How's lambing going for ye?

rangler1

gazahayes wrote: »

Brought it in for a day or 2 or till there's more to join it

Place white again this morning
Temperatures supposed to be going up from tomorrow, not a lot of grass around yet though, such a difference from this time last year

arctictree

Well, lost my first lamb this morning. All was quite when I hit the hay last night. When I came down to the shed early this morning there was a live lamb and a dead one, still wet. Must only have missed her. Not sure but she probably couldn't catch a breath. Fine big lamb too. Ah well, at least the Dam has a single. Loads of milk too.

AntrimGlens

Main flock not due to start till 21st but went into the shed this morning to find one of the triplet ewes had a dead lamb, couple of weeks off full term and two rotten foetuses!
She's got a small bit of a bag so stuck some oxytocin into her and getting a foster lamb off a neighbour later so will give it a go. :rolleyes:

Neighbour has bigger problems, he's not due to start till paddys day and has already over 50 ewes lambed when a neighbours ram broke in and served them, worse still he doesn't even like the breed of ram that broke in. :eek:

Kovu

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Neighbour has bigger problems, he's not due to start till paddys day and has already over 50 ewes lambed when a neighbours ram broke in and served them, worse still he doesn't even like the breed of ram that broke in. :eek:

:pac:

Green farmer

Starting to get shed ready to put sheep in. Amazing no matter how many penning gates you have, you'll still always be short for more.

davidk1394

No arrivals yet.. but had 1 abortion so far

skoger

Lambing here hasn't been too bad so far this year. Only 4 of the lowland ewes left to go now. A few ewes pitched their lambs about two weeks out. I got samples taken but haven't got any results yet. The vet reckons its toxo so I'll have to look into vaccinating next year (If there is a vaccine - I know nothing about it). They were scanned around 1.8 and even with abortions and other losses there's just under 1.7 alive and out in the field.

The horned ewes and ewe lambs should be starting in a few weeks. Hopefully, they'll do as well

fanadman1

My small number are almost done had 7 ewes lamb this past 3 days all in all went very well 19 lambs on the ground livein and breathing to 10 ewes get some good weather now so i can get some to grass

Western Pomise

fanadman1 wrote: »

My small number are almost done had 7 ewes lamb this past 3 days all in all went very well 19 lambs on the ground livein and breathing to 10 ewes get some good weather now so i can get some to grass

That's a great return rate,not starting here till around St Paddys day,although I handled some ewes the other day and a few had fine bags already.

fanadman1

Western Pomise wrote: »

That's a great return rate,not starting here till around St Paddys day,although I handled some ewes the other day and a few had fine bags already.

Got to love the milford cross nice spricled faced ewes piles of milk breed great replements and serous easy lambed mine started baging up a month ago ha

White Clover

fanadman1 wrote: »

Got to love the milford cross nice spricled faced ewes piles of milk breed great replements and serous easy lambed mine started baging up a month ago ha

Is the milford ewe similar to the borris ewe ?

fanadman1

White Clover wrote: »

Is the milford ewe similar to the borris ewe ?

Tbh i dont know what breads are mixed to get it. Its a breed of its own right up here now like ha. I will get you aome photos later

ganmo

White Clover wrote: »

Is the milford ewe similar to the borris ewe ?

Is the Borris a chev x Suffolk?

fanadman1

ganmo wrote: »

Is the Borris a chev x Suffolk?

Yea borris is chev cross suffock to the best of my knowing anyway

White Clover

ganmo wrote: »

Is the Borris a chev x Suffolk?

Yeah. The progeny from a cheviot ewe and Suffolk ram as far as i know. No sheep here with 20 yrs so not an expert by any means !

ganmo

Heard them called tullow ewe too, depends on where ya buy them
They're jus called Suffolk crosses in blessington

fanadman1

I cant get the photos uploaded ha iminges are 2 big anybody able to help useing my phone here

razor8

ganmo wrote: »

Heard them called tullow ewe too, depends on where ya buy them
They're jus called Suffolk crosses in blessington

Have some here, good ewe when grass is growing well but not as prolific as other breeds I found

farawaygrass

fanadman1 wrote: »

Yea borris is chev cross suffock to the best of my knowing anyway

I have Wicklow cheviot ram on sufflock ewes, gonna keep all as replacements. Are they borris?
I like them, lambed their ewe hoggets for the first time last year. One downfall I found is they seem very wild, they'd nearly go through ya

arctictree

Lambing was going well until yesterday. Got to a ewe too late and she lost all 3. Really brings my percentage down. 3 nice big lambs too.

