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Had a ewe lamb triplets and mastitis on both sides. Had a big bag but felt soft and normal. Went to check milk and now hard and cold. She’s had a jab of Trymox and metacam and used uddermint. Since then one side has gone down. The other side is very large and firm. The coldness comes and goes...

I am topping up lambs in the field. I’ve been giving hot bottles but is it right I could give it to them cold? Is there any benefit to hot or cold feeds? They’re a week old.

Bottle feeding a lamb. When do you switch from colostrum to milk? Will be around 24 hours old just over now and doesn’t seem keen on taking the colostrum.

I have a lamb born last Tuesday. Went to put him outside the next day and noticed his breathing was rapid and noisy. Gave him a dose of metacam. Then later some antibiotics. He is lively and feeding and seems well in every other respect. I put him out to a small paddock. Still chesty. Gave him...

I have a ewe that could be susceptible to twin lamb. She’s only got a few days to go before she’s due. Can I give her some twin lamb solution to keep her right? Not showing any signs but just worried. Thought I’d I could keep her balanced before any problems it would help?

I have a week old lamb. Lambed outside. Always thinner than its twin. Not much get up and go. Saw it peeing so assumed it must be getting something but just isn’t right. Seems lethargic. I’ve checked the ewe has milk. Lamb will go to the teat but no enthusiasm. The lamb’s temperature is around...

I have a handful of lambs that I’m trying to finish but they seem to have lost their appetite. I’ve been feeding them creep and recently been able to do this ad-lib but they just don’t seem interested. The field they’re in isn’t brilliant for grass now but they also have access to a shed with...

I had a poor ewe today I had to take to the vet to get lambed. Took about an hour and lamb wasn’t alive. She still has a string hanging out which to me says she hasn’t passed the afterbirth. Certainly haven’t found anything. Question is I have seen her pushing a little - do sheep actually push...

I have a small shed for lambing. One side is free range for expectant ewes and the other is pens for when they’ve lambed. It has a concrete floor so I lime it and then straw it out. I pick up what poop I can and restraw over the top as needed. What do you do when you have an empty pen after...

I have a small shed for lambing. One side is free range for expectant ewes and the other is pens for when they’ve lambed. How do you bed it for the sheep? Mine has a concrete floor so I lime it and straw it. Then I top up straw. I pick up any poop I can. What do you do when you have an empty...

I have five ewes that went away with another flock for tupping. When they came back I noticed straight off three out of five had pink eye. I had this last year (not with these sheep) and the vet said if hard to catch or short on time can give a jab of Alamycin instead of faffing around with eye...

Does anyone know if Hexasol is safe to give to in lamb sheep? I know Alamycin is okay but need an anti-inflammatory as well and this is what I have to hand.

Checked on my ewes and noticed a ewe lamb bleeding from her vulva. She’s had a jippy tummy recently and thought it was coming from her bottom at first but on closer inspection it’s definitely from her vulva. I wiped it clean with a bit of dilute hibi - no little cuts or scrapes evident, so...

I have to inject a sheep with an IM dose. Have done this in groin but not putting anything on its bum this time of year. If I pop it in the rump (she’s a breeder so not worried about carcass) does the needle go in straight or at an angle, and does it need to point in any direction? I’ve not done...

I have a six month old ewe lamb under the weather. Yesterday noticed she did not travel with the other seven ewe lambs and was led down. She was making small groaning noises and her breathing a bit funny. Like she was holding her breath for one second before letting it go with a small...

have a ram lamb that I’ve just noticed today has patches of hair loss on his lower legs. One other ram lamb has it on one leg. They are not showing signs of lameness. Any ideas on what this is? I did think of CODD but the loss is above the coronary band and there’s no lameness. The other sheep...

Weaned my ewe lambs on 30th July. Would this weekend be too soon to put the ones I’m retaining back with the ewes? Want to move my rams into a field but it shares a fence with where the ewe lambs are and I’m not sure this is a good idea... :unsure:

Can anyone point me to a good article or information on how to raise rams correctly? Picked my ram up from the society show and sale. Think he’d been a show ram. He was quite interactive in a nice way (I now realise he was probably too nice for a ram but that’s experience for you) and looked...

Noticed today one of my ewes has a lump on her udder, right next to her teat. Only had sheep just over a year so looking for advice what it might be please. I thought mastitis was internal lumps and bumps, and orf was scabs. This is a proper little growth. Looks like a small spot on her teat...

I have a Kellfri flail mower topped with a Briggs and Stratton engine that’s suddenly decided not to start. I thought it might be the spark plug and have ordered a new one but on double checking the end it does appear to be sparking okay. The end isn’t wet with any fuel though. I’m pulling the...