f**k Up Fortnight

[neilo]

How do I hang the tup up when they were bought in, in lamb

Also, there is absolutely no conclusive genetic proof it is hereditary - only that it is widely believed to be.


Seeing a lamb with a f*cked eye is still gutting

If it's not genetic (I have no doubt whatsoever that it is) then it certainly can be drastically reduced/eliminated by culling those animals out. I suspect it's quite possible to get it as just 'one of those things', but some lines are certainly more susceptible to it.
It won't just be the rams either of course, the ewe will carry that recessive gene too. Whether you cull her for it, or give her another chance, is down to you of course, but the effected lamb really does need hanging up, unfortunately.

 

[Kingcustard]

Surely given the fact that it's a real problem in texels it has to be genetic.

I had never seen it until we bought texel tups, then saw it a lot in texels cross lambs.

Similarly this year I have had one Easycare lamb have it, first time ever and it's to a texel tup.

 

[Nithsdale]

If it's just entropian, it should come right.
Roll it's eyelids back and squirt a bit of dry cow tube inbetween the eyelid and eye ball. Do both top and bottom.

It'll help hold the eyelids away from the eyeball and help to sooth it a bit.

No. The eye is f**ked.

 

[Kingcustard]

No. The eye is f**ked.

Definitely a Scottish response there haha

 

[Nithsdale]

If it's not genetic (I have no doubt whatsoever that it is) then it certainly can be drastically reduced/eliminated by culling those animals out. I suspect it's quite possible to get it as just 'one of those things', but some lines are certainly more susceptible to it.
It won't just be the rams either of course, the ewe will carry that recessive gene too. Whether you cull her for it, or give her another chance, is down to you of course, but the effected lamb really does need hanging up, unfortunately.

If you research it, there has been nothing found to substantiate that it is definitely genetic... although I do agree with you opinion.

The lambs will be hung up no questions.

I'm just thrawn with it, and the weather





I think I will try the ewes again on my own tup... see what happens but they've been out on Ze List

 

[NFI]

If it's not genetic (I have no doubt whatsoever that it is) then it certainly can be drastically reduced/eliminated by culling those animals out. I suspect it's quite possible to get it as just 'one of those things', but some lines are certainly more susceptible to it.
It won't just be the rams either of course, the ewe will carry that recessive gene too. Whether you cull her for it, or give her another chance, is down to you of course, but the effected lamb really does need hanging up, unfortunately.

I think I've got a ram throwing it about. Seem to be getting less lambs with it each year and he's off up the road this spring so time will tell. I usually pinch the eyelids so they swell which stops the eyelashes scratching the eyeball. Failing that then inject with Betamox.

 

[Bill dog]

Entropion gene in tups ought to be a hanging-up offence, I know that.

No the tup breeder should be hung , along with the tup itself!
Had a torrid time with it 2 yrs ago, culled both tups, sorted !
Jagging eyelids is a bleak thing to have to do, but it works!

 

[steveR]

Do you have someone who can deal with the pests, or do you do it yourself?
Ravens are tricky , the others not so much!
Lord knows what to do with huge teated ewes , bar cull them out !

Utilising the "red dot of death" more this year.... Thought we had culled the saggy bags, but not hard enough...

As a short term measure for the odd ewe that is inside, the eezymilker gadget is good for getting the bag down a bit to help newborn lambs get on teat

 

[neilo]

Utilising the "red dot of death" more this year.... Thought we had culled the saggy bags, but not hard enough...

Make sure to do the same with their daughters too.

 

[steveR]

Make sure to do the same with their daughters too.

Point......

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Not really a f***k up, but has anybody found that ewes are lambing earlier than they should? Ours that are supposed to start on Saturday have been lambing away steadily all week. Nothing wrong with lambs and I’ve double checked dates
I’ve heard a few others saying the same

 

[Kingcustard]

Nope, the 230 that were due to start in 9th March are lambing now, and have ran into the 200 which are lambing on time.

I recall telling everyone on here how I was going to use a teaser and raddle tups. Teaser never happened and 2 tups got raddled and then no more.

I actually laugh at how prepared I am going to be with next year's lambing and then do none of it because we are busy at harvest or hay or I just forget what a f@ck up the previous lambing was.

If I was a woman I would be one of the ones on benefits in a council house with 23 kids to 25 different dads haha

 

[Kingcustard]

Does any own run different breeds of tups at the same time. We used to and would sometimes get a ewe with a Suffolk lamb and a texel lamb. I used to just look at her , shake my head and call her a a dirty slag haha.

 

[AftonShepherd]

Does any own run different breeds of tups at the same time. We used to and would sometimes get a ewe with a Suffolk lamb and a texel lamb. I used to just look at her , shake my head and call her a a dirty slag haha.

Not here, but got a stray back from a neighbour that went on to have a Border Leicester wether and a Suffolk ewe lamb. Suffolk went on to be a great mother, although always needed a slight hand lambing.

 

[Nithsdale]

Nope, the 230 that were due to start in 9th March are lambing now, and have ran into the 200 which are lambing on time.

I recall telling everyone on here how I was going to use a teaser and raddle tups. Teaser never happened and 2 tups got raddled and then no more.

I actually laugh at how prepared I am going to be with next year's lambing and then do none of it because we are busy at harvest or hay or I just forget what a f@ck up the previous lambing was.

If I was a woman I would be one of the ones on benefits in a council house with 23 kids to 25 different dads haha

Like the D, do you



Slut

 

[LukeMcCullagh]

Does any own run different breeds of tups at the same time. We used to and would sometimes get a ewe with a Suffolk lamb and a texel lamb. I used to just look at her , shake my head and call her a a dirty slag haha.

Was this her after lambing, or is she more like the second one

 

[steveR]

Not here, but got a stray back from a neighbour that went on to have a Border Leicester wether and a Suffolk ewe lamb. Suffolk went on to be a great mother, although always needed a slight hand lambing.

Are you allowed to say such a thing here....

Some contradictions in that statement I feel.....

 

[AftonShepherd]

Are you allowed to say such a thing here....

Some contradictions in that statement I feel.....

Normally I'd agree, and had she been a run of the mill Cheviot she probably would have been culled for needing lambed. However, she was almost a pet being different, and the main reason she needed assistance was she got overfat running with the rest so not totally her fault. Reared a cracking shaped pair every year though.

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Only a minor f***k up in the grand scheme of things but I'm blaming it on lambing fatigue. I don't normally take sugar in tea but over lambing I often do and I'm the only one. Made a pot of tea and put a spoonful of sugar in my mug, went to pour tea out and the sugar wasn't there. Poured tea out and it's nice and sweet, I'd put the sugar in the teapot

 

[Kingcustard]

It's the little gains that keep you going, this ewe has hung about for 3 days with stinking discharge and no signs of lambing. Dosed with PenStep and left til this morning when I decided to catch her again.

First lamb out was weak and thought it was dead, second was ok, third was a mummified thing.

Penned her up and left her to rear one hopefully.

Back after an hour and the weak lamb just lying panting, came back just now to tube it with milk and it's up and sooked.

Time for a celebratory hit of some golf balls