[StephB]

Aaargghh. Today I took a FEC into my vets as two of my four orphan lambs have started scouring.

They have just rang back with the report that my paddock has high levels of Cocci & round worm 

The lambs are three months old and I wrongly presumed because I hadn't had any sheep on the paddock since October 2013 that they would be pretty safe.  .  Guess I was wrong.

I have orally medicated them with Baycox & Cydectin LA and have to send in another FEC in two weeks time to see what the new levels are.

I am angry with myself as three of the lambs are still grazing and seem ok but the smallest of the four seems pretty bad today and isn't eating  .

So it looks like I am going to learn a lesson the hard way, and I will make sure I treat any new lambs before they go out into the paddock.

I am just posting here to see if there is any advice regarding this and if there are any tricks /tips for what I can do with this now contaminated pasture. 

I have a few hens on this paddock too and I have never had much luck with them so maybe it is the cocci exposure that is causing it.  Will now also look into getting them treat too.

Sad day today, feel like an utter failure.

[Melmarsh]

The cocci and worms were from the lambs not necessarily the paddock .It would have been better to do the FEC count prior to turn out. Depending on the size of the paddock they may be OK for sometime but I would recheck FEC as recommended by your vet ,having wormed them to check that the wormer has been successful and there are no residual worms.
We all seem to have to learn some things the hard way when it comes to livestock but it will be a lesson not to be forgotten

[Steph Hen]

Are cocci species specific or can they cross between hens and sheep?

[Anke]

Are cocci species specific or can they cross between hens and sheep?

species specific