Lamb fostering , how long to wear the skin ?

[andybk]

had a ewe couple days ago thought had a single up sucking dry , so put her in pen , went in couple hrs later she had another (dead) and managed to lie on the good one also dead ffs , so i skinned the lamb and put it on a foster lamb (trip) , all ok so far ewe took it no bother , How long do folks leave the skin on for? its already starting to smell . i usually wet foster by was lacking fluids this time .

 

[neilo]

had a ewe couple days ago thought had a single up sucking dry , so put her in pen , went in couple hrs later she had another (dead) and managed to lie on the good one also dead ffs , so i skinned the lamb and put it on a foster lamb (trip) , all ok so far ewe took it no bother , How long do folks leave the skin on for? its already starting to smell . i usually wet foster by was lacking fluids this time .

I just took a couple off this morning, after 2 days, but they were from week old (Beltex!) lambs. Should be safer still if she hadn’t got used to her own lambs.

Did think I’d have been better to drop them onto the machine and cash the ewes in.....

 

[andybk]

I just took a couple off this morning, after 2 days, but they were from week old (Beltex!) lambs. Should be safer still if she hadn’t got used to her own lambs.

thanks didnt want to f the job up by being a bit previous , i better keep them in the nursery for a few days as well just in case ,

 

[puppet]

had a ewe couple days ago thought had a single up sucking dry , so put her in pen , went in couple hrs later she had another (dead) and managed to lie on the good one also dead ffs , so i skinned the lamb and put it on a foster lamb (trip) , all ok so far ewe took it no bother , How long do folks leave the skin on for? its already starting to smell . i usually wet foster by was lacking fluids this time .

Be ok now but give her another day penned up.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I never bother skinning lambs, first thing a ewe sniffs is the lambs arse
Tie the ewe up by the neck in a smallish pen and spray iodine on lambs arse...rarely fails

 

[clod hopper]

I never bother skinning lambs, first thing a ewe sniffs is the lambs arse
Tie the ewe up by the neck in a smallish pen and spray iodine on lambs arse...rarely fails

Interested in this, explain more please. Success rate ?

 

[Al R]

I gut lambs instead of skinning these days, knife down inch to the right of the umbilical chord down to the teats into a bucket, if blood doesn’t run well then add 300ml of warm water and slosh it around in the lamb and then tip out. Can do an adoption like this in under 2 minutes. Done 5 like this today and all taken instantly. I find skinning’s do work but takes twice as long. This is the same as a wet adoption basically with most out within 24-36 hours.

 

[unlacedgecko]

I never bother skinning lambs, first thing a ewe sniffs is the lambs arse
Tie the ewe up by the neck in a smallish pen and spray iodine on lambs arse...rarely fails

When I skin I leave the ass hole of the skin intact.

 

[Nithsdale]

Usually take cut the back half of skin off the lamb after 24hrs, shift into big pen then take the front half off at 48hrs.

Or ive seen myself take whole skin off at 24-36hrs but keep ewe and lamb in small pen for a farther 24hrs to make sure she's accepting it...

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Interested in this, explain more please. Success rate ?

I just tie the ewe up by the neck with some band, make a small pen for her and lamb and drop lamb in....some take the within a day or two some it takes a week but over 90% take them.....never faff about skinning one

 

[unlacedgecko]

I just tie the ewe up by the neck with some band, make a small pen for her and lamb and drop lamb in....some take the within a day or two some it takes a week but over 90% take them.....never faff about skinning one

I skin on using an in field adoption pen. Normally the ewe is only penned up over night.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I skin on using an in field adoption pen. Normally the ewe is only penned up over night.

I like them penned up a few days to make sure they are properly bonded

 

[Chris123]

Leave the skin on till you take it fat lamb weighs more then?

 

[yellowbelly]

Usually take cut the back half of skin off the lamb after 24hrs, shift into big pen then take the front half off at 48hrs.

You sound like Scotland's answer to Gok Wan - start off with 'The Full John Motson'..........

........and then trim it down to a snazzy Schoffel gilet...................

 

[Nithsdale]

You sound like Scotland's answer to Gok Wan - start off with 'The Full John Motson'..........

........and then trim it down to a snazzy Schoffel gilet...................

Of course, darling!

Can't you see how more fitted the gilet looks. It has a slimming effect, and shows off all the right parts. Everyone will look and know, you mean business in this snazzy spring number

 

[andybk]

you learn something every day , some very interesting suggestions to try

 

[Al R]

you learn something every day , some very interesting suggestions to try

Done 6 gut lamb’s today, 5 taken instantly, even by hill ewes, 1 she’s not so sure but she’s a clean off ewe lamb. All the others out tomorrow, even the ones I did this afternoon when pulled 1 dead twin out, gutted it + half a pint of water into a bucket, added a triplet and away to go - out tomorrow.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Done 6 gut lamb’s today, 5 taken instantly, even by hill ewes, 1 she’s not so sure but she’s a clean off ewe lamb. All the others out tomorrow, even the ones I did this afternoon when pulled 1 dead twin out, gutted it + half a pint of water into a bucket, added a triplet and away to go - out tomorrow.

sounds good!

not as easy to do in the field as a skinning though

 

[RushesToo]

Done 6 gut lamb’s today, 5 taken instantly, even by hill ewes, 1 she’s not so sure but she’s a clean off ewe lamb. All the others out tomorrow, even the ones I did this afternoon when pulled 1 dead twin out, gutted it + half a pint of water into a bucket, added a triplet and away to go - out tomorrow.

Has someone else tried @Al R 's suggestion? - sounds useful

 

[Al R]

sounds good!

not as easy to do in the field as a skinning though

Empty mineral tub I used twice yesterday and use some water from a water tank in a 300ml bottle that is used for stripping ewes/tubing etc.