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Lambing going wrong !!

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  • #62
    Green farmer
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    How's everyone holding up out there ? Batteries starting to flag here. Getting really irritated about having to constantly refill the water and meal buckets in the individual lambing pens , sign I'm getting tired.


  • #63
    charolais0153
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    How's everyone holding up out there ? Batteries starting to flag here. Getting really irritated about having to constantly refill the water and meal buckets in the individual lambing pens , sign I'm getting tired.

    Really slow the last few days and twelve or so lates still yet to drop. Damn near a month at it. My uncle has about 50 ewes but he had only one repeat and the majority have dropped within a fortnight. How do people need the lambing spread tight?and is there a reason for repeats except for ram fertility??


  • #64
    arctictree
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    Late burst here and now only 5 left.
    I have a feeling a couple of them are empty. They haven't bagged up and don't look big. Any way to know for sure?

    I've 3 pet lambs still. Real pain in the arse especially one that won't suck.


  • #65
    Lambman
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    arctictree wrote: »
    Late burst here and now only 5 left.
    I have a feeling a couple of them are empty. They haven't bagged up and don't look big. Any way to know for sure?

    I've 3 pet lambs still. Real pain in the arse especially one that won't suck.
    You'd know if the vulva is swollen or not and sometimes see clear slime from 2 weeks from lambing roughly... did u not scan?


  • #66
    arctictree
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    Lambman wrote: »
    You'd know if the vulva is swollen or not and sometimes see clear slime from 2 weeks from lambing roughly... did u not scan?

    I've only 30 Ewes this year so the man won't come! I should have double this next year so it might be worth his while.


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  • #67
    tomwaterford
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    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Really slow the last few days and twelve or so lates still yet to drop. Damn near a month at it. My uncle has about 50 ewes but he had only one repeat and the majority have dropped within a fortnight. How do people need the lambing spread tight?and is there a reason for repeats except for ram fertility??
    Theres some great thrrads on this forum about this

    On doing basics right,flushing etc....we had a <5% repeat and a much larger amount scamned (1.78...in reality its closer to 1.8..some trips marked as twins)..up from 1.4 a few years ago

    I suggest giving a good read to them treads....i found them good


  • #68
    Willfarman
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    arctictree wrote: »
    Late burst here and now only 5 left.
    I have a feeling a couple of them are empty. They haven't bagged up and don't look big. Any way to know for sure?

    I've 3 pet lambs still. Real pain in the arse especially one that won't suck.

    Donedeal them unless your going need em for adopting.


  • #69
    kk.man
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    Well folks my luck is in!...the ewe that lost the lamb thru no milk...i put her out into the field after a day..i went to spread fertiliser and i saw a black yoke beside her...on closer inspection she had two live lambs..whats the chances!


  • #70
    Username John
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    kk.man wrote: »
    Well folks my luck is in!...the ewe that lost the lamb thru no milk...i put her out into the field after a day..i went to spread fertiliser and i saw a black yoke beside her...on closer inspection she had two live lambs..whats the chances!

    Had she robbed the lamb that died I wonder? Twould explain why she had no milk, if she wasn't ready to lamb... and they'd rob fine fine some of em...

    Were you down a lamb from any ewe?


  • #71
    kk.man
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    Username John wrote: »
    Had she robbed the lamb that died I wonder? Twould explain why she had no milk, if she wasn't ready to lamb... and they'd rob fine fine some of em...

    Were you down a lamb from any ewe?

    Could have....makes sense!!!..I'm learning here


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  • #72
    adam14
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    arctictree wrote:
    I've only 30 Ewes this year so the man won't come! I should have double this next year so it might be worth his while.

    Are you in wicklow artic tree? Sean cooney would scan 30....


  • #73
    ganmo
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    kk.man wrote: »
    Well folks my luck is in!...the ewe that lost the lamb thru no milk...i put her out into the field after a day..i went to spread fertiliser and i saw a black yoke beside her...on closer inspection she had two live lambs..whats the chances!

    I hate wagons like that


  • #74
    rangler1
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    Well lads ..is it or isn't it Schmallenberg.
    Poor divil was born alive,unaided,


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  • #75
    Green farmer
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    Sorry to see that rangler, lads at our discussion group the other day said there's a good bit of it going around my neck of woods. Apparently effected lambs born mid February but wasn't effecting the ones born now. Midges might have been active at different times depending what part of country your in.


  • #76
    rangler1
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    Sorry to see that rangler, lads at our discussion group the other day said there's a good bit of it going around my neck of woods. Apparently effected lambs born mid February but wasn't effecting the ones born now. Midges might have been active at different times depending what part of country your in.

