farming93 wrote: » Could anyone tell me the name of a company that sells the ram harnesses basically so I can put the ram out with the ewes for the ram effect and the harness prevents him putting anything in lamb. I seen the name of the company on the internet ages ago but for the life of me I just cant find it again. Thanks.
roosky wrote: » i have about twenty cull ewes some are mud fat, what is the trade like for them now, Icm navan where i send the lambs seem to pay very little for culls
rangler1 wrote: » Ewes have to be out of sight and smell of a ram for six weeks before hand and then a fortnight before mating put the rams beside them or in a pen in the field for two days and then put the rams with them in 14 days. You can get attachments to put on ram harnesses to stop them serving ewes as well. It definitely works if it's done right, tightens up the lambing and suppose to increase litter size
Mac Taylor wrote: » Rangler, just to clarify, after the 2 days, do you take the rams away completely again, (out of sight and smell) and introduce them again in 2 weeks for mating, Thanks, Mac
charolais0153 wrote: » Athleague are great for ewes
roosky wrote: » Thanks for that but would I be better holding on to them ( is price low) or getting shut, I could also bring them to the mart??
Lambman wrote: » 12 purebred ram lambs texels feb/mar born starting till get dirty coughing a bit as well so tested the dung negative in everything except p strongyle which came back at 50 which is nothing.... was advised till give them a cobalt dose might clean them up? Lambs are doing good there on good grass with just a scatter off nuts once a day till keep them quiet all roughly 55kg... any ideas what would help clean them up?
rangler1 wrote: » Lambman wrote: » 12 purebred ram lambs texels feb/mar born starting till get dirty coughing a bit as well so tested the dung negative in everything except p strongyle which came back at 50 which is nothing.... was advised till give them a cobalt dose might clean them up? Lambs are doing good there on good grass with just a scatter off nuts once a day till keep them quiet all roughly 55kg... any ideas what would help clean them up? Wet grass is the problem, have the same here,the wool is even starting to look bad from being wet all the time........ just when I want the ewes looking well for the sale....Sods law . Don't think there's any solution apart from better weather I'd dip mine now if there was a promise of better weather
Lambman wrote: » Yea I'd say ur right but would that cause the coughing? The dung sample doesn't test for lung worm so I might still dose them with cydectin and see does that help them any.
spudeater wrote: » Has anyone used footvax? Is it any good for scald or just Footrot?
Ard_MC wrote: » 3 yr old Swaledale down with meningitis today,took him to the vet but not too hopeful for him. Have him since a shearling, 1 of the best rams i have had. Any ideas what would be the cause?
Willfarman wrote: » It' seems to be in in a few certain fields here. It's in the soil and gets into them via a small abrasion or the like I think.
Ard_MC wrote: » If i can save him, will he come ok or will it be a factory job?
charolais0153 wrote: » We have a lamb at home here. Texel cross. It has a vulva and all thr female parts and pisses out the back . He has no ball sack but just above where it would be he has 2 balls inside his body. Anybody evee see anything like this
arctictree wrote: » What do ye lads do with your runt lambs? I have a couple left that are hardly 25kg. Run them with some ewe lambs I'll be keeping empty over the winter?
roosky wrote: » How late is too late to shear ewe lambs, looks like it wont get doing them until the 23rd of September or maybe the weekend after so would that be too late, could always put them in ashed for a fortnight!
