Lambs not thriving

[will6910]

How do people judge if it’s weather this thing and hard start to life for them affecting them or underlying issues ? Been white dosed and got cocci dose about 2 weeks ago going by vet advice and the nemo risk forecast

 

[Sierra Lama]

Bloods,.may be a trace element issue

 

[M-J-G]

You seem to have several threads every year about poor thriving sheep.

Are you sure you don't have a major parasite issue?
Or maybe some elements locked up or some serious deficiencies?

 

[will6910]

Didn’t like to rush in to vets when could be as simple as just weather. Youngest been on creep for about a month but oldest just started few weeks ago. Some ewes I know have mastitis issues but know them

 

[will6910]

You seem to have several threads every year about poor thriving sheep.

Are you sure you don't have a major parasite issue?
Or maybe some elements locked up or some serious deficiencies?

Blood test on sheep pre lambing all showed good levels in the ewes. But haven’t done lambs. Last year seemed to be better and lambs did pretty good

 

[Skintagain]

Are they grazing hen shite ground? Or pig shite?

 

[puppet]

Have you any grass? Lambs should be flying without creep in May.
Maybe get some new sheep

 

[matthew]

If cobalt / copper is locked up in your pastures by for example a high level of molybdenum and or iron, then lambs will not thrive. It's called 'pine' - or starvation to you and me.

Get some soil / herbage samples, and match your animal's mineral intake to any deficiencies.

The wet weather has also made any herbage 'water on a stick'. so not enough dry matter being consumed either.

 

[will6910]

Are they grazing hen shite ground? Or pig shite?

Not spread any hen muck, slurry or anything since July 2022 and that was just watered down lagoon stuff

 

[will6910]

Have you any grass? Lambs should be flying without creep in May.
Maybe get some new sheep

Haven’t been short grass this spring as saved up from last Autumn and quite under stocked. Over half the sheep I have now are bought in ones in last 2 to 3 years

 

[Skintagain]

Not spread any hen muck, slurry or anything since July 2022 and that was just watered down lagoon stuff

Have you tested your soil?

 

[will6910]

If cobalt / copper is locked up in your pastures by for example a high level of molybdenum and or iron, then lambs will not thrive. It's called 'pine' - or starvation to you and me.

Get some soil / herbage samples, and match your animal's mineral intake to any deficiencies.

The wet weather has also made any herbage 'water on a stick'. so not enough dry matter being consumed either.

Got soil samples done in winter and they are abit high in P and K but ph over the most part is good still. Got grass samples done 4 or 5 years ago as part off a scheme but haven’t done so mince

 

[will6910]

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[will6910]

Have you tested your soil?

Yeah whole farm in January. p and k around 3 and 4 and most fields ph is 6 or above

 

[Skintagain]

Yeah whole farm in January. p and k around 3 and 4 and most fields ph is 6 or above

Was it high in moly? Copper?

 

[matthew]

Got soil samples done in winter and they are abit high in P and K but ph over the most part is good still. Got grass samples done 4 or 5 years ago as part off a scheme but haven’t done so mince

Not basic ph, P and K … but MINERALS.

 

[puppet]

How old and have you any photos? Are your expectations too high?

 

[will6910]

Was it high in moly? Copper?

My results I don’t think give that level as a option in it

 

[will6910]

Not basic ph, P and K … but MINERALS.

Haven’t don’t samples for minerals from ground. This was free test from river agency so was just basics

 

[will6910]

How old and have you any photos? Are your expectations too high?

My expectations probably are to high. But iv seen in past once lambs get to certain age they just stop. look great to a certain age then stop


these are mix off twins and singles born from 20th February onwards roughly. That’s roughly the amount grass they been getting since going outside