Lambing losses.

[Stw88]

Another dead ewe in the 3rd field this morning. Wagon will be full after hes picked my heap up

 

[muleman]

Another dead ewe in the 3rd field this morning. Wagon will be full after hes picked my heap up

Hope he has room for my 5

 

[Gedd]

Horrible morning in contrast to yesterday its wet and cold 3 dead lambs and the rest look miserable as feck ewes are hungry for feed now the bit grass we had has gone they getting cake and fodder beet bit doesnt satisfy the same as grass

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Four more premature dead lambs picked up this morning. From what I’ve read whether it’s Toxo or Campy can’t do much about it now. Shows the importance of vaccination. These ewes weren’t vaccinated when younger because we couldn’t get hold of vaccines at the time

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Four more premature dead lambs picked up this morning. From what I’ve read whether it’s Toxo or Campy can’t do much about it now. Shows the importance of vaccination. These ewes weren’t vaccinated when younger because we couldn’t get hold of vaccines at the time

Were these off home bred or bought in sheep?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Hope he has room for my 5

Dropped a cow in the knacker wagon the other day and its head was sticking out the top…I said Christ you must have some bodies in….he said he’d just picked 23 ewes up off one spot

 

[copse]

Feck me I’m glad I’ve finished lambing and reading on here with the amount of ailments sheep get it’s surprising there’s any of the bloody things left.

 

[muleman]

Dropped a cow in the knacker wagon the other day and its head was sticking out the top…I said Christ you must have some bodies in….he said he’d just picked 23 ewes up off one spot

Suppose it depends how big a flock he has, we'll probably end up 23 down this time.
Too many for one pick up tho maybe!
Been a tough year for sheep.

 

[copse]

Suppose it depends how big a flock he has, we'll probably end up 23 down this time.
Too many for one pick up tho maybe!
Been a tough year for sheep.

They need some sun on their backs now but unfortunately it’s looking like more of the same.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

They need some sun on their backs now but unfortunately it’s looking like more of the same.

Had 2 days muck spreading over the weeekend….this morning it’s sodden through again

 

[muleman]

Had 2 days muck spreading over the weeekend….this morning it’s sodden through again

Still dry over this side so far

 

[copse]

Had 2 days muck spreading over the weeekend….this morning it’s sodden through again

It’s as bad here as it’s been all winter now and looks wet on and off for the foreseeable now and doesn’t seem to be drying in between now like it was a few weeks ago.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Still dry over this side so far

It’s dry here atm but must of had a lot through the night…3 sets of twins born into it as well

 

[Henarar]

I don’t think it’s funded by govt, but by the vaccine company. It’s a blood test that will tell you later, not in the middle of a storm.

Oh didnt know who funded it, we had it done all it cost was a bit of vet tec time.

 

[farmerm]

The last proper Campy storm we had was like that too.

Tbh, it’s just a wild guess without a lab diagnosis.

And even then I’ve had inconclusive!!

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Were these off home bred or bought in sheep?

Mixture of both. Any bought in will have been here 3 years

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Mixture of both. Any bought in will have been here 3 years

Have they been on hay or wrapped hayledge?

 

[JHT]

True, but Toxoplasmosis is statistically more likely.

I took some abortion problems to the government lab for testing last year and the head guy said they traditionally saw Enzo, Toxo, Campy in that order but the last 2 years Campy is the number 1 cause.

 

[Northern territory]

I took some abortion problems to the government lab for testing last year and the head guy said they traditionally saw Enzo, Toxo, Campy in that order but the last 2 years Campy is the number 1 cause.

That’s interesting, had two so far and we are fully vaccinated apart from a few last year when we couldn’t get toxovax. Always feared compylobacter.

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Have they been on hay or wrapped hayledge?

Wrapped haylage