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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Hillview Farm on January 11, 2014, 10:18:47 pm

Title: How to introduce in lamb ewes?
Post by: Hillview Farm on January 11, 2014, 10:18:47 pm

Can anyone surgest the best way to introduce housed in lamb ewes?

After isolation we need to put all the new ewes in the barn as our fields are under water, with our ewes. I can separate within the barn for a period of time so they can meet through the bars but as lambing gets close I  would need to put them in together to make room for the lambing pens and free up some hurdles. Does this sound ok? I worry that they will fight and cause miscarriages etc.

Title: Re: How to introduce in lamb ewes?
Post by: shep53 on January 12, 2014, 07:11:10 pm

Bound to be a bit of pushing and shoving as they try to establish a pecking order, your plan sounds fine , an alternative would be to keep them in a confined space together for half a day