General sheep thread

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Texels are a problem, because of the people breeding them. Because of that unless you know, really know the person, it's russian roulette. Anyone reading this forum a while has heard the story of knowing they have texel throat and still breeding from them. I went to a breeder who was beaming he was getting medicines down from the north on the quiet. I wouldn't have a texel or a suffolk on the place again. Yes, they get 10-12 a head more than my NCC lambs, but I know I have less trouble, less work, and more live lambs. Feeding the guts out of stock is one problem, unfortunately it's not the only problem.

How are people finding fecal worm counts in lambs so far this year?

I weaned the lambs this week, they are 13-15 weeks old.

They got a white worm dose at average age 6 weeks old when they got the first vaccine of Heptavac P and Clik extra.

Around 2 weeks ago they got the second Heptavac P and a mineral dose. They had a fecal egg count test then and there were no worms present.

They were retested this week when they were weaned. And again there were no worms present. In previous years there would always have been some worms present by this age and once it was over 400 I’d give a yellow dose.

The lambs seem to be doing alright this year but I will have a better idea when I weigh them next week. They are generally very clean around the tail but was thinking I might give the around 5% that are a bit dirty a yellow dose.

thanks. How often do you test?

I’ll wait until the first batch of lambs are gone before retesting because it’s 20 day withdrawal on yellow dose.

Clik is rainfast after an hour

I don't dose for cocci. Going to give a cobalt dose next weekend. Should I be given them a cocci dose too. And what would people recommend to dose with.

Lambs would average 12 weeks old.

Already got a white wormer and b12.

Will be weaning soon enough too, but grass is plenty full at the moment

Mine had some cocci present too but I just ignored it. I never dose for it and the youngest is 13 weeks old.

What are lads using or finding good as a 'yellow' dose.

Mine have already got a white dose twice so far.

Hi all, going to click the lambs this weekend. I have 208 to do.

5 litres will do 166 lambs. Question is, should I go ahead and buy another 2,2 litre bottle or would I get away with watering it down and making it stretch to do them all

Was thinking that.

Sorry never replied,she was only 2 and first time lambing.Got some advice via pm but she wasn't getting better and I couldn't see her struggling so put her out of her misery.

It was clearly something other than worms or fluke as everything else is fit and healthy,I suppose like humans they get diseases that there's no coming back from.

Luckily her lambs were eating meal and are now out with others and doing well but I'd say it'll be a while before they're ready to go as they were a bit small to be weaned but it is what it is

No, blades are properly tightened and new. I was onto the company today and have ordered replacement seals for the oil bath.

Just the dry sheep left to shear now. Sheared the twin ewes yesterday evening and they were easy to do which surprised me.