It’s ok, to many triplets really is making a far bit of work and lamb losses are a bit higher than I would like (watery mouth and deformed wired lambs), but doesn’t really matter as got plenty of spares. The success seems to be yearling ewes that have been separated for the first time this year, there lambs a very big and have loads of milk, usually struggle on both counts with them.
Good. We are still going through the bit before at the moment which is worse I always think. Weather still shyt not a great forecast going forward marquees ordered to get some in at least
We got dumped with another good half inch rain from about 5pm onwards. Only saving grace is its still mildish,but colder and more sh!te to come next 10 days ahead.
Yes it was very wet again yesterday which we could have done without we did have some drying a bit before that
What are you using for watery mouth?
Black market spectam
Why has it paid to be a bad shepherd ?Pays to be a bad shepherd this year!
Naturally I sold most of mine store and missed most of the good fat prices
Do you have hard standing for marquees?
Got 2000 doses of that, haven’t used any, just metacam and amoxicillin, don’t save many though.
1/2 ml of pen strep down the neck if you see them just starting with it. Seams to pull 8 out of 10 around. You have to catch them at the stage when the mouth is just starting to dribble but their still on their feet.
It’s been a mild wet winter so ideal for “bugs” to develop. No hard frosts for any period of time. We’ve had some joint ill and one of the sufferers was the first lamb born in the shed which had no sheep in it before, so no build up of infection
I'm using 1ml alamycin la down the neck when spraying the navels, so far working great
Highland should be OK for you. They getting better weather, I heard.there even getting going sowing this week!
I’m getting the odd case of joint ill now in lambs around 14 days old but seem to be responding to betamox but it’s just a time consuming job catching them.
I’m glad they are working for you but most I’ve spoken to say they make no difference.I’ve tried the monoshied pills this year from Mayo this year . Meant to help/stop watery mouth , and so far so good !
Nithersdale said he had something better for joint ill I will remember it in time
