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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: kelly58 on May 16, 2014, 12:25:44 pm

Title: Weaning
Post by: kelly58 on May 16, 2014, 12:25:44 pm

Has anyone ever weaned their sheep naturally ? Just wondering what poeples thought are ?  :sheep:

Title: Re: Weaning
Post by: sarahdean_66 on May 16, 2014, 03:20:43 pm

Yep soays, shetlands and crosses of both, just leaving in together till tipping then take out ewe lambs and weathers before ram goes in. Not had any problems

Title: Re: Weaning
Post by: kanisha on May 16, 2014, 03:46:36 pm

me too, all the time I don't give it a great deal of thought.

Title: Re: Weaning
Post by: kelly58 on May 16, 2014, 05:40:13 pm

Thanks for the input, do you get any problems with horned  lambs damaging teats or tummies on the ewes ?

Title: Re: Weaning
Post by: shygirl on May 16, 2014, 05:52:04 pm

iv weaned all my sheep naturally unless they were sold, or entire in which case they were weaned at 5 months.
never had any problems with horns.