Ewe with big udder

[JoeFo]

Any suggestions as to what might be wrong with this ewe, due to lamb in the next week or 2

 

[Northeastfarmer]

It’s either got mastitis or its the Pamela Anderson of the sheep world...

 

[JoeFo]

Never seen it before lambing

 

[neilo]

Clearly her legs are too short.

 

[Al R]

You get them ?‍ Very rarely get a problem with them like that, some of my welsh the udder is actually touching the floor before they lamb. Teat positions can be the main problem with big udders.

 

[puppet]

We have got 20 like that. Quite pleased if they are due triplets. As long as teats are not like a goat.

 

[Jackov Altraids]

I don't think there is anything wrong but as @Al R said, the teat position can mean the lambs don't suck so just make sure they get a start and all should be fine.

 

[JoeFo]

Thanks folks

 

[neilo]

Remember to mark for culling after weaning, and don’t keep any daughters. She’ll only get worse with age, not better, and udder confirmation is very heritable ime.

 

[Dkb]

I don’t know what it is but I do know that I mistakenly didn’t cull a ewe last year that had it and she was twice as worse this year.

Had to pen her by herself so that she wouldn’t get twin lamb from not being able to get to the trough in time.

Once lambed it went away. I also have her some anti inflammatory just Incase it would help with swelling.

 

[JoeFo]

She’s struggling to walk a bit this evening, checked her udder and plenty of milk and soft

 

[Green farmer]

Here an old girl I have, no mastitis . One of the nipples is touching the ground, and get caught in her back legs when she walks. The lambs drink off her when shes sitting down.will have to be her last year though. Shame as she has been a great trouble free mother up till now. Hoping as the lambs grow, they'll reduce down in size.

 

[neilo]

Here an old girl I have, no mastitis . One of the nipples is touching the ground, and get caught in her back legs when she walks. The lambs drink off her when shes sitting down.will have to be her last year though. Shame as she has been a great trouble free mother up till now. Hoping as the lambs grow, they'll reduce down in size.

Perhaps you’ve been over feeding her? ?

If the lambs can find the tears on their own then there’s not really an issue. If you have to intervene and waste time latching them on, then they are a liability imo.

 

[Green farmer]

Perhaps you’ve been over feeding her? ?

If the lambs can find the tears on their own then there’s not really an issue. If you have to intervene and waste time latching them on, then they are a liability imo.

She was with the rest of the ewes scanned twins and fed .8kg meal for the last few weeks. You might have a point as her lambs were big when born. Maybe she was one of the greedy ones around the trough. Either way, the rest had normal sized dugs. With age, shes 5 or 6 now, can't see her being any better next year.

 

[neilo]

She was with the rest of the ewes scanned twins and fed .8kg meal for the last few weeks. You might have a point as her lambs were big when born. Maybe she was one of the greedy ones around the trough. Either way, the rest had normal sized dugs. With age, can't see her being any better next year.

I was more looking at the bagful in front of her.

 

[Green farmer]

I was more looking at the bagful in front of her.

A ya, I brought that with me to catch her ?

 

[JoeFo]

She cut it today, probably at feeding, nice sized cut about 1 inch. Think I’ll give the vet a shout in the morning