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should this ewe be culled

  • 18-02-2015 9:29pm
    #1
    Tomjim
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    ewe did not open up last week (the ring) and had to intervene - what are the chances this will happen next year/

    A different ewe had the 2 lambs all tangled up, 1 lamb was coming backways and the other lamb was coming properly - what are the chances this will happen next year


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  • #2
    sea12
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    Tomjim wrote: »
    ewe did not open up last week (the ring) and had to intervene - what are the chances this will happen next year/

    A different ewe had the 2 lambs all tangled up, 1 lamb was coming backways and the other lamb was coming properly - what are the chances this will happen next year

    Get rid of the first one.
    Second one could be ok. Sur it might only have a single next year


  • #3
    White Clover
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    Tomjim wrote: »
    ewe did not open up last week (the ring) and had to intervene - what are the chances this will happen next year/

    A different ewe had the 2 lambs all tangled up, 1 lamb was coming backways and the other lamb was coming properly - what are the chances this will happen next year


    First one could have a selenium deficiency. Usually the case with cattle anyway


  • #4
    Cran
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    sea12 wrote: »
    Get rid of the first one.
    Second one could be ok. Sur it might only have a single next year

    Not 100% on this ring womb is one thing I've never seen a trend on, had a dose of them last year in the pedigrees and not one this year.:confused:


  • #5
    jmrc
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    selenium deficiency, we found that too.... especially with hoggets.

    mixed up lambs, I'd chance her on.


  • #6
    AnFeirmeoir
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    I'd keep both - they both have live lambs !


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  • #7
    Tomjim
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    heres another one I had a ewe that had 2 dead lambs would you keep her

    ewe went down and couldnt get up about 2 days before she had them . fine big lambs


  • #8
    farawaygrass
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    Tomjim wrote: »
    heres another one I had a ewe that had 2 dead lambs would you keep her

    ewe went down and couldnt get up about 2 days before she had them . fine big lambs

    I wouldn't. No reason really except not to look for trouble next year. I know it's hard to cull all the ones you should or would like to if you are trying to build numbers. Also though, the price of the cull ewe is going good so why not cull and keep an extra ewe lamb or buy a hogget or first crop


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