Not really, use scanning for what it was meant for,
An indication of feed requirement of the ewe.
Counting on an underdeveloped
Foetus in a picture and expecting it to get all the way to the factory is very optimistic imho.
I DON’T COUNT SHEEP !.
I learnt a long time ago there is no quicker way to depression than counting sheep .
If you count the live ones that means you count the dead ones, if you count all the dead ones you’ll surely end up depressed.
Count the cheques at the end of the year, if they outweigh...
Completely different!
Acidosis is where the papillae on the rumen lining are burnt by acid produced when too much concentrate has been eaten, stoping them absorbing nutrients,
twin lamb is when sheep is breaking down fat off her back producing energy via a process called “ketosis” the ketones...
I’d change your tea spoon to table spoon,
And add a bit of twin lamb drench if your concerned about her energy uptake
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I find these are very good to get the rumen restarted , local agri supplier or vets will have them...
I haven't got any big issues, I only use the tubby "fro but" lick bucket for the past 6 years and haven't had any problems,
get the odd lamb with small bumps around the lips but nothing major.
( BTW the ewes don't normally touch them , but put in an upside down ring feeder if having problems...
Cammie Wilsons latest podcast on FED by farmers with Graeme Parker the Hoof GP, gives an indication to just how much money there is to be made from a successful youtube account and a savvy business head !!
👆👆👆Exactly this
We have had GSDs in the yard for 45 yrs,
During daytime Always quiet and just lying about,
But no traveller or visitor will get out as they don’t know ,
At nighttime they will meet you with the heckels raised on their neck and a bark that you hope they recognise your voice🤪
The...
add some water and slurry bugs,
when you have tank emptied add about 1ft of water first , this will stop the dung cakeing up on you, works similar in sheep slats also.
the Bugs will then get it mixing itself
That the world we live in now, full of adverts,
I never buy newspapers nowadays , just online news etc
sites,
Walked past the newspaper stand in local shop a few days before Christmas and the front cover of The Sun was a complete full page advert for Aldi!!
Times have changed,
Last batch of tup lambs i housed with add lib nuts, and a bale of good haylage to eat, were eating 1.33kg of conc per day.
they grunted and farted and smelt like pigs :)
Best lambs i ever finished but the only man who made money out of it was the meal man :confused:
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