Ewe rejecting lamb

[jemski]

I've just brought in a ewe that has rejected one of her lambs after a day or two. I've put her in the stocks but does anyone ever keep records on this and do they reoffend the next year?
It's a ram lamb so wondering if it got a bit lost after being ringed.
Just wondering if I should put her in the cull group or give her another chance next year.

 

[Bob c]

yes
can make notes against each ewe

 

[jemski]

yes
can make notes against each ewe
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You mean yes they reoffend?

 

[Bob c]

take a note they went in the stocks
every time i put in stocks i look at their history if she is been in there last year
goes in cull group
some will never learn

only the ones which you know it is their lamb

 

[jemski]

take a note they went in the stocks
every time i put in stocks i look at their history if she is been in there last year
goes in cull group
some will never learn

only the ones which you know it their lamb

Ah ok.

Definitely her lamb. Marked up and rung. Will record it. She's a smart looking ewe, so will give her another chance....

 

[glensman]

Ah ok.

Definitely her lamb. Marked up and rung. Will record it. She's a smart looking ewe, so will give her another chance....

is she a first time lamber?

 

[Gulli]

Some sheep can't count. I HATE Ewes that won't feed their lambs so she wouldn't be staying here.
I make a point of telling the others why she's going to market too

 

[jemski]

is she a first time lamber?

No, a draft ewe.

 

[glensman]

No, a draft ewe.

I would get rid of her in that case

 

[exmoor dave]

yes
can make notes against each ewe
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You mean yes they reoffend?

Yes they do!

I found a wilt lamb in the middle of a 25 ac field a few days ago, mum and twin were about 200m away, put lamb back with them, but no she didn't want it, oh well I thought, one of those things the lamb must have wandered off.

Loaded her up, back up the yard, in the stocks, at this point starting to think I recognise this ewe so scan her tag, Check comments to find the following...

"Cull the fudging b!**H rejected one twin"

 

[jemski]

Ok will cull!!!! Not having that again!

 

[jemski]

But she's going to rear both of these before she goes. I don't care how long she has to stay in the stocks!!!

 

[Henarar]

I make a point of telling the others why she's going to market too

made me laugh

 

[multi power]

So all those who say cull her what about her lambs, would you breed from them ?

 

[Tim W]

So all those who say cull her what about her lambs, would you breed from them ?

No
I think that mothering ability has a genetic and a learnt component ---so a bad mum's lambs have an increased chance of being bad mums in their own right

Mantra ----Don't look for an excuse to keep a ewe ---look for a reason to cull

 

[Bob c]

No

Mantra ----Don't look for an excuse to keep a ewe ---look for a reason to cull

wont be many sheep left
just the north country mules

 

[glensman]

So all those who say cull her what about her lambs, would you breed from them ?

No, It's highly heritable in my experience.

 

[Gulli]

So all those who say cull her what about her lambs, would you breed from them ?

All my lambs are sold anyway but I wouldn't keep lambs from a ewe that I've had to cull for anything other than old age

 

[multi power]

No
I think that mothering ability has a genetic and a learnt component ---so a bad mum's lambs have an increased chance of being bad mums in their own right

Mantra ----Don't look for an excuse to keep a ewe ---look for a reason to cull

No, It's highly heritable in my experience.

All my lambs are sold anyway but I wouldn't keep lambs from a ewe that I've had to cull for anything other than old age

I don't know much about sheep, but with cow's anything that even looks at me wrong gets bred to beef, plenty of hassle without breeding more culls

 

[Gulli]

I don't know much about sheep, but with cow's anything that even looks at me wrong gets bred to beef, plenty of hassle without breeding more culls

Sheep are just like small wooly cows with a suicide pact