Ewes With No Appetite

[Cab-over Pete]

Aye-up,

With the relentless snotty weather and being a bit short of grass, I’ve brought in half a dozen ewes that lamb in 5-6 weeks time.

Three of them are grand and in good nick. Three of them are a bit lean for my liking and so I’ve split them off and thought I would give them extra feed.

However, they have other ideas and appear to want next to nothing. They’ve been in two days, touched hardly a nugget of feed, nibbled a bit of hay and barely skinned the fodder beet.

Any idea?

Cheers, Pete.

 

[Al R]

Goat mix as it smells lush, something else with high molasses content or ivy if their ill? I bought some ewes in as they started lambing, 3 with TLD within 48 hours so they went back out, they were eating well before and while in, doubt they’ve ever been in the shed in their life mind

 

[livestock 1]

 

[livestock 1]

Fetch them up here. They WILL eat

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Goat mix as it smells lush, something else with high molasses content or ivy if their ill? I bought some ewes in as they started lambing, 3 with TLD within 48 hours so they went back out, they were eating well before and while in, doubt they’ve ever been in the shed in their life mind

They’re on a coarse mix with a bit of soya mixed in to make 19%. They all love it, but not these three.

 

[Jerry]

They’re on a coarse mix with a bit of soya mixed in to make 19%. They all love it, but not these three.

pour on a bit of molasses?

Maybe rub some in their gums to give them the idea?

 

[livestock 1]

I would give them a good mineral drench first of all

 

[rancher]

Cooked lamb creep never fails here, a little bit at a time mind

 

[Jerry]

Another thought.

Cut some ivy for them.

Often kicks starts a needy ewe.

 

[spin cycle]

another vote for ivy ...if they won't eat that they're poorly.....worth a dose of wormer?

 

[Estate fencing.]

God you boys have it hard up there!

 

[livestock 1]

God you boys have it hard up there!

That’s only one batch. Every batch is like that and has been like that for over 2 months on and off now

 

[Estate fencing.]

That’s only one batch. Every batch is like that and has been like that for over 2 months on and off now

We had 12 hours of snow on the ground 2 weeks ago but have 2 foot of water on 300 acres for 2 months, I’m not sure what is worse.

 

[livestock 1]

We had 12 hours of snow on the ground 2 weeks ago but have 2 foot of water on 300 acres for 2 months, I’m not sure what is worse.

I only have a few acres of flat land and some of it is under a foot of water. Nothing is where it should be at the moment here due to the land being too wet or sheep getting buried in snow. Moved 400 hoggs inbye before Christmas due to blizzards where they were. They would have been buried in wall backs and gills if we hadn’t moved them. They are still here now. Moved them out of the previous bit because it was too wet. Just making it up as I go on ha

 

[shearerlad]

I see your snow and raise you

 

[Al R]

I see your snow and raise you

Even the tree has given up

 

[livestock 1]

I see your snow and raise you

I thought it was worthwhile putting our carry on here to show the southerners how it is up here! Pleased you have too!!

 

[livestock 1]

Even the tree has given up

Trees won’t grow up here don’t have that problem

 

[Al R]

Trees won’t grow up here don’t have that problem

No me neither

 

[shearerlad]

Even the tree has given up

I’m hoping it gives up completely so that I can get some posts out of that larch!!
One thing about the snow, they learn to eat damn quickly