Coming Home For Lambing.

[Hurdle bunter]

showers bit less stress i think and works well here, better than throwing heavy in lamb ewes in the dip tank

Scanning booked in a months time so we’ll see what’s left [emoji15][emoji51][emoji51]

 

[Kiwi Pete]

One of my "dry" hoggets lambed yesterday.

Thought it may cheer you up

Other news, about quarter of this season's lambs are away off mum, fat, and about 2-thirds of the rest are away to wherr the rains fall, getting dry as a chip down here again. Good to see this thread getting a bump again, and hope the new year finds you all in good health and spirit say hi to the locals from me, @Gator

 

[Gator]

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One of my "dry" hoggets lambed yesterday.

Thought it may cheer you up

Other news, about quarter of this season's lambs are away off mum, fat, and about 2-thirds of the rest are away to wherr the rains fall, getting dry as a chip down here again. Good to see this thread getting a bump again, and hope the new year finds you all in good health and spirit say hi to the locals from me, @Gator

It's been abit quiet but starting to pick up now. Got sheds to sort out before they all come home for lambing, get scanner booked and it all starts again.
Best time of the year....love it

 

[Old Tip]

Morning Gator, it’s probably mentioned somewhere in this thread but how many ewes do you have in a pen. Think you said they were 20 x 30 pens ?

 

[liammogs]

Scanning booked in a months time so we’ll see what’s left [emoji15][emoji51][emoji51]

Shower won't cure scab, either dip or inject maybe a inject to keep it at bay till after lambing then dip the lot?

 

[Hurdle bunter]

Shower won't cure scab, either dip or inject maybe a inject to keep it at bay till after lambing then dip the lot?

They’re being dipped on Friday, a risk with them being in lamb but a calculated one I hope

 

[liammogs]

They’re being dipped on Friday, a risk with them being in lamb but a calculated one I hope

Big risk if there heavy in lamb, handle with kid gloves if that's possible!

 

[Gator]

Morning Gator, it’s probably mentioned somewhere in this thread but how many ewes do you have in a pen. Think you said they were 20 x 30 pens ?

ive made the pens bigger now 30 × 40 , between 80 -90 a pen few more if im pushed for room

 

[Old Tip]

Thanks

 

[Gator]

Few from this week so far.....brought one lot home ready for comin in and scanning

Just a dusting ...........for now

 

[Gator]

Finally got all the out of one shed , bedded down and the first lot in

All's quiet

Untill meals on wheel

 

[egbert]

They’re being dipped on Friday, a risk with them being in lamb but a calculated one I hope

how'd it go? I've dipped em heavy before without catastrophe

 

[Gator]

how'd it go? I've dipped em heavy before without catastrophe

Glad all went well for ya.... time will tell mate

Got to cold and wet here so went for a pour on, fingers crossed

 

[egbert]

Glad all went well for ya.... time will tell mate

Got to cold and wet here so went for a pour on, fingers crossed

pour on for scab?????????

 

[Gator]

pour on for scab?????????

No , tests came back for biting lice, plus we could see them, no sign of scab in the blood tests. That's one thing ive never had here....gone and said it now

 

[egbert]

No , tests came back for biting lice, plus we could see them, no sign of scab in the blood tests. That's one thing ive never had here....gone and said it now

well done, you've done the right thing getting it checked properly.

 

[Gator]

well done, you've done the right thing getting it checked properly.

Also had blood tests to see if there lacking anything, so far there abit low in copper, not had all the results back yet though.

 

[Gator]

well done, you've done the right thing getting it checked properly.

Can't figure out how it's got to three differant batches of sheep when theyve had no contact.....unless is birds

 

[egbert]

Can't figure out how it's got to three differant batches of sheep when theyve had no contact.....unless is birds

there's a lot of it about.
bought in?
has something run out of cover, and the odd one carrying passengers then infected others?
(and sorry, i haven't followed the thread)

I think birds dropped scab in here one winter.
We dip carefully in nov, and suddenly had scab turn up in homebred ewes, feeding on in bye in Feb.
We're often sharing flocks of corvids with neighbours, which fly from one farm to another at feeding time. Hmm

 

[Gator]

there's a lot of it about.
bought in?
has something run out of cover, and the odd one carrying passengers then infected others?
(and sorry, i haven't followed the thread)

I think birds dropped scab in here one winter.
We dip carefully in nov, and suddenly had scab turn up in homebred ewes, feeding on in bye in Feb.
We're often sharing flocks of corvids with neighbours, which fly from one farm to another at feeding time. Hmm

Seems to more of it about. Hopefully im on top of it now, just the gimmers To do when there dry enough.