Author Topic: Twin lamb drenches (Read 3275 times)

Imafluffybunny · « **on:** December 23, 2015, 06:04:09 pm »

I have a ewe expecting triplets next year and trying to plan ahead, what twin lamb drenches do people recommend and apart from making sure I have lamb milk in, is there anything else I can do to help her in the run up to lambing?

Talana · « **Reply #1 on:** December 23, 2015, 08:52:53 pm »

we give them free access to molasses never had twin lamb once since switched from bucket licks to liquid molasses in addition we start introducing ewe cobs (ewe nuts or mix other aternatives) 6-8 weeks prior to lambing, building up to 0.90 kg of cobs per day for triplets,( 0.60 kg for twins, 0.30kg for singles but occasionally we may stop feeding so much cobs if ewes are too fat and therefore prone to prolapse prior to kidding. Last year we halved the amount as ewes were to fat and had few prolapses prior to lambing as grazing was still good.
You do get bottles of stuff for twin lamb etc. to keep in your first aid kit at lambing for emergency's. We also have lubril in case of assistance and iodine spray for lambs navels, marking paint, rubber rings& ringer. packets of colostrum we normally give triplets a dose of made up colostrum as well as on the ewe, Some ewes can manage triplets but with some one lamb is best taken off. you just have to keep a close eye on them, Hope this helps

Hellybee · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2015, 10:17:41 pm »

The best one IMHO is nettex collate multi lamb one. A propyl glycol preparation is also a good thing to have available. Keep calciject in case of hypocalcemia. We ve found a corn bucket made by strathclyde, it's a yellow bucket full of all sorts of goodies inc p glycol. We ve also got some ketosaid.

Keep those vits mins and sugars going in now and you will possibly lessen the likelihood of them developing it. We use crystalix red and later on lifeline. Also ruminex discs.

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #3 on:** December 24, 2015, 07:49:29 pm »

The best way to prevent twin lamb disease is by careful observation. If the weather's atrocious bring her inside, which immediately means she won't be expending lots of energy keeping warm as well as growing lambs. If you trough feed make sure she's not losing out on her fair share of concentrates to more forceful sheep. Check if her breath smells of peardrops. We've culled out the ewes producing triplets over the years, but we used to bring them inside for the last fortnight of pregnancy and feed them individually.