Green farmer

Lost a ewe to severe prolospe the other day. Beginning to think that if a ewe has prolapse it might be kinder to get them put down on the spot. I Average about 1 a year, from experience about 75% of them end up dying after days of suffering ?

rangler1

Green farmer wrote: »

Lost a ewe to severe prolospe the other day. Beginning to think that if a ewe has prolapse it might be kinder to get them put down on the spot. I Average about 1 a year, from experience about 75% of them end up dying after days of suffering ?

Do you use a harness on them, they never fail here, the harness seems to stop the forcing.
The only ones I lose here are the ones that put intestines out as well.
http://www.premier1supplies.com/sheep-guide/2012/10/using-a-prolapse-harness-retainer/
Here's a link, the only time we use the plastic retainer as well is if a ewe puts out the lamb bed after lambing and we take it out after 24- 48 hrs, I believe the plastic retainer causes irritation and infection inside them, like wise stitching them. the harness is much kinder

Green farmer

rangler1 wrote: »

Do you use a harness on them, they never fail here, the harness seems to stop the forcing.
The only ones I lose here are the ones that put intestines out as well.
http://www.premier1supplies.com/sheep-guide/2012/10/using-a-prolapse-harness-retainer/
Here's a link, the only time we use the plastic retainer as well is if a ewe puts out the lamb bed after lambing and we take it out after 24- 48 hrs, I believe the plastic retainer causes irritation and infection inside them, like wise stitching them. the harness is much kinder

I might give the harness a try. The one I lost at the weekend put intestines out as well. When I found her in the field she was swollen and I couldn't even get them back in. I treated her with antibiotics with added anti inflammatories to bring down swelling but to no avail. I think you could be on to something there about the plastic retainer causing infection. It's what I've been using over the past few years.Very hard to keep infection out.

eire23

Any that do prolapse here, i tie them up with a fairly heavy rope, exact same idea as the harness but a fraction of the cost. And they will lamb away themselves with it on.
I always give the lamb bed a quick wash with warm water and carbolic soap as well, whether it helps prevent infection or not i dont know.

arctictree

Had one prolapse on Saturday and got the Vet to stitch it. Have just ordered a harness and will be using it.

AntrimGlens

One of them nights where I'd have been better to stay in the house than go near the farm. Went to feed the singles that are still out a bale of silage, hopped off the tractor to open a gate and the wind caught the tractor door and it smashed into bits. 😡
Another £210 and the reason I know that is cos I only replaced the glass six weeks ago after a similar incident when the father hit a stanchion with the door open. 😱

arctictree

Can you believe it, the ewe had lambed through the stitches when I got to the shed at 4am. Two small lambs.

farawaygrass

AntrimGlens wrote: »

One of them nights where I'd have been better to stay in the house than go near the farm. Went to feed the singles that are still out a bale of silage, hopped off the tractor to open a gate and the wind caught the tractor door and it smashed into bits. 😡
Another £210 and the reason I know that is cos I only replaced the glass six weeks ago after a similar incident when the father hit a stanchion with the door open. 😱

Happened myself the other day, wind took it out of my hand and broke before I knew it. I'm getting mine put back in through insurance with Fbd for free, although might have to pay a small bit myself for a seal

razor8

farawaygrass wrote: »

Happened myself the other day, wind took it out of my hand and broke before I knew it. I'm getting mine put back in through insurance with Fbd for free, although might have to pay a small bit myself for a seal

Broke mine at wkd off a bale feeder

Rams went out 16th October here and due date is today, but no stir yet, first time ever none have lambed before date

Bleating Lamb

Usually find there will be a bit of trouble at v start of lambing but thankfully nothing so far,have all mature ewes carrying singles out and most twins and all Hoggets inside for lambing,3 lambs yday,I set with a hoggett inside and a single outside, two set in shed today and one set of triplets.