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Livestock/General Farming photo thread ***READ MOD NOTE IN POST #1***
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08-10-2010 11:05am#1
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I'm not sure if we have such a thread already, though I might start one, see if it goes anywhere.
Feeding the savages this morning. Mixed between some old dears and ner'do wells kept in over the Winter and the rest of the flock who have been in off the hill for about two weeks now. Got more older ewes this year than I'd ideally like, my own fault for selling lambs two/three years ago that I shouldn't have to fit in with REPS numbers :rolleyes:
Being fed about 3/4lbs of ewe & lamb ration per day in one feed at the moment. If I up it to 1lbs per head I'll split the feed into morning & evening feeds. Right now, nothing is separated nor scanned. In the future I hope to be able to do this, but it'll require new fences and the cash isn't in the kitty at the moment.
So, they will lamb upside of the fence next to the troughs. As they lamb I'll move them down below which is saved for grass, growing OK at the moment, I'm happy with progress there as long as it continues. Next big job of work below side the fence is to split it in half with a new fence. Then I can start controlling the creeping thistles once the ewes & lambs move from one block to the other.
All ewes have got their booster of Heptevac P+. Lambs will get numbered, spectam, and have navels dipped in iodine as I move them from top to bottom.
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maybe if a mod started a thread he might make it a sticky.
eh john!!
maybe even two stickies one for livestock and one for general photos.
love looking at the pictures over on bff
If it becomes popular, then I'm sure we'll be able to look at the various stickies and see can it be fitted in. Also, may change the thread to more general farming photos which could encompass livestock and other farming activities maybe. But, there's just the one photo here at the minute, get posting
love your picture , the view is brilliant
Sure is! Can see dolphins in the bay sometimes as well.snowman707 wrote: »ewes appear to be in good nick, hope lambing goes well,
the night frosts don't seem to affect you as much as further inland , all the hills around here are going off colour last week or so
I just need to get some Spectam and a couple of other bits and pieces and my gear should be complete. If the weather is like it is now I'll be delighted. Figure lambs can take cold, or wet, but not both.
We're a lot milder here than even a few miles inland. Dad has land spread out across the area, one place can be white with frost when my place wouldn't have a touch at all. Problem is there's not much relief from the wind in off the sea, different inland with shelter belts etc to take the edge off it a bit.Nice photo John, is that the sea or a lake below?
Can you copy and paste the steps for loading a photo on here please.
That's the Atlantic, next stop Kerry, or Brazil :pac: We can see Mt Brandon some days off on the horizon.
I'll cheat here and direct you to two different ways of doing it posted in the Shooting section, both work, I use the Photobucket one. Complete guides with photos and all
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..red menace wrote: »Hi yessam
If you right click on your picture in Imageshack and choose open in new tab or new page then paste in the link from the new page your image should appear here
Like this: Nice dog btw
Thanks red menace. I will give it a go..
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johngalway wrote: »When were they calved and how're they doing? In the lap of luxury there
about 2months ago-all sold now at this stage-we only keep breeding heifers. all three survived:)0 -
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Thats exactly what I'm saying!
I refer to infertility not reduced fertility. Thats a minefield I'd swiftly avoid!
Re: The proof of a bull getting all 'Girly' as a result of an in utero experience, I have not seen. But it sounds interesting. Good topic for discussion of a saturday night with a few pints, particularly as the OH is a twin to a male!
Sorry johngalway but i think we fcuked up you're thread, but i couldn't resist sharing the condition of freemartinism; By Laurie Ann Lyon, Cow Calf Corner, Oklahoma Coopereative Extension Service. Freemartinism is recognized as one of the most severe forms of sexual abnormality among cattle.
This condition causes infertility in the female cattle born twin to a male. When a heifer twin shares the uterus with a bull fetus, they also share the placental membranes connecting the fetuses with the dam.
A joining of the placental membranes occurs at about the fortieth day of pregnancy, and thereafter, the fluids of the two fetuses are mixed. This causes exchange of blood and antigens carrying characteristics that are unique to each heifers and bulls. When these antigens mix, they affect each other in a way that causes each to develop with some characteristics of the other sex.
