Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[Anymulewilldo]

New shed going up this summer. I’m doing away with the outside lambers if I can next year. They can run in and out if the weathers right but I can’t be having with this lambing into running water

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Lighter jockey would make a difference there though

pansy

 

[thorpe]

And you can f**k off too! I went round our top fields on the quad first thing this morning, still struggling to travel

i never thought you would tell me to feck off

 

[Blue.]

Been ok until about half way then getting a fair number need pull to get legs forward toes tucked right under jaw.
This is something we have got used to in previous years. Had a pair this afternoon it was second lamb.
Previous years blamed the Betex cross tups but had 2 today after Charolais, a few one leg as well.
Way more singles than usual.
Pet pen getting fuller. Getting to many ewes not attending to pairs. Saved most of the cold abandoned ones.

I can live with the ones that just need a pull but when they’re proper hung they take time to sort,lots of singles here but hill ewes so normal,also saved everything that’s been in the warmer,normally they don’t.

 

[z.man]

Our pet pen is non existent. But I’ve got 7 adopter pens at the moment we’ve never blanket treated with AB’s for watery mouth before. But we are doing this year. I’ve stripped one shed worth of pens down, cleaned out and sprayed with disinfectant. Won’t be using it for little lambs again this time.

You think the ewes being in muck and clarts all winter has maybe led to lots of bacteria in wool/udder area and being picked up by young lambs had a bit here more annoying level than anything but could I save any of the little f**kers that took it this year

 

[Anymulewilldo]

i never thought you would tell me to feck off

can you tell we’re 5 weeks into a hard lambing

 

[JSmith]

i never thought you would tell me to feck off

He’s very touchy lately, don’t mention his weight, he’s very sensitive

 

[Anymulewilldo]

He’s very touchy lately, don’t mention his weight, he’s very sensitive

If ever that’s the pot calling the kettle black!!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

You think the ewes being in muck and clarts all winter has maybe led to lots of bacteria in wool/udder area and being picked up by young lambs had a bit here more annoying level than anything but could I save any of the little f**kers that took it this year

I’m certain that’s what it is. Also the constant rain while they’ve been housed has meant we’ve used 1/3 more straw than usual but pens have still been getting dirty faster. All adds up to a ginormous f**k up.

 

[JSmith]

If ever that’s the pot calling the kettle black!!

Your confused again, I’m touchy feely not hormonal touchy like yourself

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Your confused again, I’m touchy feely not hormonal touchy like yourself

Erm. I’ve rang you before and your stepdaughter has answered the phone “Hi Mike, Smithy is on his period this week. I’d leave it till next week if it’s not urgent” all the while I can hear you effing and raging in the background….

 

[z.man]

I’m certain that’s what it is. Also the constant rain while they’ve been housed has meant we’ve used 1/3 more straw than usual but pens have still been getting dirty faster. All adds up to a ginormous f**k up.

inside lambing in cold wet weather is sh!t too we’ve used loads of straw, pens have been immaculate…,not my department joint ill is negligible just been real hard going

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Prolapses had 4 prolapse post lambing this time! One ewe died, one ewe came right and I’ve got 2 hoggs at it tonight. Both got decent but not huge lambs on them. One Cheviot mule and one Hexham mule. The amount of noise they’re making and won’t stop pushing I doubt I’ll be using the .410 tomorrow if they haven’t bust their guts themselves by morning. Jabbed with bimoxyl, endocam, poured a bottle of calcium into each one and put the harnesses on. Can’t really do much more

 

[Gulli]

Just had a cow stuck on her back in the straw while calving.
Think a bit of poo came out rolling her back over at least when sheep do it they only need a bit of a nudge

 

[Cowpoke82]

Feel a bit like @livestock 1 this morning , sadly no women delivered for me though

 

[Estate fencing.]

I only lost a couple of ewes pre lambing, post lambing is making up for it

Iv had 14 dead ewes this month at work. Worst part of the job is counting them and having to report the dead at the end of each month. Joint ill seems bad enough now in later born lambs (thought I’d got away with it), the last 200 ewes didn’t milk very well, I put it do to not being enough in each pen and silage going off and water going stagnant, once moved over to hay and pens with water bowl they started to produce enough colostrum again.

 

[livestock 1]

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Feel a bit like @livestock 1 this morning , sadly no women delivered for me though

I must confess I went to bed last night. I was told to go to bed sounded like I’ve been slightly twisty to say the least. I have 2 penned up close and one outside.
I’ve been to bed on my own.

 

[Bill dog]

Had 2 ewe lambs with hung singles yesterday morning . No legs with both , and dead . The beltex’s have been generally ok size wise , but these 2 were enormous. Haven’t been fed at all bar hay.
Wasn’t sure how to proceed at first as I couldn’t get past the cervix to hook a leg up.
To save the ewes , I just decapitated the lambs, then an easy shove back in to fish out the legs . Both ewe lambs in jail now with 2 pets !
Far better than the other plan which was the 4.10 !

 

[Estate fencing.]

Had 2 ewe lambs with hung singles yesterday morning . No legs with both , and dead . The beltex’s have been generally ok size wise , but these 2 were enormous. Haven’t been fed at all bar hay.
Wasn’t sure how to proceed at first as I couldn’t get past the cervix to hook a leg up.
To save the ewes , I just decapitated the lambs, then an easy shove back in to fish out the legs . Both ewe lambs in jail now with 2 pets !
Far better than the other plan which was the 4.10 !

I haven’t got anywhere to foster lambs so mine are running without lambs, will have a sort through at the end and kill all not rearing lambs, will be a fair few.

 

[Bob the beef]

What’s the collective’s theory on hung lambs?

I’ve never seen anything like it this year,must be running at 30%,someone suggested a dog might have been in them? But they aren’t revved up and I’ve never seen anything.

Having a heap of hung lambs as well, in twins as well as singles. Singles are kept really tight but lambs are big. Had several twins hang their 2nd lamb , which I ‘ve not seen before.
Lost 3 this morning hung alone