady from a chemical firm. Was a London number if I remember correctly. They sold a product for using in footbaths or as spot treatment in a hand held sprayer. Due to her perceived lovelyness & my softness over the course of 3 or so years I built up a stock of this chems so embarrassingly large I had to stop taking her calls!
I’m down to the last 5 litres now and have no idea what it was called as the labels have long since disappeared, but, it is truly great working stuff..... If only she would call again
I’m down to the last 5 litres now and have no idea what it was called as the labels have long since disappeared, but, it is truly great working stuff..... If only she would call again
they are bad enough with lambs at foot but worth it in the end. Does anybody set a footbath round a corner or anything. Always looking for tips. I think slippy plastic baths are worse than the old tin ones.100% agree with this. Footbathing fresh bought store lambs compared too our homebred lambs is a frigging nightmare!!
Have my footpaths set up at exit from the pens they go through it no bother every time I have them in in
I have it same at end of a prattley but long run up never easy with young lambs
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- Montgomeryshire
They'll run through a wide bath more readily....but that costs more to fill and is a pita if you are taking it across the field with a mobile yard.
As above, I sprinkle a bit of loose hay/straw/daggings/wool on the surface the first time through to break any reflections from the surface, which makes a massive difference.