[Danny]

Hi Guys, from what age should you work lambs? Their not on good grazing until two weeks time. Last year I lost 3 mainly due to not working soon enough. Some of the lambs are 7 weeks old and some are only a week old. The ewes were wormed two weeks prior to lambing. Any help would be welcome. I'm a awaiting a reply from the vet for a egg count but was just wondering what other people do? Thank you Daniel

[shep53]

Your doing the right thing getting  a FEC done then you can make an informed dosing plan

[Buttermilk]

Keep an eye on the SCOPS nematodirus forecasts for your area as this will give you some warning for the start of the danger period.  http://www.scops.org.uk/forecasts/nematodirus-forecast/

[twizzel]

Routine worming like mentioned above is the quickest way to wormer resistance ever! Instead keep an eye on the scops website for nemo risk, and fec for other worms throughout the season. We only needed to worm our lambs once last year in May for nemo. Rotating pasture, grazing with cattle and cutting for hay can reduce a worm build up on pasture.

[Marches Farmer]

We alternate the turn out field every year and follow SCOPS guidelines on switching wormer groups.