The Beast from the East!

[Green farmer]

Worse today but still sheep look ok, spent qn hour this morning digging into the shed so i could open the doors to let them out

Sorry to hear that, sooner this cold spell ends the better.

 

[Wolds Beef]

2 Ped. Lincoln Red Calves born Yesterday. No assistance to either (touching wood). There in an old crew with roof over half of it. but the mothers had sense to seek shelter.
WB

 

[newbie]

Would it be ok to tube glucose? I'm happy to tube but never injected the stomach. Not started lambing yet, just taking the opportunity to ask questions

 

[shearerlad]

The glucose needs to be in the body cavity, I’m sure @bovine can give the full reason behind it.

 

[steveR]

Would it be ok to tube glucose? I'm happy to tube but never injected the stomach. Not started lambing yet, just taking the opportunity to ask questions

Or anyone got a pointer to a video of injecting? My SO insists on bringing back cade lambs and while we have a good record on the whole, there is always the odd one that would IMO, benefit from a more intensive approach than a tube of colostrum.

 

[rancher]

Local firm. Kit coming in around 22 incl vat Simple homemade wooden barriers space boarding block plastered walls and sheeted gates for access. Everything will be done by ourselves apart from digger and wiring. Priced galv barriers etc and could spend alot of money if i wanted but i couldnt justify it. Plan is to turn out twins to lamb 2 weeks pre lambing and let tripets out by day with singles locked in for fostering and to control lamb size. Can't see it being overstocked at that. Ewes shorn in September.

Tunnel here is 120ft long and only 160 can eat on the feeding passage, your walkthrough troughs will feed 10 each side or 20 altogether so you need another 14 troughs to feed 300, I think you're only planning eight, not criticising just flagging it.
Your actual sheep accommadation is 200sq mtrs each side, each ewe needs a sq mtr at the very minimum

 

[It was already broken.]

We are going to have to break out soon looking for supplies. The food is beginning to look at bit grim!

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Oh!!! What happened to the photo I posted? It was on here.

 

[chaffcutter]

Oh!!! What happened to the photo I posted? It was on here.

Still there? I can see it

 

[GrannyAching]

Or anyone got a pointer to a video of injecting? My SO insists on bringing back cade lambs and while we have a good record on the whole, there is always the odd one that would IMO, benefit from a more intensive approach than a tube of colostrum.

The video is useful (although that is not a hypothermic lamb as far as I'm concerned). I have used the Manual of Lambing Techniques (WInter and Hill) instructions/rules the on;y time I thought I needed to inject. @Well Refreshed 's decision tree is great.

And now I can't edit these to get them in the right order! Where is @llamedos ?? Please.

The writing at the top tells how to make a 5% solution (not as simple as you might think!). Weigh 20g of glucose (I have a dope scale from my worm count kit) and make that up to 100ml.

 

[It was already broken.]

Still there? I can see it

Thanks! Its back agin now! I think me puter was just proving it is still in charge.

 

[GrannyAching]

Thanks! Its back agin now! I think me puter was just proving it is still in charge.

Mine's having a bl@ddy field day!

 

[steveR]

The video is useful (although that is not a hypothermic lamb as far as I'm concerned). I have used the Manual of Lambing Techniques (WInter and Hill) instructions/rules the on;y time I thought I needed to inject. @Well Refreshed 's decision tree is great.




The writing at the top tells how to make a 5% solution (not as simple as you might think!). Weigh 20g of glucose (I have a dope scale from my worm count kit) and make that up to 100ml.

Brilliant, thanks muchly. I will be passing these onto my SO!!! How long a needle is required?


I also have a dope scale, mine is used for measuring small canisters of camping gas for refilling them ;-)

 

[Philip Watkins]

.... How long a needle is required?

...

Says 20 gauge 2.5cm in one of the pics above.

 

[Philip Watkins]

Would it be ok to tube glucose? ..

No.

 

[GrannyAching]

Says 20 gauge 2.5cm in one of the pics above.

Yes I bought a few specially and have them strapped on the side of the glucose pot in the meds cupboard.

And note the temperature.

IMO this is not a procedure to undertake lightly - I don't like the fact that the vet above seems to be using a "healthy" lamb as far as I can see.

The best thing we ever learned was that heat is no good if it creates drafts through air movement.

 

[Woolless]

Yes I bought a few specially and have them strapped on the side of the glucose pot in the meds cupboard.

And note the temperature.

IMO this is not a procedure to undertake lightly - I don't like the fact that the vet above seems to be using a "healthy" lamb as far as I can see.

The best thing we ever learned was that heat is no good if it creates drafts through air movement.

Surely the benefit of lambs which would be saved if the video advice was heeded outweighs the momentary discomfort of one lamb? I don't know about 'not to be taken lightly'. I think more should learn the technique.

 

[GrannyAching]

Surely the benefit of lambs which would be saved if the video advice was heeded outweighs the momentary discomfort of one lamb? I don't know about 'not to be taken lightly'. I think more should learn the technique.

OK.

 

[Sheep92]

Sorry to hear that, sooner this cold spell ends the better.

Aw sooner its over

Sorry to hear that, sooner this cold spell ends the better.

Hopefully, looks like its starting to thaw a small bit, hopefully the water will be back by tonight that will be a big help

 

[Downton_shep]

Surely the benefit of lambs which would be saved if the video advice was heeded outweighs the momentary discomfort of one lamb? I don't know about 'not to be taken lightly'. I think more should learn the technique.

Surely they could have used a dead lamb or even in one video on YouTube they use a toy/teddy lamb.

 

[bovine]

IMO this is not a procedure to undertake lightly - I don't like the fact that the vet above seems to be using a "healthy" lamb as far as I can see.

It's fairly risk free and these animals will die without treatment.

Re the 'healthy lamb' comment I was going to say that it's really only for cold lambs with no body reserves and no to use it in cases of rattle belly/watery mouth etc, but then I see the video. I agree, didn't look to be anything wrong with that lamb. Not sure I'd have made that video!