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General sheep thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭DJ98


    Have a ewe that lambed here 3 days ago with massive big long teats almost like a cow. Ive been milking her 3 times a day and feeding the lamb from the bottle. It's her second lambing and I dont remember it being an issue last year. Should she get a cull tag?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,798 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Teats will be bigger next year, yes cull her if you don't want to have the same job next year



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 120 ✭✭somofagun


    Had 2 ewes with Triplets lamb on Saturday and then 2 ewes with singles lambed yesterday and I managed to get a second lamb on to each of them and the ewes had taken them ok.

    So today went out and one the the adopted lambs was lying stretched out with scour running outa it, could stand and not was not in a good way.

    I had tied its legs at the time so it wont take all the milk on the lamb just born but it had manged to free itself but I don't know how long after as I had to leave.

    Can they poison themselves on the ewes Colostrum



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,209 ✭✭✭White Clover


    Lads, have a lamb here with knuckled front legs. I'm doing a bit of physio/stretches on him twice a day. Anything else I can do for him to get him right.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 120 ✭✭somofagun


    I put a bit of pipe lagging on the lambs legs and wrapped it with some medical tape. Done the job



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,209 ✭✭✭White Clover


    I see that the 2026 Sherp welfare scheme is open. Is this automatic application? Had a look on agfood and can't see any application.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭Country lad


    no you have to apply on agfood just done it today very straight forward just stroll along to sheep welfare and press select it should come up at least thats what i think i done



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭Tileman


    I see you can increase your reference number to your census figure if it’s higher than the average over the past 3 years.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,209 ✭✭✭White Clover




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭Tileman


    it was on the section where you inputtted your number. I took a screen shot I post it here later.



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