Ewes blowing guts out

[Anymulewilldo]

I’ve had two prolapse one blown guys out and two mystery deaths. Always blame fodder beet but what the law of averages. 6 weeks off

hell. That’s a long way off.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

For some reason always get most about 3 weeks off lambing and hardly any at the point of lambing.

Mine tend too wait until the week prior too then lambing. Always get the odd ewe that gets a harness the week before we start and waddles around with it on for 3 weeks before lambing. Usually gets christened “kinky ewe”

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Had my first rectal prolapse this morning.....ever! Dead man called after the morning tea.

I’d see a doctor if I were you…

I had a lamb with one the other week. Always seems too be the ones out of my last remaining Suffolk mule ewes?!

 

[aangus]

I have had my 2nd ewe push every thing out this morning about 3 weeks off lambing. Knacker man to phone shortly
With what’s going on in Ukraine it seems minuscule

 

[Northern territory]

I have had my 2nd ewe push every thing out this morning about 3 weeks off lambing. Knacker man to phone shortly

It’s always a fraught time on the run up to lambing.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I have had my 2nd ewe push every thing out this morning about 3 weeks off lambing. Knacker man to phone shortly
With what’s going on in Ukraine it seems minuscule

It’s far more important too you though than the Ukraine job! Bleddy sheep!!

 

[Downtrodden Dad]

It’s far more important too you though than the Ukraine job! Bleddy sheep!!

We can’t do much to control either situation

 

[Bury the Trash]

Had a thin, single carrying (scanned) ewe prolapsed this morning. She's a TexX ewe due to lamb in the first 2 weeks of March, carrying a Beltex lamb. She's on ok grass, getting no concs/buckets or any other feed.


Any of the experts like to explain this one to me because it's only big/fat multiple carrying ewes which prolapse, apparently

Some sort of abortion 'agent ' ?
not enough Calcium made available for her to keep correct muscle and ligament tone ?

 

[Bury the Trash]

There's always one of everything and that one is going to be harder to diagnose than a run of them or several with similar problem.

Generally speaking .... After they've settled in lamb ewes don't need to be kept on the best keep, not getting them too fat at that point helps in more ways than one.no supplementary minerals either. Calcium in them. or clover rich swards .

2 of those ways ( more straightforward ones ? )that are relevant here it seems are not having too much fat around the abdomen in late pregnancy and poor resorption of Ca for use .... from storage in their bones, at that time. Or (but getting more complicated in diagnosis ) Ca availability is poor through a tie up from some other factor.

and assuming that their Ca in their bones has been topped up previously / replenished/maintained through the period after heavy lactation/weaning ............. etc

 

[Kernowkid]

I’ve had about 5 doing it this season.
Some maybe over fat some maybe a touch skinny. Some in the shed some outdoor lambers. No concentrate feed. All doubles or triplets. I think it’s just one of those things. Just keep plenty of sheep because you’re always going to lose plenty to a whole myriad of different endings.