f**k Up Fortnight

[Wood field]

We've had the calmag more often in the last 5 days then in the entire first cycle. Plus TLD. Just shooting in the dark really, mainly little to no milk, then down. Or kicked out and another on the bottle. Once again I'm probably over exaggerating due to sleep deprivation .

The one I found had calcijet and ketosade
She’s been fine for two weeks, in a meadow on her own
Now I need to catch the lambs they will be 3 weeks old so need feeding

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Ffs, they just keep coming…View attachment 1179149

I picked one up with mastitis this morning,
Another 2 pet lambs to bottle feed

 

[steveR]

Don’t they just, nothing more sure in life than sheep dieing.

I am not sure which is worse.... The "sudden death" you find in the field, as per @Wood field pic above, or the slow, lingering almost inevitable demise of a ewe that was "caught in time", but actually wasn't, in spite of lashings of drugs!!

Ms Mastitis is going downhill again here, after picking up for 48hrs. I am wondering if the kindest thing now is the .22.

 

[Wood field]

I am not sure which is worse.... The "sudden death" you find in the field, as per @Wood field pic above, or the slow, lingering almost inevitable demise of a ewe that was "caught in time", but actually wasn't, in spite of lashings of drugs!!

Ms Mastitis is going downhill again here, after picking up for 48hrs. I am wondering if the kindest thing now is the .22.

Sudden death every time
I’ve four ewes and lambs in a crèche with just a drop of milk but not enough to fill the lambs
One is slowly wasting away , it’s pitiful

 

[Estate fencing.]

I am not sure which is worse.... The "sudden death" you find in the field, as per @Wood field pic above, or the slow, lingering almost inevitable demise of a ewe that was "caught in time", but actually wasn't, in spite of lashings of drugs!!

Ms Mastitis is going downhill again here, after picking up for 48hrs. I am wondering if the kindest thing now is the .22.

I think about that most days. I think of the sick as dead already in my mind so it makes it worse to loose a good fit sheep.

 

[Wood field]

 

[steveR]

I think about that most days. I think of the sick as dead already in my mind so it makes it worse to loose a good fit sheep.

I must admit, the @unlacedgecko school of triage, appeals many times.

Does it need a Vet visit. Shoot it.
It is sick. Shoot it.
Is it struggling with lambing, Shoot it.
Does it run off and abandon it's lambs. Shoot it..... but we all agree with this one!

Add your own thoughts here....

 

[Wood field]

I must admit, the @unlacedgecko school of triage, appeals many times.

Does it need a Vet visit. Shoot it.
It is sick. Shoot it.
Is it struggling with lambing, Shoot it.
Does it run off and abandon it's lambs. Shoot it..... but we all agree with this one!

Add your own thoughts herte....

If it bleats, Eats ,sh1!s or sleeps shoot it
Grow maze and go skiing

 

[Jonp]

The thing is, if a ewe abandons her lamb at birth, is she a bad mother or a very sharp mother.... I have a pet, abandoned at birth by a good(ish) ewe, when I went to ring him found he had a large sack with no obvious neck (think he may have a hernia as posted on another thread) no matter how much feed he gets he's never going to amount much. The ewe knew before me, don't think she needs geckoing.

 

[coniser]

If it bleats, Eats ,sh1!s or sleeps shoot it
Grow maze and go skiing

If shot every sheep that annoyed me l would have none left

 

[Wood field]

If shot every sheep that annoyed me l would have none left

Same here and there’s not much chance of growing arable…. Or going skiing

 

[Woolless]

I found a twin, born Saturday and strong so I thought, with with its neck bent back underneath it drowned in a puddle the size of a tea cup . I have noted this down as 'misadventure', doesn't really do justice to the sheer futility of it! Oh and a fresh twin which may have the victim of a fatal gull attack

 

[steveR]

Same here and there’s not much chance of growing arable…. Or going skiing

More chance of the latter on your hilly slopes, Dave

All year grass skiing, watch out for the rocks....

 

[steveR]

The thing is, if a ewe abandons her lamb at birth, is she a bad mother or a very sharp mother.... I have a pet, abandoned at birth by a good(ish) ewe, when I went to ring him found he had a large sack with no obvious neck (think he may have a hernia as posted on another thread) no matter how much feed he gets he's never going to amount much. The ewe knew before me, don't think she needs geckoing.

Now stop it, we don't need dissenting voices here just yet Jon, there are a few of the hardy souls inhabiting the Northern wastes of our fair island who have NOT finished lambing yet!

Once we have all finished, only THEN we can discuss the concept of a clever sheep.....

 

[BAF]

Another case of joint ill this evening. Couldn't catch the big barsteward to jab him tonight. So he'll have to wait until tomorrow afternoon and then him and his mother can come home, and go and joing the shearling that's seemingly survived her black bag mastitis, on the lawn so I don't have to chase him down to catch and jab him! Typically he's an absolute monster of a lamb!

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

£180 for hoggs tonight, suddenly it starts to seem worthwhile

 

[steveR]

£180 for hoggs tonight, suddenly it starts to seem worthwhile

Lorry load to sell I hope?

 

[Wood field]

£180 for hoggs tonight, suddenly it starts to seem worthwhile

I was looking at our hoggs yesterday and thinking .. go get the trailer ££££
But they are my replacement breeding stock, still tempted to cash some in though

 

[BAF]

I weighed some older lambs tonight. 5 stonkers 45kg+ and the rest were 30-35. Bad news is 3/5 are ewe lambs I want to keep for the autumn. I'll move them at the weekend to some clean grass and give them another 4 weeks. My get out of jail card is I've got buyers for meat boxes @ £200 so if the arse falls out of the market in a months time I'm OK.

 

[yellowbelly]

I was looking at our hoggs yesterday and thinking .. go get the trailer ££££
But they are my replacement breeding stock, still tempted to cash some in though

Sold all ours, except 21 pedigree ones.
Dad used to say, "Sell 'em when they're dear and buy 'em back when they're cheap."