memorystick wrote: » Store lambs after being ran by dogs. No casualties but they’re very unsettled. How long will it take them to quieten down. Getting meal every day.
Ard_MC wrote: » Feck it. U get the dogs? They will be back if not. Watch out for pneumonia after that especially if they are near ready.
memorystick wrote: » No I didn’t get the dogs. They followed me in for the meal ok but still a little jumpy after two days. There’s always problems of one form or another in farming.
farawaygrass wrote: » Anyone see the teagasc profit monitor report for 2018? Popped up on my Facebook. Top 1/3 of sheep farmers making a net profit excluding grants of €31 per ewe or €55 per ha. Depressing really
wrangler wrote: » costs were hgh last year because of the drought, don't know where you got €55/ha most of the top third would be at 10 ewes/ha so €300/ha
farawaygrass wrote: » I got the €55 from this table but it makes sense what you say
wrangler wrote: » They're basing on 6.6 ewes to the ha. costs per ewe would be very low at that stocking rate, you'd need very little fertiliser and out wintering would be be possible....... figures don't really make sense
Young95 wrote: » Going to start feeding a batch of lambs here at the weekend. There average weight Is around 42kgs. They haven’t got any meal yet just grass so what would lads recommend to start them on each per head and built up to ab lib as the grass is getting scarce now .
Farmer_3650 wrote: » 12 Ewes lambed here 3 weeks ago, that weren't supposed to be lambing until next March. These Ewes never got their 10 in 1 vaccine before lambing. Have the ewes or lambs or both to be done with it now? I remember someone telling me before that they should be done 3 weeks after lambing if not got before lambing, but I can't remember if it was the Ewes or lambs that Im supposed to do.
Ard_MC wrote: » All of them need doing.
Farmer_3650 wrote: » Am I right in saying 3 weeks after lambing? How much of it do lambs need? Using covexin 10.
wrangler wrote: » Why Covexin 10, Pasteurella Pneumonia is a common cause of losses in sheep and Covexin doesn't cover it, Covexin covers 2 more clostridial diseases than Heptavac P plus but they're very rare. Covexin dose is 1ml from 2 weeks of age. Heptavac p plus is 2ml from 3 weeks of age
Farmer_3650 wrote: » Thanks for that. We always used Heptavac P plus up until last year. A lad told me that covexin 10 is a better job as it covers 10 clostridial diseases rather than 8. I always assumed that Covexin 10 covered Pasturella Pneumonia until now.
Siamsa Sessions wrote: » Throw out 200g per head and see how they go. Might take a few days for them all to get used to it if they never saw it before. Once they get going on it, you can build up from there.
390kid wrote: » Had a purebred ewe lambert this evening nice big sturdy bag with nothing in it? Any ideas to help this
wrangler wrote: » Oxytocin injection sometimes gets them milking,
390kid wrote: » Thanks wrangler Il move meself in the morning to get it
wrangler wrote: » Probably too long lambed at that stage, it only works in maybe 30% of cases anyway. It's good idea to have a bottle anyway, If a ewe isn't opening properly to lamb, a ml into the muscle and leave for 30 mins does often open them
390kid wrote: » Would she let it down after a while ya think or is there anything I could do for her? Never had one do it before
