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    Farmers earn more from YouTube than their crops

    Ahh thank you. I haven’t seen the channel to subscribe. Il have a peak
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    Farmers earn more from YouTube than their crops

    Sorry I’m struggling to know what channel you all are talking about ? Curious to find out for myself what it’s about
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    Ewe lambs prolapsing after they lamb

    I find opposite for mine. Having small numbers I hate see them not having a lamb on them for first year. So far even with the prolapse I’m having less issues with ewe lambs lambing than shearlings for their first time
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    Ewe lambs prolapsing after they lamb

    It’s ok today. Vets been for tb test and checked her and says shel be good now
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    Meatlinc sheep

    Never had that but some lambs do come abit unusual around the eyes
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    Ewe lambs prolapsing after they lamb

    Iv had 2 ewes do intestines out prolapse this year. Had 1 previous many 15 years ago. Only 1 ewe prolapsed this year maybe 6 weeks from due date. The vet stitched the offending ewe lamb yesterday morning and she was pushing her hardest even at bedtime last night. Seems less under pressure today...
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    Meatlinc sheep

    His lambs. No appeal to me what so ever. Lambs born small and stay small. He’s Totally mental and lambs take after him to isn’t a selling point for me
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    Meatlinc sheep

    I have 1 and will be sold this year. Hate the sight off him
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    Ewe lambs prolapsing after they lamb

    They got 3 days off pen strep after lambed and Metacam. This one stopped pushing for a few days but back now. Vets on her way out to stick her properly
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    Ewe lambs prolapsing after they lamb

    They are coming to a meatlinc. Never had ewe lamb prolapse before. Now have a few at once
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    Ewe lambs prolapsing after they lamb

    Iv a few ewe lambs that’s lambed about a week ago. 1 was lambed by vet and checked all inside and no damage done. But she’s been pressing and pushing a slight prolapse out since. Now tonight in final check another 1 lambed about a week has full prolapse out and seems to have slight tear in it...
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    Farmers earn more from YouTube than their crops

    It come across to me in the way he worded it they be without water over night as the tanker filled but I’d have thought by the way they come wanting water it was more than just a night
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    Paddock grazing sheep early in spring

    Thanks all. I think Il do abit off both. The few fields with less hedge protection I might graze whole thing then have paddocks set up some more. Doesn’t take long todo as fields aren’t the biggest
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    Paddock grazing sheep early in spring

    Paddocks iv used last few years usually lasted them 4 or 5 days then move to fresh one. Very little acres so fields all pretty close together in one block as such. I’d like idea off grazing while field for abit as in my head it gives them more options to find shelter in bad weather where as if I...
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    Paddock grazing sheep early in spring

    I have grass cover on most fields at moment as been rested since end October or early November a lot off them.if I grass whole fields first time round I wonder will that make lambs easier or harder to respect electric wire
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    Paddock grazing sheep early in spring

    Iv started lambing my flock last week and let first ones outside today. Really want to try to make the best off grass again. Have electric fences already got and used last few years. My question is, is it better to start ewes and lambs on paddocks soon as they be let out in spring, some fields...
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    f**k Up Fortnight

    Wasn’t going to add to this thread as a lot off people have much worse than me. In past 4 weeks iv had 2 ewe lambs die with listeriosis, 1 with I think was pneumonia. 1 ewe had to be put down on Thursday cause she put her guts out and no way save her. A week ago had a shearling from a batch that...
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    Listeriosis in sheep

    Small update. Vet confirmed it’s listeriosis. Have had 2 put down and I now have a 3rd to be put down today. All ewe lambs in two separate places
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    Listeriosis in sheep

    The outside ones were in spring with lambs at foot. Had lambed maybe a month and were outside getting some nuts in a trough. Other than that just grass. Wasn’t even a wet time from what I remember to have extra messy fields
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    Listeriosis in sheep

    Mine are due to be bolused soon pre lambing. Been bolusing for good few years but never saw at ill effects over the years
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