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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: shrekfeet on February 07, 2012, 01:28:07 pm

Title: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: shrekfeet on February 07, 2012, 01:28:07 pm: Hi folks, hope the sun is shining for you. Not been on here in a while. I am getting conflicting info about worming in lamb ewes. Should I do this as standard in December or should I wait until they have lambed? I have a ewe with a messy bum and wondered whether to treat or wait until she's lambed?
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: Rosemary on February 07, 2012, 02:39:34 pm: You could worm test her in case it's not worms.

We worm and fluke ours before the tups go in and before we turn them out after lambing.
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: shrekfeet on February 07, 2012, 05:31:49 pm: how do you know you are collecting the poo from the right ewe?
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: SteveHants on February 07, 2012, 05:37:53 pm: You watch it till it craps and then go pick it up....
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: Rosemary on February 07, 2012, 08:20:09 pm: Quote from: SteveHants on February 07, 2012, 05:37:53 pm
You watch it till it craps and then go pick it up....

;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: VSS on February 07, 2012, 09:05:21 pm: Quote from: Rosemary link=topic=21268.msg202548#msg202548 date=1328625574)

We worm and fluke ours before the tups go in and before we turn them out after lambing.
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Ditto. Ours also get crovect pour on at turn out against lice.
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: bazzais on February 07, 2012, 09:35:55 pm: I dont think the 'worming' will do any harm but if you have to round a few up to catch her I wouldnt risk it? If you can catch her on her own calmly then providing you read the instructions on the wormer and its suitable, go for it.

Baz
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: shrekfeet on February 08, 2012, 01:15:23 pm: they have to be brought in anyway to have their Heptavac jab so maybe I'll just worm again then providing it is not a problem for the lamb in any way
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: kanisha on February 08, 2012, 03:58:24 pm: I worm my ewes when they come in for vaccination have never had a problme to date however my ewes are very used to being handled and are not in the least stressed if that was the case I wouldn't even be vaccinating.
Title: Re: worming in lamb ewes?
Post by: SteveHants on February 08, 2012, 04:25:22 pm: Whenever you bring animals in, it is on a calculated pay-off basis. Gathering animals always stresses them. In the case of heptavac-ing or worming, the pay off is worth the stress, as it were. My sheep are not that used to being handled, but they will come in for heptavacing and worming, as the benifits of doing so far outweigh the disadvantage of causing them stress.

I don't get them in for much else other than worming, preventative treatment for flies, heptavacing and doing any limpers feet. If I can combine any of these, then all the better.