Copper Toxicity in Sheep
by Mike Neary Extension Sheep Specialist Purdue University Sheep are unique among food and farm animals in the way they utilize copper. Copper is a required mineral for all farm animals and also is...
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The Aga Saga A Lamb Saved & Twitter Support
Suffolk Texel cross just before lambing Sunday morning on March 4th when feeding I notice my Suffolk Texel cross had no interested in food but licking her lips giving all the signs she was due to...
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Dosing The Zwartbles Rams
Dosing the rams can be a short and easy job if the boys behave, which luckily they did today. Zwartbles Rams in the Sheep Race I was giving the boys their fluke worm dose, a cobalt bolus, a foot bath...
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Field Rotation and Foot-Bathing
Today was a busy day of rotating fields and foot-bathing the lambs, rams and hoggets. I knew it was going to be a hot sunny day so started early as the yard is a bit of a sun trap and can get quite...
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The Welchman Welcomes Some Visiting Ladies
Today we were expecting the arrival of three sponged ewes hoping to visit for 4 weeks staying with my ram The Welchman. We hope that this will allow the ewes at least 2 breeding cycles after which they...
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Appleby the Ram Lamb Gets His Ear Tags
Appleby as a lamb only a few days old. Appleby on the Right With His Mother & Twin Brother to the Left The ram lamb Appleby was booked with a deposit by someone when he was only 6 weeks old....
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I Bite The Bullet Today Vaccinating For the SBV Virus
Today I bite the bullet and injected my flock of ewes with the SBV vaccine which is “Vaccinating for Schmallenberg Virus”. The Schmallenberg Virus is a very resent new virus which is spread by midge...
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How to Pull a Lamb Out of Sheep Wire
When the lambs get to a certain size they can still put their heads through the sheep fencing but they can’t pull themselves back out. Lamb Caught in Sheep Fence This is when you loose ear tags, which...
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Toxo & Enzo Vaccines
Eating Pears Before Getting a Pair of Vaccinations This year I seem to have been vaccinating the sheep every other week. I know that is an exaggeration but up until this year there was only 1 pre...
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Sponging Ewes?
I have been asked, what is sponging ewes? I think the people asking this question have an image in their minds eye of me giving the ewes a bubble bath with a sponge. This would be way too time...
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My Zwartbles Lamb Chop & Pear Stew
Harvest time for lambs is in September – October when the lambs are 9 – 10 months old. Due to their leanness Zwartbles as a breed are slow to mature into a good harvestable condition. They are finished...
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The Aga Saga A Lamb Saved & Twitter Support
Suffolk Texel cross just before lambing Sunday morning on March 4th when feeding I notice my Suffolk Texel cross had no interested in food but licking her lips giving all the signs she was due to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dosing The Zwartbles Rams
Dosing the rams can be a short and easy job if the boys behave, which luckily they did today. Zwartbles Rams in the Sheep Race I was giving the boys their fluke worm dose, a cobalt bolus, a foot bath...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Field Rotation and Foot-Bathing
Today was a busy day of rotating fields and foot-bathing the lambs, rams and hoggets. I knew it was going to be a hot sunny day so started early as the yard is a bit of a sun trap and can get quite...
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The Welchman Welcomes Some Visiting Ladies
Today we were expecting the arrival of three sponged ewes hoping to visit for 4 weeks staying with my ram The Welchman. We hope that this will allow the ewes at least 2 breeding cycles after which they...
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Appleby the Ram Lamb Gets His Ear Tags
Appleby as a lamb only a few days old. Appleby on the Right With His Mother & Twin Brother to the Left The ram lamb Appleby was booked with a deposit by someone when he was only 6 weeks old....
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I Bite The Bullet Today Vaccinating For the SBV Virus
Today I bite the bullet and injected my flock of ewes with the SBV vaccine which is “Vaccinating for Schmallenberg Virus”. The Schmallenberg Virus is a very resent new virus which is spread by midge...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Pull a Lamb Out of Sheep Wire
When the lambs get to a certain size they can still put their heads through the sheep fencing but they can’t pull themselves back out. Lamb Caught in Sheep Fence This is when you loose ear tags, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Toxo & Enzo Vaccines
Eating Pears Before Getting a Pair of Vaccinations This year I seem to have been vaccinating the sheep every other week. I know that is an exaggeration but up until this year there was only 1 pre...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sponging Ewes?
I have been asked, what is sponging ewes? I think the people asking this question have an image in their minds eye of me giving the ewes a bubble bath with a sponge. This would be way too time...
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