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Post weaning management

  • 30-07-2014 10:51PM
    #1
    sea12
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    Weaned my lambs last week at average 14 weeks. Worm dosed and put on lovely after grass. But very disappointed how they are looking and doing. Have 2 or 3 that are starting to pine. We're given cobalt also 3 weeks ago.

    Any ideas?


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  • #2
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    sea12 wrote: »
    Weaned my lambs last week at average 14 weeks. Worm dosed and put on lovely after grass. But very disappointed how they are looking and doing. Have 2 or 3 that are starting to pine. We're given cobalt also 3 weeks ago.

    Any ideas?

    worm dose mightn't have been effective, do a faecal egg count,
    Cobalt dose only lasts a short time in their system, if there's a problem, a slow release bolus is a lot handier, scaley ears are usually a sign


  • #3
    jt65
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    worm dose mightn't have been effective, do a faecal egg count,
    Cobalt dose only lasts a short time in their system, if there's a problem, a slow release bolus is a lot handier, scaley ears are usually a sign

    as above ,plus

    maybe check their feet we had a couple not thriving and found they had mild scalds
    (was training a young dog on them who's a still a bit rough so maybe did't notice their walk)


  • #4
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    rangler1 wrote: »
    worm dose mightn't have been effective, do a faecal egg count,
    Cobalt dose only lasts a short time in their system, if there's a problem, a slow release bolus is a lot handier, scaley ears are usually a sign

    Yea might do the carvel count. It was a bolus I gave them


  • #5
    ganmo
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    Anyone keep a few nanny ewes with the lambs to help when movin the lambs?


  • #6
    Cran
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    ganmo wrote: »
    Anyone keep a few nanny ewes with the lambs to help when movin the lambs?

    I let the dry hoggets or few cast ewes out with them, keeps them quiet I think they can go bloody nuts some years on their own.


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  • #7
    Green farmer
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    A different colour dose and a mineral lick bucket for €15 quid might kickstart them. I find the idea of a granny sheep can work great at times as well, to calm sheep down


  • #8
    razor8
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    sea12 wrote: »
    Weaned my lambs last week at average 14 weeks. Worm dosed and put on lovely after grass. But very disappointed how they are looking and doing. Have 2 or 3 that are starting to pine. We're given cobalt also 3 weeks ago.

    Any ideas?

    What have you dosed with this year? Happened me a few years ago with a few and discovered I had high cocci in mid summer after fec test showed high. Have it under control now. Have they black back ends?


  • #9
    DMAXMAN
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    it often takes a minimum of 2 weeks for lambs to get thriving after weaning. I weighed mine after 2 weeks on lovely clover aftergrass and could only get 8 lambs. 1 week later I got another 37, just takes a while to settle.


  • #10
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    DMAXMAN wrote: »
    it often takes a minimum of 2 weeks for lambs to get thriving after weaning. I weighed mine after 2 weeks on lovely clover aftergrass and could only get 8 lambs. 1 week later I got another 37, just takes a while to settle.

    Thanks for replies. Will do a farcical count for start and take from there


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