When we were milking our ewes, we would start around 3-4 weeks for overnight separation of the lambs. Nighttime works best as the lambs and moms are tired and want to sleep anyways. Make sure they can't nurse through the fence between them ;)
She is very thin and looks like she could use some nutrition. I would be suspicious for a heavy worm load as well--have you had a fecal done or checked her FAMACHA score?
The crustiness may be fungal, an allergy, or could be mild photosensitivity, but is unrelated to her weakness and thinness...
The between the hooves is called hoof scald in sheep and is treated with similar methods. The hoof scald bacteria are easier to eliminate than the combination of bacteria and fungi that are involved with true hoof rot.
I agree with the treatment you've laid out as well!
Zactran is approved off-label for use in sheep for hoof rot, and it is extremely effective! I would also do copper wire particle and zinc boluses for the whole herd, as well as topical LA200 on the affected hooves. You can also take diaper rash cream (a zinc oxide based formula) and mix it with...
Definitely try the back rubber. Also, injectable and pour on ivermectin kills ticks, but they have to latch on first.
When I worked at a dairy, they had a "doorway" that was cow sized and the cows had to run through after milking every day. There were strips hanging down that could be...
So much luck! The application process was CRAZY.
So wonderful to get to hear from you, I miss all my BYH folks!! What a brilliant idea for a vet practice, we might just have to do it. I just can't live without sheep in my life. I really don't want to run my own practice though so I might have...
Do you want dairy sheep mutts? They are East Friesian, Clun Forest, a bit of Zwartbles and Tunis and some other things sprinkled in. The only problem may be that our house buyers have considered purchasing the sheep with the house ;)
Stopping by for the random yearly update. Y'all, I have gotten into vet school! I start this fall. We are selling our animals (mostly to auction) and our farm and our house (conveniently selling by owner to our next door neighbors who have yet to build a house on their land!) and moving closer...
Yes, a wind break is all that our sheep need here, with temps in the single digits and wind chills well below zero. That being said, if you have any that are weak, young, or in poor health, things can be different.
Sorry for the loss of your ewe, I know these things happen! And it could have been so many things. Lambing is definitely a very stressful time for ewes.
East Friesians have some of the lowest % butterfat, but some of the highest volume and longest lactation. Lacaune have high volume, long lactation, and medium % butterfat. Icelandics have a pretty high % butterfat. I am not sure about Katahdins, but as a rule butterfat and volume are inversely...
So the original goat dose is 2.3mL liquid safeguard (100mg/mL) per 100lbs. So 10 times that is 23mL per 100lbs. Which means when you are giving them the 100mg/mL solution, and you give 23mL, you are giving them 2300mg of medicine per 100lbs, or 23mg/lb.
Now, if there are 100mg/g of the horse...
Since Dorpers breed out of season, technically the ewes could have been cycling (they can cycle immediately after lambing), and so you may very well see a couple that lamb in September.
It's actually extremely rare in sheep. Not something you will see everyday since they are designed to have multiples and so not exchange hormones the same way they would with cattle, say. The rule is actually that you will NOT have a freemartin ewe, and the exception is that you will.
Locally, most vets that I know have already signed up in preparation for the new laws. It's very similar to when medicated feeds moved to the status of only being prescribed via VFD. Can you show the legislation for 2023 where they say the vet must fill out some kind of assessment of the farm...
I often sell breeding stock at the auction if I need to downsize, because it's less of a headache than dealing with individual buyers. We might get $150 for a ewe, and can get $200 for a very nice 75-80lb lamb. Some have seen prices as high as $3/lb on lambs of that size, but we haven't seen...
I was going to mention this--the differences you see look to me like you might have some hermaphroditism going on. It is more common in polled lines, but happens once in a blue moon to any animal. That might explain a lot of the "oddness" that's showing up in your "goat."