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TexX ewes - which Tup to use?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nithsdale" data-source="post: 7447111" data-attributes="member: 17508"><p>It's been a very strange start to lambing. I've lost an unusually high number of ewes this past fortnight for many various reasons - from 2 diving into a ditch and drowning, 5 ewes to rotten lambs, lost a single scanned ewe with a prolapse (never seen that before!) along with one or 2 others. Had a single go with TLD - she's survived but chucked her lamb. Again don't think I've ever seen it in a single carrying ewe - it's the only case I've had this year so far, too. I've a triplet in the shed I can't get milk from 1 side and the other side although big and feels plentiful is not drawing much milk at all. Have another ewe in shed with twins and no milk, but she's came good this morning. Had a few prolapses in the TexX ewes despite condition being just OK. I had cut feeding back (they were only getting 1 1/4lb/hd) to 1/2lb but it was making no difference so they're now not getting fed... 1 ewe lambed through a harness last night - hanging the first lamb, killing the 2nd still in her. Got her caught at first rounds this morning... her bag is freshly buggered with mastitis (could draw off the grey, bloody puss milk)</p><p></p><p>To say it's been a demoralising start is probably putting it mildly, but I think I'm getting through it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Biggest day so far, I've had 3 ewes lamb. 2 singles and a pair. I've actually only lost 1 lamb which was born alive so far, so that's something. Lambs are coming a good size with usual get up and go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nithsdale, post: 7447111, member: 17508"] It's been a very strange start to lambing. I've lost an unusually high number of ewes this past fortnight for many various reasons - from 2 diving into a ditch and drowning, 5 ewes to rotten lambs, lost a single scanned ewe with a prolapse (never seen that before!) along with one or 2 others. Had a single go with TLD - she's survived but chucked her lamb. Again don't think I've ever seen it in a single carrying ewe - it's the only case I've had this year so far, too. I've a triplet in the shed I can't get milk from 1 side and the other side although big and feels plentiful is not drawing much milk at all. Have another ewe in shed with twins and no milk, but she's came good this morning. Had a few prolapses in the TexX ewes despite condition being just OK. I had cut feeding back (they were only getting 1 1/4lb/hd) to 1/2lb but it was making no difference so they're now not getting fed... 1 ewe lambed through a harness last night - hanging the first lamb, killing the 2nd still in her. Got her caught at first rounds this morning... her bag is freshly buggered with mastitis (could draw off the grey, bloody puss milk) To say it's been a demoralising start is probably putting it mildly, but I think I'm getting through it. Biggest day so far, I've had 3 ewes lamb. 2 singles and a pair. I've actually only lost 1 lamb which was born alive so far, so that's something. Lambs are coming a good size with usual get up and go. [/QUOTE]
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