Lambing 2025

@nicksnikita thanks for that, I ll tell her to look for that.

actually had about 50% die after a week old for different things

Scanned middling enough from memory but exact figure not certain, somewhere around 1.6 or so I think. Lot of first time hoggets though plus some ewe lambs.Hardly any trebles.

Well through it at this stage ,maybe 70 to 80 left.

This year they started when they should ,which normally doesn't happen here as usually would have 10 or 20 the week before due date. First few were a disaster, think something like 2 lambs alive from first 8 ewes. Everything from weak lambs to born dead to lay on etc. Settled down after that and went away without much drama.

Never in many years lambing has the weather played ball all through, with nary a shower from first lamb till today. Got lambs out at my ease with probably less than 30% of the normal amount of pens used. Lambs seem pretty good this year although the usual hard cases. No lambing difficulty with hardly a ewe handled.

Ewes milking ok and only found one with a wrong udder.Losses mainly from lambs born small/ weak or e coli which seemed to affect only one lamb from twins which was slightly unusual as if beastings quality/amount inadequate then it should have had an impact on both. Have a slight enzo issue here for years but only enough to annoy you , not enough to make vaccination worthwhile. More a big lamb/ small lamb thing than abortion usually.

Considering e coli vaccine for next year as now organic plus its harder to get anything that actually clears it up (antimicrobials). No more scour halt etc. I know hygiene and beasting normally is the best preventative but sometimes you just need the needle.

Only downer this year is that my homebred ewe lambs are poorish compared to previous years, even the ones not in lamb and being fed look middling at best.

would be interested in this also. Met a fox walking through the ewes the other night. As calm as u like. Just waiting for his opportunity. Ewes will be brought in this weekend .

Good to hear that it works. Thanks

bringing 1 batch in this morning for boot bath , going to be fun but has to be done

Problem I have with Orl Den is it's as clear as water. Impossible to see which lambs have been treated. The maker should remedy this to improve the product.

no thats why its put on neck, plus the neck is where the fox goes to pick them up. i had an old ewe die yesterday , about 8 yearold completely worn out she had twins about a month ago but only left her with one lamb which she did well on but i knew she would do well to last the spring and rear them, as expected i got her in a heap last evening but was almost dark , i had a staff meeting and was only herding around 7pm. i went down this evening at 5pm to get her for knackery and she wasnt touched at all. very strange that foxes didnt have her down to bones. nothing had touched bar a few crows, lots of places for foxes around bug double ditch etc. i have a feeling the orl den scent in the air drives foxes out of an area, i never see cleanings touched during lambing time or anything, it sits in feild rotting for weeks after.

I hope it's safe to handle as it is very runny and soon covers your fingers. No ingredients on bottle but no warnings either.

Website no help in that regard.

Still curious to know the ingredients. I thought EU law made it mandatory for them to state this on the container.

I’d a couple of surprise lambs too here and the last tail is to fall off in the next day or two. All looks to be ok.