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    8 mth old ewe weak and seems disoriented *any help would be appreciated*

    She shouldn't need to be wormed, shes good weight its kind of weird shes been fine and then all of a sudden shes acting funny. I'm not sure id say shes low energy its more she is weak in her hind legs and when she does stand shes kind of disoriented. She seems to be a little better tonight, i...
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    8 mth old ewe weak and seems disoriented *any help would be appreciated*

    The block is a sheep block so it doesnt have too much copper in it, I put the block in last night after i noticed she was acting funny thinking maybe she wasnt getting enough minerals like selenium. not sure on the temp but doesnt look like she has diarrhea. Thanks for your response
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    8 mth old ewe weak and seems disoriented *any help would be appreciated*

    Yesterday morning I noticed one of my Katahdin ewes was laying in the by the fence while the others where in the pasture eating. She didnt want to get up and when she did her hind legs seemed weak. She eats, doesnt look dehydrated nice pink gums. I got them a mineral block thinking it may be a...
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    Will Mastitis affect a sheeps meat?

    Im sorry for this question but I have a dorper ewe that had a stillborn lamb about a week ago develop mastitis, she was fine yesterday but today her udders (both sides) are hard, hot and turning a blueish color which from what ive read is bad mastitis and also from what ive read once its that...
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    Ewe had a still born, how long will it take for her udders to dry up?

    My last maiden ewe's baby didn't make it, she has huge udders. How long will it take for her to dry up? I haven't put her on pasture just has grass hay and no grain. I am keeping my eye on her this is my first year with sheep and I'm not sure what to watch for as far as problems. Any input would...
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    Dorper ewes with bottle jaw help!!

    I have 3 ewes two with new lambs and one that's still pregnant that have bottle jaw. It started in one and has now moved to all 3 I wormed them about a week ago with ivomec and have also drenched them with applecider vinegar mixed with water, which after that the swelling went away but now its...
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    New Here - Have some fencing questions

    I would say field fence for the goats 4 strand electric fence won't keep them in. If you want it safe for both your goats and horse add two strands of electric one on the top and one about a foot off the ground to keep your horse off the fence. I have 5 sheep behind field fence and last year had...
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    feeding of sheep

    I have 4 dorpers that have about 2 acres if pasture that they graze in the summer months, I don't feed hay but in the winter which here is about 7 months and I went through 2 tons hay last winter. Plus I give them supplements.
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    Low cost effective boer goat fencing

    I don't have goats, I have dorper sheep but my neighbors on both sides if me have them. They both use field fencing which where I live is about $160.00 for a 320 ft roll, which you can attach to t-post that seems to work fine as long as you keep it maintained, a strand of hot wire helps keep...
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    Goat deterant?

    She has hotwire up but like I said doesn't maintain anything so its either not on or shorting out and like I said she doesn't care last summer her mastiff jump the fence and attacked my daughters schnauzer the only thing that work there was a shot gun and letting her know next time we wouldn't...
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    Goat VS. Sheep

    Sheep are easier to maintain, they don't eat everything and stay behind fences. I have 3 dorper ewes, 1 ram and 2 lambs with more on the way. In the summer months I sometimes forget I have them because there so easy, only have to change there water once a week and they keep my pasture mowed for...
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    Goat deterant?

    My neighbor has about 15 goats right up against the fence to our property she is horrible at keeping her fences up and her one big boar doe keeps pushing down the fence and coming in my yard. I planted 15 bushes over in that area 2 yrs ago to try and block the view. I have told her about her...
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    Dorper Ewe still looks pregnant after having one lamb 2 wks ago??Help

    Can I worm her even though she is still nursing a 2 WK old lamb?
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    Dorper Ewe still looks pregnant after having one lamb 2 wks ago??Help

    I have a dorper ewe that had its first lamb on Easter, I know that with there first pregnancy they can have single lambs but she still is huge and her face looks a little swollen up. She is acting fine and the one baby lamb is doing great I am just wondering if she could still have a still born...
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    NZ Doe going on 33 days and still no kits?

    I bred my NZ doe 33 days ago, for the last week she's been pulling hair and building her nest but no kits yet. I am new to breeding rabbits is this normal? Or did she not take when I bred her? She had one litter already but unfortunately it was too cold and none of them made it. I'm not sure how...
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    Ram in same pasture as 5 wk old lamb?

    :) Thank you for all the good information and advice. I moved the ewe in with the other two ewes and there lambs in the smaller pasture I have setup for lambing and my ram seems fine alone in the pasture next to them since he can still see them. He has a good temperament but I didn't want any...
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    Ram in same pasture as 5 wk old lamb?

    I am new to this forum and new to raising sheep I have black headed dorpers. One ram, 3 ewes and now two lambs. I was wondering if I can put one of my ewes and her 5 WK old lamb in the pasture with the ram as I can't leave him in there alone or her freaks out and I need to bring my last pregnant...
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