Every lambing you are going to lose some lambs with nothing wrong with them. You can't do much about the weather. But if you're happy with this first group then it's good. Feeding the ewes out in the fields gets the lambs running and playing. So cute. Glad that Sophie's border Leicesters did well.
with the joint ill you have said you have had very few frosts - I do believe the frosts overnight are cleaner than constant wet ground with lambs - do you need to give your tagging gun a sterilization - just to cover your bases
With your weak lamb, I always give them an injection of multivitamin with amino acids and also subcu with 5% dextrose for an energy boost. If dehydrated I give subcu saline or lactated ringers. If you don't have access to those things, Lamb shield may be helpful. If it looks like the lamb isn't digesting properly, take your drench tube and suck fluid from the rumen of a healthy lamb and tube it into your poorly lamb.
Joint I'll could it be your dip pot? Apparently some vets don't recommend them because of bacteria build up on the outer dip lid maybe with floods bugs on the grass?
Will, looks like you’re getting close to finishing off lambing in the next week or two. On a different note, what signs of ergotism do you watch for in your sheep and how do you manage it when it happens, please? Thank you.
The sheep with the tall rabbit-like ears is a Border Leicester. If I remember correctly, it’s one of the long wool breeds with a good crimp to its wool.The breed has been around over 300 years; it’s related to the Bluefaced Leicester. I believe the BFL rams are the ones taken to several hill or mountain breeds, to produce the crossbred ewes for commercial food production - and I believe the Border Leicester rams get crossed with other hill types to create the half bred commercial ewes.
I am no expert by any means but would it b any thing to do with the tail ringing .some wait till they are older an slice them off .in Australia they have a machine that slices an seals all in one .any things possible
Pure chaos dropping off the baby lambs and their Mom's! So noisy, but so cute!
Every lambing you are going to lose some lambs with nothing wrong with them. You can't do much about the weather. But if you're happy with this first group then it's good. Feeding the ewes out in the fields gets the lambs running and playing. So cute. Glad that Sophie's border Leicesters did well.
I'm surprised you don't have more pet lambs, good job adopting them!
Good afternoon from Flower Mound, Texas, USA. I love your channel.
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Great video Will as always 👌
with the joint ill you have said you have had very few frosts - I do believe the frosts overnight are cleaner than constant wet ground with lambs - do you need to give your tagging gun a sterilization - just to cover your bases
Love this channel! Will & Soph & the whole fam, volunteers, friends, & the beautiful Border Leicesters...(bunny sheep)
With your weak lamb, I always give them an injection of multivitamin with amino acids and also subcu with 5% dextrose for an energy boost. If dehydrated I give subcu saline or lactated ringers. If you don't have access to those things, Lamb shield may be helpful. If it looks like the lamb isn't digesting properly, take your drench tube and suck fluid from the rumen of a healthy lamb and tube it into your poorly lamb.
Joint I'll could it be your dip pot? Apparently some vets don't recommend them because of bacteria build up on the outer dip lid maybe with floods bugs on the grass?
You’ve all done an amazing job yet again!!! Keep up the good work and try and get some sleep 😴 ready for the next batch!! x
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Wet weather joint ills best friend
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Hey - you mentioned not using pen and strep for joint ill. What is the LA antibiotic that you are now using please?
Betamox or trymox
What breed of sheep have the rabbit ears? Enjoy your videos.
Border Leicester
They are Sophie's flock. She seems really happy with how the lambing went for them.
How are you tracking which ewe or lamb gets medicine? Flock watch or Galligar ?
Flockwatch
Will, looks like you’re getting close to finishing off lambing in the next week or two.
On a different note, what signs of ergotism do you watch for in your sheep and how do you manage it when it happens, please? Thank you.
Have you had same problems with B flock?
Yes but not as bad
Are you sure its joint ill and not erysipelas ? If your straw has had pig slurry on then i would suggest this
None of our straw has had pig muck on 👍
Is that sheep with ears like a rabbit a breed type? Or is it a unique sheep with rabbit blood in its ancestry 🤣🤣
The sheep with the tall rabbit-like ears is a Border Leicester. If I remember correctly, it’s one of the long wool breeds with a good crimp to its wool.The breed has been around over 300 years; it’s related to the Bluefaced Leicester. I believe the BFL rams are the ones taken to several hill or mountain breeds, to produce the crossbred ewes for commercial food production - and I believe the Border Leicester rams get crossed with other hill types to create the half bred commercial ewes.
I am no expert by any means but would it b any thing to do with the tail ringing .some wait till they are older an slice them off .in Australia they have a machine that slices an seals all in one .any things possible
Unfortunately it’s law here that it has to be done before a week old
Does another women swarm when he delves so deep into the birthing passage?