Lamb with crow injuries

[HappyShep76]

picked up what I thought was a dead lamb earlier. Crows were pecking at it as pulled up on the quad. They have punctured his eye but not removed it. I gave him glucose, tubed him and put him in the hot box. He is now walking about and lively. I’ve only just noticed as I tried to bottle feed him that about a quarter of his tongue has been pecked off. Will he get over it?

It’s quite frustrating as he’s a big lamb and full of beans.

 

[Stewartry hill]

Probably not unfortunatly

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Crows are miserable barstewards that’s for sure.

I saw 4-5 setting about a ewe lambing once. They were pecking the lamb before it was even fully out of the ewe. I chased them off but they were soon back. Luckily the ewe was up by then.

Horrible things.

 

[Lili]

Crows carry some filthy bugs - can you give the lamb some sort of antibiotic cover?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

B@stard crows! They are pure evil

 

[HappyShep76]

Crows carry some filthy bugs - can you give the lamb some sort of antibiotic cover?

I gave him some Betamax LA (1/2 ml), fingers crossed that’ll help a bit.

 

[hendrebc]

Try and see if he will suck a bottle or his mum and make sure he is actually getting some milk. If not then there is no hope for him
some will and some won't with that much of a tongue missing. Horrible things crows.

 

[GreenerGrass]

Good luck. Lost a ewe last week to them. I am trying to trap them, but having cleared up the magpies not having much luck with the crows yet. Caught 2 only. Last year I caught a lot (50+) really easily, not sure what's different, they just don't seem that territorial yet, maybe too early.

 

[A1an]

I fail to believe that's a crow, crows don't do things like that, Kwis Packham said so.

 

[David.]

Best remedy would be .17hmr

 

[puppet]

We had a new born with tongue bitten last week. Not sure how much but tip was gone and bleeding ++. Brought it in, bottle feed then out after 2 days on mum.

 

[ford4000]

Try and see if he will suck a bottle or his mum and make sure he is actually getting some milk. If not then there is no hope for him
some will and some won't with that much of a tongue missing. Horrible things crows.

I've had a couple with bits of tongue missing, and because of this they were cud spillers when older and wasted away sadly

 

[Jason g]

Chris packham is a idiot that has no clue what he is on about. I'd get the 12 gauge out that would help good luck

 

[A1an]

Chris packham is a idiot that has no clue what he is on about. I'd get the 12 gauge out that would help good luck

My wife doesn't swear but last night I turned the tele over to a channel that just so happened to have Mr Packham sitting in a helicopter, she walked in just at this point and said "you can turn that over, Im not watching that pr**k". I was shocked.

 

[RushesToo]

Crows learn from each other and to unlearn it from the "murder" you need to dispatch all that know how to do it.
It can be done, but it isn't easy.

 

[HappyShep76]

Just a quick update on “Blinky” the lamb.

Today he looks much more comfortable and I used a different length teat to bottle him. I normally use silicone baby teats (as they’re cheaper ) but he couldn’t suck it properly. On a normal lamb teat he went like a train!

Fingers crossed he’ll make it as he’s been a little trooper so far

 

[Lili]

Good news! Might it be worth repeating the Betamox in a couple of days? I remember an old vet saying its not always the injuries that crows cause that will kill a lamb it's the septicaemia/blood poisoning.

 

[HappyShep76]

Good news! Might it be worth repeating the Betamox in a couple of days? I remember an old vet saying its not always the injuries that crows cause that will kill a lamb it's the septicaemia/blood poisoning.

I think he can have some in the morning as it can only help

 

[abitdaft]

Just a quick update on “Blinky” the lamb.

Today he looks much more comfortable and I used a different length teat to bottle him. I normally use silicone baby teats (as they’re cheaper ) but he couldn’t suck it properly. On a normal lamb teat he went like a train!

Fingers crossed he’ll make it as he’s been a little trooper so far

I have a lamb here that has a chunk of it's tongue missing due to Ravens. It started off slevering milk out the side of it's mouth but then fed better. Will watch and see.

 

[Al R]

I have a lamb here that has a chunk of it's tongue missing due to Ravens. It started off slevering milk out the side of it's mouth but then fed better. Will watch and see.

Your lucky, this triplet lamb was still alive walking around when I got to it, no intestines left inside!