Image Reprinted from http://www.uoguelph.ca/~rfoster/repropath/flfgpics.htm
Robert A. Foster
Department of Pathobiology
Ontario Veterinary College
University of Guelph
Although the male twin in this case is only affected by reduced fertility, in over ninety percent of the cases, the female twin is completely infertile. Because of a transfer of hormones or a transfer of cells, the heifer's reproductive tract is severely underdeveloped and sometimes even contains some elements of a bull's reproductive tract. A freemartin is genetically female, but has many characteristics of a male. The ovaries of the freemartin do not develop correctly, and they remain very small. Also, the ovaries of a freemartin do not produce the hormones necessary to induce the behavioral signs of heat. The external vulvar region can range from a very normal looking female to a female that appears to be male. Usually, the vulva is normal except that in some animals an enlarged clitoris and large tufts of vulvar hair exist. Freemartinism cannot be prevented; however, it can be diagnosed in a number of ways ranging from simple examination of the placental membranes to chromosomal evaluation. The cattleman can predict the reproductive value of this heifer calf at birth and save the feed and development costs if he is aware of the high probability of freemartinism. In some cases, there are no symptoms of freemartinism because the male twin may have been aborted at an earlier stage of gestation.
Estimates of the percentage of natural beef cattle births that produce twins vary. One estimate (Gilmore) puts the percentage at about .5% or 1 in every 200 births. Approximately one-half of the sets of twins should contain both a bull and a heifer calf.
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Sorry johngalway but i think we fcuked up you're thread, but i couldn't resist sharing the condition of freemartinism; By Laurie Ann Lyon, Cow Calf Corner, Oklahoma Coopereative Extension Service. Freemartinism is recognized as one of the most severe forms of sexual abnormality among cattle. This condition causes infertility in the female cattle born twin to a male. When a heifer twin shares the uterus with a bull fetus, they also share the placental membranes connecting the fetuses with the dam.
Image Reprinted from http://www.uoguelph.ca/~rfoster/repropath/flfgpics.htm
Robert A. Foster
Department of Pathobiology
Ontario Veterinary College
University of Guelph
A joining of the placental membranes occurs at about the fortieth day of pregnancy, and thereafter, the fluids of the two fetuses are mixed. This causes exchange of blood and antigens carrying characteristics that are unique to each heifers and bulls. When these antigens mix, they affect each other in a way that causes each to develop with some characteristics of the other sex.
Although the male twin in this case is only affected by reduced fertility, in over ninety percent of the cases, the female twin is completely infertile. Because of a transfer of hormones or a transfer of cells, the heifer's reproductive tract is severely underdeveloped and sometimes even contains some elements of a bull's reproductive tract. A freemartin is genetically female, but has many characteristics of a male. The ovaries of the freemartin do not develop correctly, and they remain very small. Also, the ovaries of a freemartin do not produce the hormones necessary to induce the behavioral signs of heat. The external vulvar region can range from a very normal looking female to a female that appears to be male. Usually, the vulva is normal except that in some animals an enlarged clitoris and large tufts of vulvar hair exist. Freemartinism cannot be prevented; however, it can be diagnosed in a number of ways ranging from simple examination of the placental membranes to chromosomal evaluation. The cattleman can predict the reproductive value of this heifer calf at birth and save the feed and development costs if he is aware of the high probability of freemartinism. In some cases, there are no symptoms of freemartinism because the male twin may have been aborted at an earlier stage of gestation.
Estimates of the percentage of natural beef cattle births that produce twins vary. One estimate (Gilmore) puts the percentage at about .5% or 1 in every 200 births. Approximately one-half of the sets of twins should contain both a bull and a heifer calf.
May 2007
Ah I didn't do too bad off the top of my head. I must have been awake they days I was being taught genetics!:)
I even cracked open a can of stout at the thought of it.0 -
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First lambs born today Ewe & ram lamb. Ewe has sign of plenty of milk, and although they seem a little deflated they had sucked and looked much better an hour later - when I had colostrum at the ready :pac: Two squirts of Spectam each, dipped navels, numbered lambs and ewe and gave ewe a dose of Grovite.
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johngalway wrote: »First lambs born today Ewe & ram lamb. Ewe has sign of plenty of milk, and although they seem a little deflated they had sucked and looked much better an hour later - when I had colostrum at the ready :pac: Two squirts of Spectam each, dipped navels, numbered lambs and ewe and gave ewe a dose of Grovite.
is someone burning bushes in the background?0 -
johngalway wrote: »First lambs born today Ewe & ram lamb. Ewe has sign of plenty of milk, and although they seem a little deflated they had sucked and looked much better an hour later - when I had colostrum at the ready :pac: Two squirts of Spectam each, dipped navels, numbered lambs and ewe and gave ewe a dose of Grovite.
What's that smoke in the distant background?
Would it be your aul fella, brewing a bit of potteen:D0 -
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johngalway wrote: »First lambs born today Ewe & ram lamb. Ewe has sign of plenty of milk, and although they seem a little deflated they had sucked and looked much better an hour later - when I had colostrum at the ready :pac: Two squirts of Spectam each, dipped navels, numbered lambs and ewe and gave ewe a dose of Grovite.
Good man John - best o luck with em. Now the fun starts ha... Do you have many to lamb?0 -
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