I ve had lots of triplets and quads of my second crop mules.It goes against my intuation but would I be OK leaving them with the ewe?.Plan would be to give the ewes plenty of corn and get the lambs on to creep ASAP.
As OP I m glad my post generated a good debate.I took some fat lambs to market today without having a VAN and it didn't seem to happer the price I got for them
Has anyone had experience of getting one of these yet and the cost involved.I understand if not part of an assurance scheme you ll need one from the 13th of this month when selling animals destined for the food chain.
Maybe I should check the worm status...it seems to be the mules which look less fit that my towels I ve not had mules before maybe they tend to be leaner looking?
I m a little unhappy with the condition of some of my ewes pre tupping .I'm thinking a mineral drench may perk them up?Or am I wasting my money without testing for deficiency first
Any recommendations for products you have had with positive results...
I own, jointly , with my nieghbour a small brown field/amenity site.We bought it off the council and it was the only way they would sell it.There is a natural boundary half way and me and the nieghbour split it informally in half and use it for amienty...
I ve had several texel throat incidents, nothing cures it. A steroidal injection makes it better for a week but they all die .its put me off the breed a little
My tups get out and wander down road a neighbour's comes across they and opens a gate and let's them in with an other nieghbours replacement dry hoggs!!
I ve a couple of persistently lame in lamb ewes. What's the best antibiotic? I ve given them alymycin and sprayed with blue spray but it's not resolving the problem.i ve had success with draxxin in the past but it's very expensive from my vets
There are so many variables here .my texel x ewes come off quality grazing 2 weeks before lambing they would have a BCS of 4 but i still feed at between 0.75/1.0kg during that 2 week period .they go back on to green grass after lambing and I still...
Update...I didn't jab it and it stopped drooling but that day I noticed too more a bit unsteady on their feet ,they have since recovered .I later found out some body had left a gate open where they are wintering an they had been a a niegbouring...
She is out on grass with 30 others ,no silage or other feed and no odd behaviour other than constantly drooling ...should I alymicin her as a precaution?
I ve got a ewe drooling clear saliva from its mouth.It looks other than that and I can't find anything obvious in its mouth.Any thoughts on what it might be or what treatment it might need?
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