Ewe lambs licking steel stanchion in shed??????

[blackieman83]

As the title says really, anyone ever came across this before?

They seem to do it after they have had meal fed, some do it more than others, was wondering if they were maybe deficient in something?

Any thoughts appreciated thanks.

 

[ThatsSomeSheep]

Sheep!

TSS

 

[GTB]

Put some rock salt or minerals in with them.

Our cows sometimes lick pee off the floor. Obviously caused by some sort of deficiency but as soon as they get access to rock salt they stop. Strangely they haven't done it this year.

 

[marco]

did you put anything on the pillar? see they have licked as high as they can, did you white wash with lime? stick in a normal sheep lick and a high mag sheep lick and see which goes first.

 

[johnflimston]

did you put anything on the pillar? see they have licked as high as they can, did you white wash with lime? stick in a normal sheep lick and a high mag sheep lick and see which goes first.

What difference does it make what goes first?

 

[Crex]

Are they drinking okay? Seen one or two ewes that wouldn't drink out of a trough, used to lick moisture of a gate.

 

[Nearly]

The salts are washing out of / through the concrete walls?
Rock salt.

 

[Gator]

As already said, put buckets of salt in for them

 

[blackieman83]

Thanks lads for the suggestions am gonna try the rock salt to see if that helps.

 

[blackieman83]

did you put anything on the pillar? see they have licked as high as they can, did you white wash with lime? stick in a normal sheep lick and a high mag sheep lick and see which goes first.

No nothing on the steel other than the paint it came in, no lime whitewash or anything either.

Why do you suggest the lick buckets?

 

[Man_in_black]

@bovine

 

[blackieman83]

@bovine

Lol

 

[JohnGalway]

@bovine

Hang up a branch of an ash tree over the left corner of the main door, but only if its been cut with a rusty saw on a full moon night of a wet day that started bright, that'll sort it.





(I just had to, sorry).

 

[Wooly]

I think they are trying to get out. Sheep should be outside !


How do people make money out of sheep that are housed !?!


I will put my tin hat back on.

 

[Kelso690]

Hang up a branch of an ash tree over the left corner of the main door, but only if its been cut with a rusty saw on a full moon night of a wet day that started bright, that'll sort it.





(I just had to, sorry).

Doesn't it have to be a Tuesday aswell

 

[Man_in_black]

Doesn't it have to be a Tuesday aswell

Depends if it's a leap year or not.

 

[bovine]

@bovine

They like the taste. Stop over-interpreting things.

 

[notorious]

Blackies in a house surely not

 

[JohnGalway]

Blackies in a house surely not

An old man from not so far away used to say, there's two things not meant to be found inside of a house, a blackface sheep and (as you'd call them) a pikie.

 

[blackieman83]

I think they are trying to get out. Sheep should be outside !


How do people make money out of sheep that are housed !?!


I will put my tin hat back on.

Blackies in a house surely not

They are inside for handiness really and it gives a field a break over the winter, they will be sent to the hill as soon as the house is needed at lambing time.

As regards making money from them well I gave up on that years ago!!!