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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: TheSmilingSheep on January 05, 2016, 11:13:45 am

Title: scanner booked!
Post by: TheSmilingSheep on January 05, 2016, 11:13:45 am

Thoroughly recommend getting the flock scanned - even if only a few.  For us, it really reduces the stress as to whether ewes actually in lamb, and who might need special care/feeding....  We've found lovely chap in Devon, who also scans in Cornwall and Somerset - very reasonable and accommodating.  He happily did just 7 ewes for us last year (+ offering useful feeding advice).  Feel free to pm for details... SOOOOOO excited....

Title: Re: scanner booked!
Post by: Marches Farmer on January 05, 2016, 11:36:17 am

We always have ours scanned.  It's so helpful to adjust feeding for age, condition and number of lambs.  It also saves a huge amount of time knowing you don't have to hang around to see if there's still a twin or triplet to make an appearance.

Title: Re: scanner booked!
Post by: Hevxxx99 on January 06, 2016, 04:27:01 pm

What's the best time to scan? Or rather, is there a best time to scan? Presumably too early will show very little.

Title: Re: scanner booked!
Post by: Womble on January 06, 2016, 04:31:16 pm

40 to 90 days, from what I've read.

We just booked ours in with Booscan (http://www.booscan.co.uk/), who cover South Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire / Perthshire / Fife etc, and are happy to do small numbers  :thumbsup:.

Title: Re: scanner booked!
Post by: JedM on January 07, 2016, 07:51:55 am

Does anyone know a scanner who covers the suffolk area?  I have contacted 4 which I found on the internet and had no response...that maybe because I only have 6 ewes to scan  ;D