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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Hillview Farm on March 05, 2013, 02:06:36 pm

Title: Should I worry?
Post by: 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

Title: Re: Should I worry?
Post by: shep53 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 :innocent:

Title: Re: Should I worry?
Post by: Hillview Farm 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%

Title: Re: Should I worry?
Post by: shep53 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

Title: Re: Should I worry?
Post by: Hillview Farm on March 06, 2013, 07:24:13 am

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

Title: Re: Should I worry?
Post by: Marches Farmer 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.