The Beast from the East!

Edit. Just seen the other posts re tubing. I've always understood that you don't tube hypothermic lambs hence my question.
I think that depends how old the lamb is. Not sure of the figure but under a certain number of hours tubing is ok but after a certain time the glucose injection is necessary because they have used up their brown fat reserves

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Downton_shep

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I think that depends how old the lamb is. Not sure of the figure but under a certain number of hours tubing is ok but after a certain time the glucose injection is necessary because they have used up their brown fat reserves

@bovine will know
Under 6 hours old there should be enough brown fat so no need to inject glucose.
Over 6 hours old inject with glucose if it can’t hold its head up, if it can hold head it’s ok to tube.
 

Bury the Trash

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Yep and when it starts to shiver its a good sign....


Use a hairdryer if you dont have a warming box ...
i always remember being told at college course long time ago...:rolleyes:...get warm air into the lungs
 

Green farmer

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Moral is low here as well drifting big time here as well, pulled 5 ewes out of drifts today couldnt find any more stuck, they have hay with them so are just about coping, sheds full of snow too and pipes froze, argh get me whiskey quick!

How are things looking today ?
 

Wazmos

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Don’t think he’ll be getting out for a day or two.
 

irish dom

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Stick up a plan of the shed
Not too great on how to do that. She's a 8 bay standard back to back lean to120ft long 50 ft wide with 14 ft central passage and 18ft pens with walk the through troughs every second bay. Should hold 450 easy. Coming in around 40k euros all in including vat.
Incidentally was chatting with a guy today who sells second hand mushroom tunnels. Could put two 110 x30 up and service them for 16k. Sounds tempting but I would always be nervous listening to the wind howling and when the shed is paid it will be an asset to the farm
 

Khale

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Down in Wiltshire we've got a few snow drifts, luckily built a pallet shelter that has kept a small section free from drifts that the sheep can get behind. Got a few loads of ivy for them to keep em ticking over tonight, they're Norfolk horns, Shetland and a shet x Char all in lamb to a Wiltshire. Can't wait for this weather to go
 

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rancher

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Not too great on how to do that. She's a 8 bay standard back to back lean to120ft long 50 ft wide with 14 ft central passage and 18ft pens with walk the through troughs every second bay. Should hold 450 easy. Coming in around 40k euros all in including vat.
Incidentally was chatting with a guy today who sells second hand mushroom tunnels. Could put two 110 x30 up and service them for 16k. Sounds tempting but I would always be nervous listening to the wind howling and when the shed is paid it will be an asset to the farm

Where are you getting the shed, a neighbour pricing a proper shed 65 by 50 has a best price of 10,000 for the kit, That's basically half the size of yours, there's no way he'll have it erected and kitted out for sheep for another €10000..
Are you using a dietfeeder as I think you've only enough feeding space for 300 -320
Worse thing you could do is overstock it.
 

irish dom

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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.
 

exmoor dave

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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.


Out of interest, why block plastered walls rather than concrete panels?
 

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