Hi we have a six week old lamb who seems to be developing an upper respiratory infection with some nasal discharge but otherwise seems okay. Other lambs in herd are not showing any symptoms at this time but wanted to get this guy started on potentially some penicillin? Or other antibiotics to...
Our 2 year old dog was around for her first lambing and attacked the ewe, killed one of the babies. The ewe was crying around her deceased baby and did not want to leave. Being put in pasture I had to pick up well lamb and get Mom to barn. I never pick up lambs right away but this was an...
Hello. I have a 10-month-old ewe lamb katahdin who was found dead this morning. This ewe was a bottle lamb after her mother died at birth (had posted about this last October) Ewe is on pasture with 12 other sheep. Fecal done last month no parasites after deworming. Ewes including this one have...
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One of my ewes developed this growth/mass near her eye. Although pretty small it does tend to be disturbed and start bleeding excessively which is bothersome to her. Any ideas? I am on list for vet to come out but even worry about how are we going to remove this or treat it being so close...
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Has anyone used pine tar / packing paste on sheep hooves. This is for ongoing sheep foot rot.
Or can anyone think of any concerns to try it?
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Hope everyone and their animals are doing well this summer!! Wondering what is fair pricing for someone to help work sheep. Do you pay per head or per hour? Specifically having someone hold for me to trim feet.
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Hello. After battling months and.months of foot rot in sheep and still trying to get under control, rethinking our flooring and area. Was doing deep bedding method and with spring cleaned it alllll out. Not sure I want to do this method again! Let everything dry out and put lyme down and minimal...
Hi all. So I have, as some may remember, a ewe with terrible foot rot and feet. We'll long story she was put with the rest of my flock and I'm starting to see foot rot in some others. I have to get rid of her for sure (one of my problems) but I need to fix everyone before it gets worse. My plan...
Hello my 2 year old pot belly pig has been down for 14 hours. Came out of house once and defecated dry stool. Won't eat or drink. Temp today 102.3.
I have pencillin but bottle been open for while in fridge or la 300. Going to try and reach vet soon but worried tremendously. Any suggestions?? If...
Hello and merry Christmas! It's been quite the few days of storm and animals.have been overall well. Today noticed a ewe had some discharge and looked and noticed a small sack. Unsure if prolapse vs is she lambing? She is doing ok overall and was eating hay with the bunch this am. How can I...
Hello. Just wanted to see if anyone has ideas, input, or suggestions for extreme weather conditions for sheep. With below 0 weather and wind chills up to -30 coming our way, wanted to know if anything special should be done for the sheep. My 1.5 month old lambs are in barn that is mainly closed...
So one ewe was sounding kinda snotty. She was squinting one eye a few days ago and worried about injury but resolved. Today she sounds even more nasal and went and saw and appeared she had somewhat clogged nostrils. Removed some larger chunks of what looked like black debris and easily removed...
Just wanted to see what some of y'all's feeding routines for sheep are. I know things vary throughout the year but find myself doing lots of extra work. Is it best to feed once or twice daily if doing grain? I've been offering loose mineral but only put a small amount out daily because they seem...
Has anyone used panacur pellets for pigs? The bag mentions mixing pellets with a large quantity of feed (like 14lbs) I have 2 pot belly / mixes so that won't work for me. No signs of worms but wanted to deworm . Was hopeful I could mix some in with grain and give it to them but wanted to know...
I have a ewe that lambed twins yesterday. Ate and drank well yesterday. VERY flighty ewe so almost unable to handle. Got her and lambs confined. She has a low BCS and barely has milk. Have supplemented lambs with colostrum. She has chaffaye alfalfa grain and won't eat. She is desperate from her...
I have a ewe that lambed twins yesterday. Ate and drank well yesterday. VERY flighty ewe so almost unable to handle. Got her and lambs confined. She has a low BCS and barely has milk. Have supplemented lambs with colostrum. She has chaffaye alfalfa grain and won't eat. She is desperate from her...
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Breeding season and another year of learning! We got an older docile ram about 6 months ago with 3 ewes. Our original ram got into the pasture with them and the newer ram was teaching him well and didn't have many issues. Spent a few months together. Removed our original ram to put...
Hello. We got this ram about a month and a half ago and I didn't notice anything but a little bit of redness on the top of his nose. I've seen him rubbing against things and thought maybe it was some hair loss or reaction to a plant but I'm noticing more hair loss just localized to his face...
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I noticed one of my ewes has a swollen ear that has Edema. No obvious wound or trauma to ear and no other symptoms. Ear looks otherwise healthy no hairloss etc. Ewe is overall well herself. Didn't see it this morning. All other sheep are well. She is on pasture so could have been exposed...
I have a 5 sheep who are on pasture and overall well. We only have about 4 acres so pasture rotation has been a bit difficult with the ways its currently setup. I dewormer them with prohibit, ivermectin, and valbazen as well as a round of sulfa (lamb was seen to have coccidia on fecal). I was...