lambing

This is a disgusting idea that came to me last year.... Supposing one kept a pig in the corner of ones lambing shed and chucked to it all the casualties and afterbirths... Presumably this is not a legal method of clearing 'fallen stock.' but in terms of ethics- Pigs are carrion eaters by...

Two nights ago we had jets playing low level chase tag round us. We have established that they come from RAF Lakenheath. There was no warning of low flying on the government website, although that may not have made any difference. We have now lost 8 lambs aborted before term. They're about 3...

"The Wildlife Trust suggests people check their hedge both from a distance, using binoculars, and up close. The body is also urging you to report on neighbours, farmers or landowners who are brazenly breaking the rules and recklessly cutting their hedges by reporting them to the police for...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland The National Sheep Association (NSA) aims to highlight the devastating issue of dog attacks on sheep or ‘sheep worrying by dogs’ during its week long awareness campaign next month. As daylight length increases, dog walkers tend to spend more time...

As the title suggest considering going down this route with the cattle. Mega simple system, no breeding stock, one stock class. 12 month old bought in 400kgish animals, groups of 40 grazed from March to November on good free draining ground. Fresh cell every day, grazing herbal lays, no corn...

with europe and wales 'a fire' with farmer protests?......why arn't we english farmers getting 'busy'? i could try a poll but i suspect the reasons might be to varied? for me....i've just got to much going on....feel it would be better concentrating on 'playing the proposed system' rather...

Hello, I wanted to ask if anyone has used the hep p plus vaccine after 10 hours if it's kept in the fridge and its made airtight - or do you dispose of remaining doses regardless? I haven't done it - as I didn't think to ask the question before jabbing the sheep, but had to waste a lot last...

Ip camera going offline randomly, sometimes work for weeks then drops 3 times for 10-15min intervals in an hour. Hikvision sends a notification when it happens, and then another when back online. It's transmitting via 2 ubiquiti wifi transmitter spanning 100m to the router from yard to house...

Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum. For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations. The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland 2023 saw the number of dog attacks on livestock in Northern Ireland double compared to 2022 and 2021, according to NFU Mutual. The rural insurance company blamed complacency among some dog owners coupled with an inability to control their pets for the...

Hello, i am a pasture manager / sheep worker from Saskatchewan, Canada. I care for approximately 3200 head of mixed ewes, that are brought to me from many different ranches, for about 6 months on 6240 ac of native prairie / mixed grasslands on what is know as "crown agriculture lands". During...

Perception and perspective are very different things. Generally individuals and old farmers see food security as an existential threat eg if we had a major war (see WW2) and we struggle to have enough food in the UK. Retailers and governments see food security along the lines of “are the supply...

Hiyah, It's our first year for lambing and the ewes have just been brought in for lambing but our barn has no solid floor and is on soft ground. We've put straw down for them but was is the best (but cheap!) type of disinfectant powder and how often would you apply? TIA!!!

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is urging producers to move away from the blanket worming of ewes and to consider a more targeted approach. The group said sustained wet weather has put ewes under pressure this winter...

Just seen in FW that RT plan to press ahead. RT(and so NFU) have now come out with it. So that's the battle lines drawn.. If you want GFC, then stay in nfu If your again it, join BFU Also looks like we need to talk with NSA Anyone with contacts at top of NSA? Updated on 8th March following 2...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A sheep in lamb has been killed after a dog attack in Flintshire, North Wales Police (NWP) has said. A further three pregnant sheep were also injured as a result on the attack. The incident is reported to have happened in a field off Kelsterton...

Hey. So I’ve just got a start up loan for a business to get into farming I’ve got a loan of £10,000 would that be enough to get started I know the cost of land and so on but I’m looking at contracting like horse haddock’s, land clearing/ grading, livestock services and so on I’ve had plenty of...

I’ve recently had my haylage analysed by feeding company that I get ewe rolls off. They have also put me together a feeding plan of what I should be feeding before lambing. I know what I would normally feed pre lambing and it’s considerably more. Was also told that the haylage isn’t a great feed...

There has been a number of posts about EID readers and recording and tagging lambs at birth. Those of us who lamb outside in all weathers, but would like to do this as simply as possible are looking for a few tips. We already use Shearwell stick readers but these while very robust are very...

Welcome to Ruminant Health & Welfare Welcome to the first RH&W newsletter of 2024 Our important work continues with our focus now on developing a beef welfare strategy with the working group as well as progressing the welfare goals identified in the dairy and sheep strategies through 2024. As...