Low scanning shearlings

[Wood field]

As title , a bunch of shearling Cheviot x Welsh
Tupped to easycare ( from a reputable breeder)
147 sheep :- single. 97
Twin 29
Empty 21
105%
All in good condition, older inbye ewes same condition to Cheviot and texel tups scanned
169%

 

[puppet]

Not great but not disastrous. If you raddled them any idea if tup stopped working at some point if a lot had 2 marks.

 

[Wood field]

Not great but not disastrous. If you raddled them any idea if tup stopped working at some point if a lot had 2 marks.

They were both working , although one has gone a bit lame ( both now in the shed)
Scanner said it’s because they are shearlings
I suppose on the bright side we can hopefully let them have an easier first lambing

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

My first thought would be check TE status. If they’re homebred shearlings, a slight mineral deficiency throughout their lives could be to blame.

Or, it could be you’re guardian angel is trying to stop you getting Easycares

 

[puppet]

Ok, if 2 tups then more likely to be the shearlings. However 149 is a lot if one tup not in great form.
@neilo will be along in a minute saying his tups managed 200

 

[Wood field]

Ok, if 2 tups then more likely to be the shearlings. However 149 is a lot if one tup not in great form.
@neilo will be along in a minute saying his tups managed 200

Biggest mystery, standing in the pishing rain, scanner said , take this one home , it’s due within a fortnight
Rest not due until mid April

 

[neilo]

They were both working , although one has gone a bit lame ( both now in the shed)
Scanner said it’s because they are shearlings
I suppose on the bright side we can hopefully let them have an easier first lambing

I don’t suppose you had the two rams fertility tested? If not then I would do now, if only to rule that out, and for another year. I suspect something is amiss with them from that result.

I appreciate your on a hill, and they wouldn’t be a hugely prolific breed anyway, but that’s too many empties from shearlings for it to be a ewe problem imo. In saying that, I’m assuming that group haven’t fallen to bits since tupping from fluke or worms of course.

 

[Wood field]

I don’t suppose you had the two rams fertility tested? If not then I would do now, if only to rule that out, and for another year. I suspect something is amiss with them from that result.

I appreciate your on a hill, and they wouldn’t be a hugely prolific breed anyway, but that’s too many empties from shearlings for it to be a ewe problem imo. In saying that, I’m assuming that group haven’t fallen to bits since tupping from fluke or worms of course.

No they are clean sheep, mind you they went a bit flukey but were treated and come back well …, maybe I’ve just answered my own question

 

[TheRock]

Were the empties the smaller ones? Maybe not mature enough and didn’t cycle?

 

[Wood field]

Were the empties the smaller ones? Maybe not mature enough and didn’t cycle?

It was absolutely peeing down and I was at the race pushing them up, it’s supposedly dry today so I’ll gather them and have a look through

 

[Welderloon]

Biggest mystery, standing in the pishing rain, scanner said , take this one home , it’s due within a fortnight
Rest not due until mid April

Wonder if that has anything to do with it ?

 

[Wood field]

Wonder if that has anything to do with it ?

It will be a wondering tup lamb got in off the moor I am guessing.. and not one of ours

 

[ISCO]

When we had something similar maybe 10 years ago it was Toxo, which vaccination cured.

 

[Welderloon]

More than likely, not be the first snottery cocked youngster to put a damper on a female's breeding program though

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Not too late to put the tup in with the empties.

 

[Welderloon]

Could be anything, Fluke, Extreme wet, tup gone off the boil................its too high a number not to be something linked between them, there's as many walkers & dogs spreading all sorts

 

[Wood field]

Could be anything, Fluke, Extreme wet, tup gone off the boil................its too high a number not to be something linked between them, there's as many walkers & dogs spreading all sort

Not too late to put the tup in with the empties.

The empties could well be late as we didn’t take the tups out this time , it’s the amount of singles I was wondering about

 

[Ysgythan]

We don’t tup ewe lambs and winter them with a teaser to deal with this. You still get shearlings that are empty, especially if you take the tups out before November. Just part of the job.

 

[Guiggs]

The empties could well be late as we didn’t take the tups out this time , it’s the amount of singles I was wondering about

I wouldn't be overly concerned by the amount of singles, you're using breeds that aren't overly prolific in my opinion and shearlings often have less lambs than more mature ewes..
I'd be more concerned by the empties, I'm in a similar position. Might well be late rather than empty but im not running a charity, i don't want to prolong lambing so lambing needs to be relatively tight, lates can go.
The tup, can go.
Ewes can be blood tested to rule out issues.
If they don't pay, they dont stay , simple!

 

[Hill Ground]

Where they tupped as lambs or run dry?

As title , a bunch of shearling Cheviot x Welsh
Tupped to easycare ( from a reputable breeder)
147 sheep :- single. 97
Twin 29
Empty 21
105%
All in good condition, older inbye ewes same condition to Cheviot and texel tups scanned
169%