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      Dkb replied to the thread Pot ale syrup and sheep.
      It would be put straight in on top of Oats and barley and then that would be fed in twice a day feedings
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      Dkb replied to the thread Pot ale syrup and sheep.
      I do supplement with a copper bolus coming up to lambing as tests have shown we are slightly low in copper, mainly Suffolk cross ewes...
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      Have the option of collecting IBC’s of pot ale syrup basically next door. Was hoping to feed it to ewes coming up to lambing with...
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      Dkb replied to the thread Which head torch?.
      Cheetah headlite are about €50 I find them perfect. They are rechargeable, hold the power very well, have full and half power...
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      Dkb replied to the thread July lambs possible?.
      I had a ram break in with highlander hoggets in February one time and 12 of them lambed in July. We had 22 live lambs from them...
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      Dkb replied to the thread Feeding Potatoes to Sheep.
      I have a bin made up for ewes to eat whole beet from and the floor in it is mesh. it allows a lot of muck to fall/wash down through it...
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      Dkb replied to the thread Hogg deaths.
      In the UCD Lyons trial I’m fairly sure that there was a reduction in wormer use on the lambs in the multispecies sward vs the control...
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      Dkb reacted to neilo's post in the thread Hogg deaths with Like Like.
      Not at all, sheep are sheep. All will need worm treatment if there's a problem. You obviously have more sense than to look into the...
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      Dkb replied to the thread Best feed for wintered stores?.
      If it’s stalky silage I’d say your gonna have to give them 1-2kg of concentrate to not have them stunted from a lack of protein. Next...
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      Dkb replied to the thread Lambs going blind.
      Had one in a bought in store no visible signs of any damage to the eye from an in turned eyelid or pink eye etc so I gave him one jab of...
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      I have a farm rented with no sheds but there is a yard so depending what’s over there I just use fodder beet, haylage/silage &...
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      Dkb replied to the thread Smock Top.
      Guy cotton smock is good
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      Dkb replied to the thread Creep feeding April lambs.
      We don’t use creep feed. Forage rape is very important in our April lambing system as it comes ready for grazing in November just as...
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      Dkb replied to the thread Lamb colostrum.
      I hear some farmers make a deal with a local dairy farmer and vaccinate some of the cows with hep p so then the lamb gets the passive...
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      Dkb posted the thread Dipping damp sheep in Livestock & Forage.
      With this broken weather all the time I’m finding it hard to get bought in store lambs dipped. I need them gone asap to fodder crops...
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