[Jamie12]

So we are about to start lambing, and I'm keen to make sure I have the most important things.
I have gloves, lubricant, ropes, clean towels, iodine, lamb kick start, antibiotics, bottles, syringes, needles, stomach tubes, etc. And torches.

But what do you find most invaluable in your lambing kits?. I'm wondering perhaps if I should add a strong drink in there 

[Me]

Blue lamb snare, not the plastic tube one. Asked for one at a farm t'other day chap brought a fox snare out!

[Rosemary]

Notebook and pen / pencil (I use the notes app on my phone now) but something to make notes on, and use it. You thnk you'll remember, but you won't 

[carfarmer]

A head torch for hands free operation
long gloves in case of looking for a twin or triplet further in up to your elbow! and protects your favorite shirt.
A partner to help, but she won't fit in the lambing kit box so a mobile phone to call for help.

[Beeducked]

Notebook and pen / pencil (I use the notes app on my phone now) but something to make notes on, and use it. You thnk you'll remember, but you won't 

Definitely! Would also add marker spray for the same reason even if only a few sheep.


Mine from this year is a prolapse spoon. Hopefully you will not need it but better to be looking at it than for it!

[Deere]

Colostrum/milk replacement to top up weak lambs and a big bucket of patience!

Good luck with your lambing!

[Jamie12]

Thanks, got a note pad as I'm so forgetful  few sachets of colostrum and a wee tub, 10kg bag of milk waiting to hopefully not be used lol.

Rope lambing snares look good, I never did like the plastic Coated ones.

Where will I get a big bucket of patience from?,

Also am I worth buying calcium, glucose foer injecting?. We use a glucose solution that we mix in water for the valves to drink if needed, can this been done with lambs?. Tempted to buy something for watery mouth.
And I still need to purchase a wormer eeek

[Rosemary]

If you need calcium / glucose, you need it NOW. I have it in the kit - it doesn't go off, despite having a bb date on the label.

[Womble]

Jamie,

As you know, at the lambing course it was really difficult to attach the lambing ropes to slippery feet. So I bought one of these rubber lambing aids, and it looks really good. The knobbles on it will grip the back of the hocks, and because it has some stiffness, I think it will be far easier for a beginner to use than a traditional rope.
 
I bought 500ml of lube too.
 

 
That reminds me, the 50 shades of grey movie is out now, isn't it? 

[SallyintNorth]

If you need calcium / glucose, you need it NOW. I have it in the kit - it doesn't go off, despite having a bb date on the label.

THIS

[SallyintNorth]

Sugar - ordinary granulated or caster, nasty bleached white stuff works better than right-on unrefined - for reducing a prolapse

Forget the strong drink, it makes you sleepy - we keep Lucozade (for him), Irn Bru (for me), Tunnocks Caramel Wafers, bananas and apples to keep the shepherd(s) going

You will be needing elastrators and rings once you start getting lambs born - unless you've decided to not dock or castrate, of course.

Twin lamb drench

Combivit or other injectable B-vits

Heat lamp / warm box / Rayburn or Aga - somewhere to warm cold lambs

Box or somewhere to constrain lambs who are recovering

Baler twine - you can make a lot of the other things you need and fix any that are broken

Some sort of electrolyte feed - Rehydion or Pfizer Scour Formula

Plenty of ready meals in the freezer, tins of soup, etc.

[SallyintNorth]

Oh, and a hot water bottle, even if you have a heat lamp and a Rayburn, there are times when a hottie (wrapped in a towel or cover) underneath them is the best thing

[Jamie12]

Excellent thank you, off to local agricultural merchant with a shopping list

[Hellybee]

Collate multi lamb rapid, amazing stuff.  We also have several propyl glycol based products from the the vets, the pink one ketaid is it and the selekt one. 


Collate lamb kickstart.  Orojet ( we do this routinely) when we do the  Iodine.


Alamycin, combivit, pen and strep bought.


Calciject.


Spare bottles. Save some 500 ml pop bottles too and get little flutter valve teats, the little red news usually with a yellow screw top.


Colostrum.

[Foobar]

A whisk to mix colostrum / lamlac.


Milton - to sterilise all tubes, bottles etc.  A bucket / bowl with a lid is handy as you can keep your milton solution in there and just dump in the bits and bobs that you've used. Replace solution daily.