- Location
- leics/warks border
They start costing you money at tupping. Ewes put to the tup is the start point.We do it from lambs scanned to sold fat.
There has been a lot of talk of hygiene, but I came to the conclusion that having individual pens dry is the most important part. clean them out and give the concrete 24hrs to dry out.
I had a terrible waterymouth problem when I first kept sheep and the vet told me it was because I was "too bloody lazy" and must clean out the pens between each family. It worked instantly. Over the years I dropped disinfecting them as this wet the concrete slowing down the time before the pen could be reused. You can get away with breaking the 24hr rule for the busiest 2 days of lambing, but having enough pens is essential, not a luxury.
The kids used to clean the pens out after school, 50p a pen. They were really miffed when I went to outdoor lambing.