What if I had shedders? Oh yeah I forgot they don’t go lame.Sometimes chuck wool in
What if I had shedders? Oh yeah I forgot they don’t go lame.Sometimes chuck wool in
They started a few weeks ago,rest of the year absolutely minimal.Be hundreds lame tomorrow now.
Peak TFFWhat if I had shedders? Oh yeah I forgot they don’t go lame.
Sometimes chuck wool in
They’d probably just walk on the water anywayWhat if I had shedders? Oh yeah I forgot they don’t go lame.
mainly for using golden hoof /stand in but years ago i built a 15' x 15' pen on sealed concrete bath (plastered one brick high edging ) with a full width gates in and out load and unload as a batch forced in with the gate all the splashing over in one go in and out .Anyone got any tips for getting lambs to go through a footbath? Mine are rather reluctant to
That`s a grand job then. It`s good when a simple tip works out, especially if it`s low cost. Just hope you sleep well tonight after chucking that valuable wool in sheep`s footbath - such extravagance !!The bit of wool I had and some straw made all the difference, thanks for the suggestions
That's the wrong one youve tagged but yes hopefully he is.Is @TimW ok?
What if I had shedders? Oh yeah I forgot they don’t go lame.
My lame shedders don't live long enough to get to a footbathThey’d probably just walk on the water anyway
Mortality problems?My lame shedders don't live long enough to get to a footbath
This ^One thing I`ve realised recently is that whatever breed or cross a man keeps it is MOST important that he keeps something that he likes to have a look at when he gets up in a morning because there`s too much hassle with them to keep something you don`t like!
A sharp knife and a hungry dog pack.Mortality problems?
Serious question, surely not lambs with scald and if adult sheep is it not better to treat and sell? (to kill obviously)A sharp knife and a hungry dog pack.
Serious question, surely not lambs with scald and if adult sheep is it not better to treat and sell? (to kill obviously)
I can see where you are coming from with the Shetlands. We’ve virtually eliminated footrot by vaccinating against it because it seems to me prevention is better than a cure? If you move sheep, they may be immune to the bacteria where they’ve come from but naive to the bacteria where they move to so vaccination seems an easy fix. Codd is isolate treat and cull, repeat footrot is cull, but it’s unusual not to respond to one treatment with antibiotics , main problem is scald in lambs and I think that is very much down to the year. Last year very little, but this year a pain for them and me!I was being somewhat facetious.
However, I've draft shetlands here that I've paid less than £20 for. By the time I've put meds, haulage and commission on one of them it's not going to leave much, if anything. Or I could feed the pack for a few days
Most other things I will try and treat. However, my vet and I worked out a lameness protocol for sheep years ago.
Examine. If footrot or CODD in 2 or more feet, euthanasia is best. Otherwise Isolate, treat with appropriate antibiotics and NSAIDs. Cull mark.
Re-examine in 48hrs. If no improvement euth. If necessary treat as above.
Re-examine in 48hrs. If no improvement euth. If necessary treat as above.
Re-examine in 48hrs. If no improvement euth. If necessary treat as above.
Re-examine in 48hrs. If not weight bearing on all 4 legs after 4 treatments euth.
I've shot £2,000 worth of dorper ram this year, so I practice the above quite closely.
I can see where you are coming from with the Shetlands. We’ve virtually eliminated footrot by vaccinating against it because it seems to me prevention is better than a cure? If you move sheep, they may be immune to the bacteria where they’ve come from but naive to the bacteria where they move to so vaccination seems an easy fix. Codd is isolate treat and cull, repeat footrot is cull, but it’s unusual not to respond to one treatment with antibiotics , main problem is scald in lambs and I think that is very much down to the year. Last year very little, but this year a pain for them and me!