Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[Top Tip.]

Most are regular aged 1 to 5 crop. most condition scoring 3. Only 2 or 3 nervous ones, so little stress. I have a way to hold head against race with right fore arm (injector in right hand) with left hand parting wool and raising skin. The first one that fitted did IIRC struggle a little. She was down by time I had vaccinated 3 more in race.

Its annoying me, not having seen this before.

Were you giving them anything else apart from the Bravoxin?

 

[ImLost]

Cracking start to the day , a kick to the face an a dead calf fml

Join the club. 2 dead cows.

 

[Macsky]

Most are regular aged 1 to 5 crop. most condition scoring 3. Only 2 or 3 nervous ones, so little stress. I have a way to hold head against race with right fore arm (injector in right hand) with left hand parting wool and raising skin. The first one that fitted did IIRC struggle a little. She was down by time I had vaccinated 3 more in race.

Its annoying me, not having seen this before.

Has the formulation changed?

 

[Cowpoke82]

Join the club. 2 dead cows.

Oh I’m sorry to hear that

 

[Bill dog]

What's that conveyor like to use then? What's it powered by when it's mobile? Do they run in it easy enough when they've been through already?

You need 2 folk to make it work fast enough.
1 person doing the hep p / fluke etc & someone pushing them up .
No doubt the Gecko will have kelpie’s/ stock dogs that would do the same job , but I don’t !
This morning I was doing hep p for my neighbour. 520 through it in an hour and a half.
Powered by a wee generator , so fully mobile as it were !
Saves a lot of knee / hip bashing !

 

[Bill dog]

Started at 9 , back in the field at 10.30 !

 

[unlacedgecko]

You need 2 folk to make it work fast enough.
1 person doing the hep p / fluke etc & someone pushing them up .
No doubt the Gecko will have kelpie’s/ stock dogs that would do the same job , but I don’t !
This morning I was doing hep p for my neighbour. 520 through it in an hour and a half.
Powered by a wee generator , so fully mobile as it were !
Saves a lot of knee / hip bashing !

This time next year that pup should be doing it!

 

[JockCroft]

Were you giving them anything else apart from the Bravoxin?

The two that fitted were down and unconscious by time I had two more vaccinated.

Had a word with supplier this morning and they not had any other feed back on problems.
Chalk it up to another bad experience. Pity it spoils a good season with only one death since August. That was one that could not have been more wedged on her back if it was posed.

 

[ImLost]

Oh I’m sorry to hear that

It happens, as you well know after this mornings bad luck.

Bit naff that one of the cows was a cracking red poll, who I gave to my sister as a calf, and has had 3 brilliant heifer calves, 2 of which calved this year and had heifer calves.

 

[spark_28]

Finished gathering for the sheep at lambing. Got in about 73 out of 80 so we'll see what happens with the rest. Got about 22 of the 31 twins eating, singles are being more difficult but they have a good area so not worried about them.

Last gathering pic until July!

 

[livestock 1]

Join the club. 2 dead cows.

I was putting mineral out on Saturday morning the east wind is a killer

 

[hendrebc]

Today's going well.also had the vet out to a calf with suspected twisted gut.

Your not alone. I lost 3 ewes over a couple of days last week after what i think was a dog got into the ewes. One was dying losing her lambs on Thursday morning when I went to see them and one was aborting but ok and one was just off. The other 2 died on Thursday night/Friday morning . Can't think it would have been anything else its too much of a coincidence they all went funny the same morning then aborted and died soon after.
They were in a field next to the village where I find tennis balls and dog sh!t all the bloody time. Ewes were desperate to get from there that morning they were queuing at the gate. 3 big strong ewes carrying 7 lambs. Ffs.

 

[Bill dog]

This time next year that pup should be doing it!

Hopefully, he’s a belter , but I’ll let him loose on my own ewes, not the neighbours incase it went spectacular !

 

[DieselRob]

Did you rehome all the dogs you wanted to @unlacedgecko

 

[Optimus]

Your not alone. I lost 3 ewes over a couple of days last week after what i think was a dog got into the ewes. One was dying losing her lambs on Thursday morning when I went to see them and one was aborting but ok and one was just off. The other 2 died on Thursday night/Friday morning . Can't think it would have been anything else its too much of a coincidence they all went funny the same morning then aborted and died soon after.
They were in a field next to the village where I find tennis balls and dog sh!t all the bloody time. Ewes were desperate to get from there that morning they were queuing at the gate. 3 big strong ewes carrying 7 lambs. Ffs.

It's bloody annoying, on a brighter not averaged over £200 for Hoggs today.

 

[Cowpoke82]

It happens, as you well know after this mornings bad luck.

Bit naff that one of the cows was a cracking red poll, who I gave to my sister as a calf, and has had 3 brilliant heifer calves, 2 of which calved this year and had heifer calves.

That’s a such a shame

 

[unlacedgecko]

Did you rehome all the dogs you wanted to @unlacedgecko

For the minute. There'll be another crop of young dogs avail this summer.

 

[Bowland Bob]

Lead is still the shot of choice. It’s cheap and does the job. Non toxic (steel/bismuth/tungsten/alloys) only for waterfowl and within so far of the foreshore.
There won’t be many clay pigeon shots using anything but No.6-No.9 lead

We've just taken some land on with a clay pigeon shoot, the i/c Luings are on it now. I'm concerned about the lead shot, do others graze over shoots and if so any issues with lead poisoning?

 

[Estate fencing.]

Can you get a half decent trained bitch for £3k?

 

[Stw88]

Can you get a half decent trained bitch for £3k?

Have a look on skiptons online auction.