lambing

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Scottish agricultural charity, RSABI, is reminding people of the importance of checking in on each other, at this busy time of the year on farming communities. RSABI is encouraging people to try find time, even during lambing, calving and sowing, to...

story popped up on my news feed this morning ....can't find it now 🙄 just was 'shepherds avoid overnight lambing by taking rams out at 5pm each day during tupping' got me....I thought...'who's gonna do that'🙄 latterly realised🙈

Hiyah, Had to assist an ewe Thursday with twins (first time mum - large first lamb and legs back second lamb), both alive and good size, but mum started to smell. Given metacam and alamycin la, but still very offensive. She is happy, eating, drinking and looking after her twins but still has...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is urging dog owners to act responsibly and keep their dogs on a lead around livestock this Easter. The union said, with many farms in the midst of lambing season, concern over livestock attacks and...

Sent by my SiL down in deppest Herts. Read and boggle.... But got to be in the right location I suspect! ;)

Seen the first couple this evening. Hopefully on their way further north. Spring is a coming!!

Lost the first calf here the other day, was quite sure he’d had a belly full the day he was born, cows teats were clean looking, but she has a big udder so hard to tell if it had gone down much. Calf took some gut infection, swole up and died on the 3rd day. Took her in (they’re on the hill)...

Has anyone used wood pellets for pen beding ? I've always used straw but have now been able to get rejected pellets (to much dust mixed in for the boilers) I've seen people use it for horse beding ect but wasn't sure about lambing pens ?

Happy Easter all you active posters Hope you find a little bit of free time to enjoy Take care D

I was planning on going to have 15 ewes and lambs for sale this time. Great plans hey...;) But will there be any buyers in a fortnight as the weather looks shite for another week or 3 still? Any prices about yet ....?

Previously, the only lambs that were bottle fed were ewe lambs that we were retaining for breeding so I wasn't that worried about the cost of a bit of milk powder and probably kept them on it longer than necessary. This year however I'm keeping any excess lambs (triplets, etc), inc tip lambs...

How much can an average agricultural machinery sales person expect to earn in a year. Is there a set minimum wage then commission? Or is it based just on commission? Don’t really want people guessing I want to hear from people who actually know because we all know how that will go.

Have to say it says an awful amount about our professions stoic demeanour as many people would be on anti depressants and in therapy in other trades faced with what has been thrown at us in the last 18 months. It is a constant diet of bad news, changing rules and options on top of unrelenting...

Having to keep a few too many ewes and lambs about at present, but plenty of fodder still and enough shelter, at present. On Haylage or good Hay with ad-lib molasses and ewe nuts. Not ideal, as Dr Green is aim ASAP, but how many grams for a 60kg ewe and 2-3 lambs? 2-300g/lamb/day?

I don't think this Shearling has reared a lamb before, she may have lambed & lost. Very poor Mother, have to hold her to let the lamb feed. One teat works great the other appears to have skin over the teat opening, no way in. I've used Oxytocin on ewes in the past with just a drop of milk &...

Had a ewe lamb yesterday, 2 good lambs unassisted- plenty of milk- textbook lambing really. This morning a different story, she just wants to lie down all day, won’t eat and seems to be breathing heavy and quickly don’t know if that’s just a coincidence. Whats everyone’s thoughts ?

Got a poorly cow (one of my favourite and best cows) and the vet thinks it’s possibly MCF. Prognosis doesn’t sound good if it is. Anyone ever had a case? Sounds like its very uncommon, TIA H-C

Job Opportunity: Regen Stock Person and Land Stewardship Assistant Ampney Brook Farm, Cirencester We are looking for an energetic and dynamic team player with a passion for regenerative farming, soil health and biodiversity to assist with day-to-day farm jobs. This is hands-on role across our...

SFI unravelling as the policy makers realise food might be in short supply and as of yesterday (25th March) not taking land out of food production is suddenly important to the government. Is it important to the population as a whole to have home grown food production subsidised? What should SFI...