The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: YorksG on September 17, 2016, 06:28:01 pm
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We have ended up with twin lambs in September, by cesarean, to a seven year old maiden ewe, courtesy of our neighbours wandering tup! Lambs and ewe doing fine but there are a heck of a lot of flies. I've put spotinor on the ewe and I know they recommend a half dose for lambs under a month old, but I can't find anything annoy how old they need to be too use it. Hope that makes sense and that someone more knowledgeable than me can help!
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Depends which flies you are talking about Blackflies /midges / headflies / keds / lice /ticks then spotinor is fine but if as I suspect you are talking blowflies then it gives NO protection ( treatment for the above list anytime I do 24hr old lambs all the time ) If you are wanting blowfly protection then CROVECT must be over 10KG CLIK / CLIKZIN / VETRAZIN no age or weight specs Maybe look at BARRIER BLOWFLY REPEL
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Thank you so much for that. Looks like another trip to the suppliers! We only keep 3 once pet lamb ewes for their fleece and to cross graze with horses. Two lambed in April and we had one live lamb out of four and a hefty vet bill then. The lambs are doing ok so far as is mum and we desperately want it to stay that way. This site was a very valuable resourcewhile we sat up in shifts for nearly a month waiting for these two, she was three weeks later than the vet thought!
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You have the same problem as all smallholders in that you cannot buy tiny quantities of any of the mentioned products ,so expensive and waste full . You can't buy small amounts from your vet ?? or a friendly farmer ??
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That is a good idea, I'll get in touch with the chap we got the ewes from and see if he can help. I really am still fuddled from the last month!
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