Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[Estate fencing.]

I’ve just put a U plus store beast out for collection managed to get stuck in a feed barrier I thought the same it looked probably the best thing on the wagon

Now that’s a bad day. .

 

[edn]

Christ this year…..had a ewe have twins on Thursday all fine…moved them at weekend - came this morning and she’s pushed her uterus out- has anyone had that happen that long after lambing?

 

[Levelsman]

It’s an addiction

..a well honed skill.

 

[livestock 1]

Now that’s a bad day. .

Not much pisses me off but that did to make matters worse i checked the shed an extra time as I was in the yard loading beet otherwise i wouldn’t have seen it, it was alive when I got it out but died in the process and I’ve fuct my back getting it out in a bad temper just to add to that

 

[JSmith]

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Walking ewes to their lambing paddocks. This twin bearing ewe lamb starts vomiting blood, then collapses and dies.

Anyone any ideas?

You didn’t show her that picture of your leg did you

 

[thorpe]

Now that’s a bad day. .

at least mine was only a R

 

[livestock 1]

at least mine was only a R

I shouted at the lad that was helping me and huffed him too

 

[ritchiekirkland]

Purple is usually phosphate Deficiency either land short or lock up or poor rooting or ph too high/too low

more likely at minute cold wet land struggling to bring it up

Hmm might need to look into that , that ground is through the roof in phosphate .

 

[neilo]

I’m thinking of getting rid of mules and getting shedders, at least then I won’t have the biggest best sheep looking sheep in the flesh house. . Why do everyone else’s sheep look like you would be glad to see them dead but mine look nice fit sheep.

Because you bought 80t of ewe rolls to feed before they died?

 

[Lincs]

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Walking ewes to their lambing paddocks. This twin bearing ewe lamb starts vomiting blood, then collapses and dies.

Anyone any ideas?

She looks like she has pushed through the electric fence and been Geckoed before she leads anything else out

 

[Skintagain]

Because you bought 80t of ewe rolls to feed before they died?

Brutal

 

[neilo]

Brutal

Why? Surely well fed dead ‘uns will always be more impressive than the output of shepherdlessers?

 

[Gulli]

Christ this year…..had a ewe have twins on Thursday all fine…moved them at weekend - came this morning and she’s pushed her uterus out- has anyone had that happen that long after lambing?

Yes but only once, led on her lambs in the middle of the field and pushed her uterus out.

Think she'd had an infection

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I can’t remember his name to tag it’ll come to me because I’ve talked with him in a pm before.

Oh god “how to farm properly when the twit of a sheep farmer next door can’t stop his sheep coming to visit”

 

[Skintagain]

Why? Surely well fed dead ‘uns will always be more impressive than the output of shepherdlessers?

Kick the lad whilst he is down. Remind him he has fattened his dead uns

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Christ this year…..had a ewe have twins on Thursday all fine…moved them at weekend - came this morning and she’s pushed her uterus out- has anyone had that happen that long after lambing?

Yes I’ve had 4 do it this year. Neither me nor the vet can nail down the cause

 

[Skintagain]

Oh god “how to farm properly when the twit of a sheep farmer next door can’t stop his sheep coming to visit”

He probably thinks you should move to the lakes with your herd wicks

 

[Anymulewilldo]

He probably thinks you should move to the lakes with your herd wicks

Wishes I’d just move full stop I think

look at my side of the fence and its bare to the soil 99% of the time, the 1% bring just before another decker load of sheep arrive. Look on his and it’s beautiful manicured dairy grass

 

[hendrebc]

Christ this year…..had a ewe have twins on Thursday all fine…moved them at weekend - came this morning and she’s pushed her uterus out- has anyone had that happen that long after lambing?

Yeah she will have an infection. We seem to get them since we started lambing outside I've stitched 3 this year. They must pick a dirty corner to lamb in or something. Don't ever remember getting more than the odd one every few years when lambing inside though.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Wishes I’d just move full stop I think

look at my side of the fence and its bare to the soil 99% of the time, the 1% bring just before another decker load of sheep arrive. Look on his and it’s beautiful manicured dairy grass

Oh, you're that neighbour