Author Topic: Should I worry? (Read 2405 times)

Hillview Farm · « **on:** March 05, 2013, 02:06:36 pm »

One of my housed ewes due in 5 weeks has had slightly loose droppings, look more like a cow pat than pellets. Was dectomax'd end of jan so I dont think its worms. Fine in her self but mucky round the back end which I will clean up when heptavacing at the weekend. She gets ewe nuts straw and hat.

Do I worry? What do I do?

Thanks

shep53 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2013, 06:49:11 pm »

All sheep are individuals and so are their faeces so long as its not running out shouldn't be a problem, straw and HAT is a very dry diet so how much ewe nuts is she eating

Hillview Farm · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2013, 07:30:05 pm »

Haha sorry I didn't mean I feed them hats... That would give them the runs.

Shes never been loose like this... One 1/4kg of 18%

shep53 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2013, 08:09:34 pm »

could just be a digestive upset , is she holding or loosing a little condition , do you have fluke on your ground

Hillview Farm · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2013, 07:24:13 am »

Shes not lost any condition. They had worm and fluke counts in jan and nothing...

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2013, 04:34:58 pm »

My policy this atrocious Winter has been to Alamycin anything looking not quite right. Normally I fight shy of using it but ..... So far 2 ewes with slightly runny noses and one gilt looking under the weather - all seem back to normal now.