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Thanks. I’ll get a FEC sample gathered and see what it says. I know Zolvix is pretty expensive.

Thanks. I thought Zolvix pretty much dealt with all worm types. Does a FEC show lungworm? I don’t think it does but not 100%.

Looking advice. I’ve a batch of lambs in the shed getting ready for them to be clipped. They have been Heptavac’d, got Zolvix, mineral dosed - pretty much everything they could get and getting a taste of nuts as well but a few have started coughing. They are on straw bedding and eating hay. All...

Quick question….. How many days / weeks before lambing would you see a teat appear? Some due to lamb from next week but next to no teat on them yet. Been getting fed 5 weeks pre lambing steadily increasing each week and now at the limit getting 2lb a day split evenly over 2 feeds (morning and...

Thank you.

Might be a silly question but would wheat hold the wet more?

What is best for bedding sheep? Barley or Wheat straw?

Have many people on here got FlockWatch? What is it like and is it worth getting? Like to hear what everything thinks.

No reason that I can pinpoint. All clear of worms, got double Heptavac’d, get Vitamin drenched etc. I’m thinking that it is probably the same as every year or very similar but because I have every weight in front of me in black and white it makes you sit back and look at the results more and...

This is the first year I have took weights at 8 weeks of age and at weaning time so i suppose it will be a lot more beneficial for a comparison from next year etc. They are all putting on a good daily live weight gain all from .2kg to .45kg per day so happy with that. No matter what I suppose...

Hi everyone Just interested to see but I have started to wean lambs and they are all 12-14 weeks of age. What weight should they be at that age on average? 3 batches: 1 batch averaging 35.5kg 1 batch averaging 31.6kg And the last batch averaging 27.5kg albeit this batch are not even 12-14...

Sorry I meant 2lbs a day.

How much meal do people feed ewes post lambing? And what date do they feed them to? Usually feed 2kg per day (split over 2 feeds) before weaning down to 1 feed and feed til middle of May time. What’s everyone’s thoughts?

Cheers. Many problems with feet?

When does everyone house their ewes that are in lamb? I usually house 3/4 weeks before lambing but tempted to house a bit earlier this year and footbath them once a week / 10 days to try and keep feet problems to a minimum. Whats everyone’s thoughts?