Author Topic: How to introduce in lamb ewes?  (Read 1757 times)

Hillview Farm

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Surrey
  • Proud owner of sheep and Llamas!
How to introduce in lamb ewes?
« 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.


shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: How to introduce in lamb ewes?
« Reply #1 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

 

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