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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Emmett on December 31, 2014, 10:22:18 pm

Title: What to do after lambing?
Post by: Emmett on December 31, 2014, 10:22:18 pm

This will be my first time lambing so I just want to know everything that i should do after lambing, dosing or fluking etc? Any input is appreciated and please excuse my newbie ignorance :eyelashes:

Title: Re: What to do after lambing?
Post by: Anke on January 01, 2015, 07:57:31 am

Get Tim Tyne's book, his lambing system works really well for smaller set-ups, also if your local agri college runs a lambing course, get yourself on it.

I always dose for worms and fluke (separately with a day in-between), check and if necessary trim the ewes' feet, and now that some of my flock (of Shetlands) get on a bit I check teeth and sort into separate fields with the girls with broken mouths getting a bit of concentrate to help them along. I also usually dag their back ends.

Title: Re: What to do after lambing?
Post by: Crbecky10 on January 01, 2015, 12:51:22 pm

I'm not sure how you'd do it differently on a small scale, but on our farm the lambs need to be scratched against orf (with Scabivax) and vaccinated against clostridial diseases such as Pasteurella pneumonia, with Heptavac P or Ovivac P. They may also be dosed against/for coccidiosis.
The ewes are wormed within 2 months of lambing, their feet are treated if need be etc.
This is a bit further down the line, but around a month before the lambs are weaned, they are given a booster injection with Heptavac, wormed and a check is kept on for any blowfly strike when the weather is warm.
Good luck!

Title: Re: What to do after lambing?
Post by: Emmett on January 01, 2015, 05:12:25 pm

I have just ordered the book! and I have already dagged today actually, i have everything ready in the shed, just want to make sure that i have everything ready! Thanks Anke and CRBecky10!! :)