Lambs thriving

will6910

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After having lambs in and handling the best way to describe them is the poor thriving ones in all batches look like there all triplet lambs and struggling for milk. I don't know what else I can do. Ewes been fed nuts up till week ago and no batches ever had a lack of grass at any time since being turned out from lambinf
 

TexelBen

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North Yorkshire
After having lambs in and handling the best way to describe them is the poor thriving ones in all batches look like there all triplet lambs and struggling for milk. I don't know what else I can do. Ewes been fed nuts up till week ago and no batches ever had a lack of grass at any time since being turned out from lambinf
Have you left the triplets on the ewe?
 

irish dom

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Would it be cocci holding them back. Made a bitch of my lambs a few years back. Take a wee sample of the poor ones and get vet to blood test and dung test. You will have all sides covered. Hard to keep on top of everything. Best of luck. Sunshine might cure the whole lot and you will wonder what you were worrying about
 

will6910

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N.i
I was hoping when last sun been so good last few weeks here and grsss not to bad growing they'd pic up. Finally got to dose them tho. Was late but couldn't help it
 

will6910

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N.i
Have lambs dosed and mineral dosed. Went to bring the two batches at home to weigh and see if any ready. Out of the 200 odd at home none are ready and non that look like being ready anytime soon. Oldest batch singles and twins are together and they born last week of Feb onward and none those ready to or near it. What's my next plan now ? Been dosed and clean bums and had minerals dose. What's next ?
 

AvonValleyFarmer

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Leicestershire
Have lambs dosed and mineral dosed. Went to bring the two batches at home to weigh and see if any ready. Out of the 200 odd at home none are ready and non that look like being ready anytime soon. Oldest batch singles and twins are together and they born last week of Feb onward and none those ready to or near it. What's my next plan now ? Been dosed and clean bums and had minerals dose. What's next ?
FEC and bloods (y)
 

will6910

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N.i
Asked vet at time of dosing and says the dose i was given would help the worms that's around in that age of lambs. Truer s new brand incase or resistance
 
Yes but you could have resistance. You don't have to have loose stools or dirty bums to have a problem. You need to do fecs to check for resistance and it looks like you need bloods unless you think there could be an issue with the quality of the grass you are grazing.
 
Are they really that bad? Oldest not even 16 weeks. You need to be really on the ball to get them away before that. Health nutrition genetics have to be first class and also attention to details with swards etc.
You have another job, this is a side line enjoy it, try to improve a bit each year and don't get stuck up about how everyone is doing it better cause generally they aren't.
 

will6910

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N.i
Just look poor mostly. Was just hoping they'd grow better as never been short grass and ewes were fed to longer than usual to use up nuts. Been trying to switch and trial breeds to improve things but even since then things got worse Instesd of better
 
Are they really that bad? Oldest not even 16 weeks. You need to be really on the ball to get them away before that. Health nutrition genetics have to be first class and also attention to details with swards etc.
You have another job, this is a side line enjoy it, try to improve a bit each year and don't get stuck up about how everyone is doing it better cause generally they aren't.

This is so true - I'm happy if mine go fat for Christmas tbh. If worming and health is good they aren't costing that much more.
 

will6910

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N.i
Very few have triplets on them. Had a bad scan and ended up with a lot of singles and comforted myself that being singles they'd be fat and away sooner in summer and get money in but that's not the case after all
 
Ok, I had some some lambs out of trips this year, I think they have grown well but they are different looking lambs to those born bigger at every stage so the flock looks inconsistent making you think that some are not doing so well. Can you put some pictures up people will soon tell you what they think of your stock.
 

will6910

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