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    Now for a real challenge

    So.....just a bit of an update. pan has been outside in an old hen coop with a 'mesh' fronted run and is in the sheep shed. He's more than...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 15, 2019 at 9:33 AM in forum: Other Animals
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    Dexter has a sore head

    I never like any of my sheep to get ill, but sick rams are the worst. Treatments involving restraining, injecting, treating hooves etc are a...
    Thread by: Sheepshape, Jul 15, 2019 at 9:25 AM, 4 replies, in forum: Diseases & Injuries - Sheep
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    waterbelly 911

    That's amazing. I would not have thought that she would ever lay proper eggs again. Egg yolk peritonitis occasionally does get better, though...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 15, 2019 at 8:53 AM in forum: Chickens
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    Metal Detector & Pasture

    Hopefully one day you will find something other than metal junk.....still the animals and your vehicle tyres will be glad of your efforts. You'll...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 15, 2019 at 12:11 AM in forum: Pasture, Hay, & Forages: Information & Management
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    Weight/muscle gain

    ? So only very young sheep can be shown? Over here (across the pond) we can show sheep pretty much at any age, though very old sheep are a rarity....
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 12, 2019 at 10:58 AM in forum: Feeding Time - Sheep
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    new to sheep

    I have seasonal breeders, so the advice is a little different for seasonal breeders and sheep that breed all year round. My sheep start to come...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 11, 2019 at 11:52 AM in forum: New Member Introductions
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    new to sheep

    Sheep eyes do vary quite a bit and some have bands of tissue in the iris which means the pupil dilates but the inner surface of the iris is...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 10, 2019 at 11:59 PM in forum: New Member Introductions
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    Sick lamb- please help!!!!

    Never seen white poop.....He isn't jaundiced is he? (pull down his eyelid to take a look at the sclera around the pupil which should be white but...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 8, 2019 in forum: Emergencies, Injuries, Diseases, and Cures
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    Weight/muscle gain

    She looks to be in a good body condition to me. As the years go by she will get 'middle-age spread', no doubt.
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 7, 2019 in forum: Feeding Time - Sheep
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    Causes of limping

    Bay, you seem to know about ALL animals, my repertoire is very limited (AND I'm stumped by what is going on here).
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 6, 2019 in forum: Diseases & Injuries - Sheep
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    new to sheep

    Welcome to the forum and to the world of sheep. Contrary to what folk who don't know one end of a fleece from the other, sheep are not all alike...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 5, 2019 in forum: New Member Introductions
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    Causes of limping

    Southdown.....SO sorry to hear about the problems you are having. I haven't had anything quite like you describe, but have had a couple of ewes...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 5, 2019 in forum: Diseases & Injuries - Sheep
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    Making A Pasture

    This is the sort of comfrey which grows wild here.....big hairy leaves, much loved by the sheep. [ATTACH]
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 4, 2019 in forum: Pasture, Hay, & Forages: Information & Management
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    Now for a real challenge

    This little boy is an eating machine now. Weight approx 145g now, and with a fat little belly. Having contacted the local Hedgehog Preservation...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Jul 4, 2019 in forum: Other Animals