Who do you cull?

arctictree

So I have a ewe that prolapsed a week fore lambing and a few days after. She'll be culled. I hear lads would also cull her ewe lambs??

Also, had a ewe that lambed while I wasn't around and had 2 dead and 1 undeveloped lamb. Would ye cull her too?

Generally, what would be the main lambing reasons for culling?

Green farmer

arctictree wrote: »

So I have a ewe that prolapsed a week fore lambing and a few days after. She'll be culled. I hear lads would also cull her ewe lambs??

Also, had a ewe that lambed while I wasn't around and had 2 dead and 1 undeveloped lamb. Would ye cull her too?

Generally, what would be the main lambing reasons for culling?

Yes to prolapse, I'd give the triplet one a second chance though. My new rule here is also cull the ones with behavioural problems. The ones who drive the rest of the ewes mad when ever you enter a penn. the same sheep are usually the ones that climb into the ring hay feeder and crap on the hay the rest are trying to eat .

ganmo

when a ewe prolapses it stretches her muscles inside so she's more likely to do it again.
As far as her lambs go, keep it in mind, if she was a good ewe other wise I'd keep them

AnFeirmeoir

abortions, bottle tits, bad mothers, the empty fat b*tch for 2 years running and anything else that makes me angry.

razor8

Wouldn't keep her lambs here either. Would cull any ewe that got a hard handling for no good reason unless a minor issue like foot down or lamb back ways

Mastitis, one teaters, poor milkers, any ewe with poor lambs at weaning would also go IMO

Green farmer

razor8 wrote: »

Would cull any ewe that got a hard handling for no good reason

Would you cull a hogget that was very tight , and you'd to pull very hard to get a single out of, or would the ewe be easier on the second lambing ???

Insp. Harry Callahan

I would cull prolapse yes, also 1 teaters, poor milkers, had 1 last week who had no interest in being a mother, had to take lambs away from her in the end, she will be going also. Scanned empty ewes also. Always check full flock at mid summer and ascess, sometimes can be a bit soft on the old ones who just about have all teeth, sometimes give them another year but not always a good idea. Any lumps on udder must go. Chronic foot rot I will cull also

rancher

AnFeirmeoir wrote: »

abortions, bottle tits, bad mothers, the empty fat b*tch for 2 years running and anything else that makes me angry.

Abortion isn't a sackable offence here, could be just a hurt.
The empty fat bitch is only allowed to scan empty and then out the gate unless she's a ewe lamb

Green farmer

Had two seperate ewes here over the last few days that had a breach position lamb each. ie one lamb backside first and one the right way.Both had twins, are good mothers but would have lost lambs if I hadn't been about. Will they be inclined to have breach lambs again next year ? And would ye cull them ? , thanks

Lano Lynn

Green farmer wrote: »

Had two seperate ewes here over the last few days that had a breach position lamb each. ie one lamb backside first and one the right way.Both had twins, are good mothers but would have lost lambs if I hadn't been about. Will they be inclined to have breach lambs again next year ? And would ye cull them ? , thanks

would not cull for malpresented lambs.
If difficult lambing because of narrow pelvis would make her someone elses problem:D

Too Tough To Die

Because i'm a cull dude.

Username John

Lano Lynn wrote: »

would not cull for malpresented lambs.
If difficult lambing because of narrow pelvis would make her someone elses problem:D

Would you sell a ewe on for breeding knowing that she'd be problematic to the next man?

Conmaicne Mara

Username John wrote: »

Would you sell a ewe on for breeding knowing that she'd be problematic to the next man?

Put her on the hook, whether that'll be the ewe or LL I'll leave to the pitchfork wielding mob

Lano Lynn

Username John wrote: »

Would you sell a ewe on for breeding knowing that she'd be problematic to the next man?

there are those who think they can buy good breeding sheep in the cull section of the mart.I sell any sheep I would not breed myself as such.
Invariably get asked why am I selling young sheep in the cull section would they not make more in the breeder section!

razor8

Username John wrote: »

Would you sell a ewe on for breeding knowing that she'd be problematic to the next man?

It would be nice to think it doesn't happen. There are always lads willing to buy ewes going through a mart in ones and twos when surely it's obvious they have a poor history, but maybe they had a nice head!!

Green farmer

The very first two sheep I ever bought were 2 year old's with a female lamb at foot each. Paid top dollar.before auction I asked the seller why he was selling them. Said he only had a small holding and couldn't keep numbers. A year later one ewe prolasped very badly and died and the second had zero mothering instinct.whats more I realised female lamb from the prolapsed ewe looked nothing like the mother and was most probably a triplet he got somewhere and fostered onto the ewe.if you'd seen the prolapse you'd know the ewe was never capable of having at any stage in the past successfully lambed.
Left a bad taste in my mouth !!!