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Lambs not standing

harry blogs · 2015-03-10 09:24:19

My mule hoggers have started lambing - not good so far - 2 doubles born ( 4 lambs ) 1 lambed Sunday & 1 yesterday Only one lamb from each hogget is standing The lambs that won't stand are taking a bottle and are trying to stand The sheep are being fed the last 6 weeks with nuts & silage & are in the the shed Is this White…

10-03-2015 10:24AM

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harry blogs

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My mule hoggers have started lambing
- not good so far - 2 doubles born ( 4 lambs ) 1 lambed Sunday & 1 yesterday
Only one lamb from each hogget is standing
The lambs that won't stand are taking a bottle and are trying to stand
The sheep are being fed the last 6 weeks with nuts & silage & are in the the shed
Is this White muscle disease ? can I inject the rest of the sheep with something ?
- they are not sponged so some could be another 4 - 6 weeks before they lamb
Appreciate any feedback

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#2 14-03-2015 01:27PM

davemrocks

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I had this a few years ago with a new born lamb & a hogget ram in the summer and it was swayback.
Affects their back legs when they try to stand up.
Since then I've been dosing the flock with a trace mineral dose.

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