Fat lambs in the shed

[hilux]

Got a lot of fat lambs in the shed trying to fatten, but I've never seen a year like it for bad feet. Trimmed and run them through formalin before they went in . What do you use and best way to cure them? Got a stand in Bath if I need to use it. Trimmed most of them today and their feet are as hard as iron. Turned some out onto some grass to try and soften them, didn't work very good though. Any ideas ?

 

[copse]

Have they just got scald or rotten feet ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Their feet are as hard as iron from the formalin…

 

[michael N123]

If they go inside lame they never get better until they go back out for a while

 

[johnrob96]

Use golden hoof!! Run them thru it each day for a week and let it dry on clean concrete and you should notice a diffrence

 

[M-J-G]

I'm not keen on formalin and then housing, tends to make them very hard and can seal in trouble.

How strong did you mix it?

 

[hilux]

I'm not keen on formalin and then housing, tends to make them very hard and can seal in trouble.

How strong did you mix it?

As used to be recommended 5%.

 

[neilo]

Surely the first question is why are they lame. Is it scald, footrot or CODD? Formalin (no more than 4-5%) will treat scald, but not much use for either of the others.

Standing them in Zinc Sulphate will help footrot (eventually) but if it's CODD I would have thought you'd have to be looking at antibiotics, either by injection or in a footbath.

 

[hilux]

Use golden hoof!! Run them thru it each day for a week and let it dry on clean concrete and you should notice a diffrence

I know you've said run them through, but would standing be better?

 

[hilux]

Surely the first question is why are they lame. Is it scald, footrot or CODD? Formalin (no more than 4-5%) will treat scald, but not much use for either of the others.

Standing them in Zinc Sulphate will help footrot (eventually) but if it's CODD I would have thought you'd have to be looking at antibiotics, either by injection or in a footbath.

Scald and foxtrot. Formalin has always worked well in previous years.

 

[copse]

Have never seen a sheep with foxtrot !

 

[hilux]

Their feet are as hard as iron from the formalin…

Don't I bloody know it

 

[hilux]

Don't I bloody know it

Hands are sore tonight.

 

[neilo]

Scald and foxtrot. Formalin has always worked well in previous years.

A 'stand in' bath with zinc sulphate will be your best option then IMO. It does take a lot longer if there's any number though.

It could be argued that a footbath with an antibiotic (lincospectin or tylan/pharmasin) would cure them faster, and be better for animal welfare on that basis, if a lot of them are lame already? Not as a routine use, but as a treatment procedure I would certainly use it.

 

[hilux]

Is golden hoof zinc sulphate?

 

[hilux]

Are they crystals or liquid?

 

[hilux]

Have never seen a sheep with foxtrot !

 

[Estate fencing.]

How long have they been in. If we get bad feet in housed ewes I have to muck them out every week to keep the heat down.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Feet are the biggest problem with lmbs inside, need threw foot bath every 10 days or when your weighing them, one marked for market one way, ones not ready threw the bath.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Try using rape straw