    That makes sense, but it's not serious, have had only three in a hundred lambs.
    We had none in the ones due the first two weeks of March but have had three in the flock due this week.
    We had the same symptoms the last time it was expected in Ireland (early 2013 I think) but the lab said it wasn't Schmallenberg. we had a higher number that year but it's not late yet.
    Horrible dose


  • #77
    ganmo
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    That makes sense, but it's not serious, have had only three in a hundred lambs.
    We had none in the ones due the first two weeks of March but have had three in the flock due this week.
    We had the same symptoms the last time it was expected in Ireland (early 2013 I think) but the lab said it wasn't Schmallenberg. we had a higher number that year but it's not late yet.
    Horrible dose

    Will Monday be too late for the lab to check it?


  • #78
    kk.man
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Well lads ..is it or isn't it Schmallenberg.
    Poor divil was born alive,unaided,


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    Sorry to hear that Rangler. All the best.


  • #79
    razor8
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Well lads ..is it or isn't it Schmallenberg.
    Poor divil was born alive,unaided,


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    Not pretty, not a lot ya can do about it unfortunately


  • #80
    tomwaterford
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Well lads ..is it or isn't it Schmallenberg.
    Poor divil was born alive,unaided,


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    It was hardly the ewe over licked/but at the lamb??

    We used get an odd case where you'd let them in the pen...back an hour later they'd have the tail nearly eaten off

    Seen once back before when Ya could dump dead lambs on marginal grounD, ewes that would be sick eating at dead lambs (always hunted them away it when caught)


    But the legs don't look to be fused together. (Is the back?)
    A fine looking lamb otherwise...pity to lose them


  • #81
    rangler1
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    tomwaterford wrote: »
    It was hardly the ewe over licked/but at the lamb??

    We used get an odd case where you'd let them in the pen...back an hour later they'd have the tail nearly eaten off

    Seen once back before when Ya could dump dead lambs on marginal grounD, ewes that would be sick eating at dead lambs (always hunted them away it when caught)


    But the legs don't look to be fused together. (Is the back?)
    A fine looking lamb otherwise...pity to lose them

    Three ewes in the one flock wouldn't do it and the affected lambs were all hogmouthed. The legs weren't stiff on any of them, beginning to wonder is it one of the rams thats prone to breeding these,


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  • #82
    tomwaterford
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Three ewes in the one flock wouldn't do it and the affected lambs were all hogmouthed. The legs weren't stiff on any of them, beginning to wonder is it one of the rams thats prone to breeding these,

    That's it!

    Be good to get to the root of it....I know the ones we had the legs were just 1 bone from the shoulder and another the back was long and 1 bone

    How much is to get them tested/examined?


  • #83
    rangler1
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    tomwaterford wrote: »
    That's it!

    Be good to get to the root of it....I know the ones we had the legs were just 1 bone from the shoulder and another the back was long and 1 bone

    How much is to get them tested/examined?

    Cost isn't the problem, the problem is trying to get away from the yard for a few hours to deliver him.
    He has been sacrificed to the fox for the greater good, our predator is still happy to take a dead one instead of a live one. He takes one about every 3rd night


  • #84
    greysides
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    Wrangler, look up 'Red foot'. It looks as if it may be it, a genetic condition.

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  • #85
    rangler1
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    greysides wrote: »
    Wrangler, look up 'Red foot'. It looks as if it may be it, a genetic condition.

    That's it alright, must be one of the rams


  • #86
    Green farmer
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    greysides wrote: »
    Wrangler, look up 'Red foot'. It looks as if it may be it, a genetic condition.

    Fair plate to you grey, Just shows the value of talking to lads here and the everyday assistance in problem solving whatever farming throws at us.


  • #87
    charolais0153
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    I went feeding a few couples yesterday morning and here was a lamb down the field kicking. I carried him up and showd him to auld lad,the auld lad it was probably just pains ,but I asked him to ring the vet and we me the vet half an hour later. Vet didn't see anything wrong with him and just said it was pains. Few hours later he was dead, lamb was 5 weeks old


  • #88
    razor8
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    That's it alright, must be one of the rams

    Have you a link greysides?


  • #89
    Username John
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    razor8 wrote: »
    Have you a link greysides?

    Found this in a book I have here - not sure if you can read it tho?


  • #90
    Green farmer
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    lost three lambs here from the weather since Friday. All half twins. Must have been severely weakened and grey crow finished em off. Weather effect anyone else ?


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  • #91
    arctictree
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    lost three lambs here from the weather since Friday. All half twins. Must have been severely weakened and grey crow finished em off. Weather effect anyone else ?

    Been great weather this side of the country for the last week. Forecast is not good for putting out lambs for the coming week though. I find that a field with good shelter is best if possible.


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