lambing

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Sheep Association (NSA) will host a practical webinar on sheep worrying during its Sheep Worrying by Dogs Awareness Week at the end of the month. The webinar will take place via zoom on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 7:30p.m. NSA...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland West Mercia Police is appealing for information after sheep were killed on two different farms in Claverley, Shropshire. The first attack occurred on Friday (March 8) and the second happened on Sunday (March 10). Insp Lee Medlam said there will...

Have 2 ewes a week or some off lambing in a batch of 50 that have started star gazing The texel x has gone down and can’t stand and . The Welsh mountains can. Both have sporadic wake up moments . I have been treating for the last 24hrs for - CCN - vit b1 & B12 . Never seen CCN before. -...

If the wet weather we have experienced for the last nine months was to be the "normal" I think I would have to pack in. It's just too miserable and hard work! Hopefully it's a one off season.

Currently have,a honda 420 its getting tired replace with same or suzuki 500 ?

Love the concept. Lightweight, modest powered LGP "truck" https://orangeimports.co.uk/collections/hot-products/products/i-go-atv-farm-utility-quad-vehicle-200cc-tipper-truck-tractor-equestrian

I want to finish my Jacob lambs this year (for the first time) I usually sell them as stores. I know jacobs are smaller ect but there meat is nice. What age/weight would you recommend sending them? We have finished lambing now so all lambs are February/March born. I can finish them indoors or...

Having a fair few what I can only describe as tough birth sacks. The lambs are spritely and full term, but have lost several due to the bag not breaking. Have been there when some have been born and seen them thrash about trying to unsuccessfully break the bag and I’ve been able to get to those...

10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .

Due to being so wet we housed all fat lambs and there now all gone off cake probably got about 15 acres of very big roots for ewes left. They are due in a month and I've got lifeline buckets out for them, is there anything I need to be watching grazing this? I could vit drench them tomorrow...

Up until now it's been a single dose of Ivomec, but apparently research shows that the residuals of using it can persist in the dung for a considerable period of time after use and still have considerable detrimental effect on soil health after spreading. Sheep are typically housed about four...

With high pressure to the North and Easterly winds setting in, are we in for a dry spring. It might last to early summer or even St Swithens.

Planning to tag lambs at birth this year and record mothers etc on herdwatch. I'm looking for tag recommendations, I usually use shearwell but the retention has been horrendous and I think that the pin may be a bit big for day old lambs. I’m thinking about using Roxan but wondering what others...

Heard this said plenty of times, but really if you have a small farm turning over a relatively small amount say £1-200k you are only ever going to be able to make so much money no matter how efficient you are or how well you sell your produce. The only way to increase profits is to increase...

Bit of a background. Last yr we didnt dose pre lambing. We then went on to loose a load of ewes with lambs at foot and it was unknown. Fec come back good. Pms inconclusive then we bit the bullet and dosed all the ewes with cydectin triclomox off our own backs and it pretty much stopped deaths in...

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...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Ahead of International Women’s Day this Friday (March 8), Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said it is celebrating women who work in the red meat industry. HCC said International Women’s Day is a day to challenge stereotypes and...

well the Dairy boys have got one . what's yours costing, may we ask ? Thorpey wants to know ....for his 'mate' as well :sneaky: sheep really :unsure: Thankyou in advance ..........as the Vicar said to the actress 😬

We have blood tested our ewes and have came back with mega high levels of iodine and low levels of selenium vet has advised that we jag all lambs at birth with selenium/vit e ewes have been bolused with mayo 4 in 1! Any other suggestions to get Sel into them before lambing without to much...

I just want to know your thoughts on: If farmers should be allowed to shoot protected wildlife that are killing or are a threat to livestock? I've had some of my hens and a duck taken away by buzzards that were free range. I have had to move them to a protected run, but the buzzards are still...