http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ Farming Friends Forum: Forum: Sheep - Recent Posts en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:15:04 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2327#post-14417 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:00:39 +0000 admin 14417@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Kath-epona,<br /> Welcome to the farmingfriends forum.<br /> Here is a link to an earlier post with mention of rare breed sheep <a href="http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=338#post-1556" rel="nofollow">http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=338#post-1556</a><br /> I will ask my farmer hubby when he is back in about sheep as I don't have experience of sheep myself.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2327#post-14391 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:16:05 +0000 kath-epona 14391@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hello everyone.</p> <p>We are thinking about getting a few rare breed sheep, to use to keep the grass down, and hopefully cover their costs!! can anyone offer any advice? Breed recomendations? If we had about 6-12, would they make enough money top cover their upkeep?<br /> Would we be able to buy youngsters, and then sell them on for breeding?</p> <p>Any help gratefully received... </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1507#post-12512 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:49:49 +0000 admin 12512@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Freethyme,<br /> Glad you got your lambs. Let us know how you get on. What breed are they?<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1507#post-12483 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:18:36 +0000 pinkpoultry 12483@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>awww im glad you got your lambs!! Take piccies!!!!! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1507#post-12451 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:43:45 +0000 Lorna 12451@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Freethyme,<br /> That is good news, you will probably ne watching lambing live!</p> <p>Best Wishes<br /> Lorna </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1507#post-12449 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:20:56 +0000 Freethyme 12449@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Good new, we have just taken on five 4 week old lambs. Will keep them inside for a week or two then they can go into the paddock and enjoy life.</p> <p>Thank you all for your interest and messages. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1507#post-12342 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:13:19 +0000 admin 12342@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Nigel,</p> <p>Did you see this comment made about a month ago.</p> <p>Hi Freethyme I still have lambs for sale, and would be happy to chat and see whether they'd be suitable for what you want - if you'd like to email me with any questions I promise to get back to you quickly this time! This is my email address: <a href="mailto:info@smallholderseries.co.uk">info@smallholderseries.co.uk</a></p> <p>If you contact your local livestock market they should be able to tell you when they sell lambs.</p> <p>Will keep looking for you.<br /> kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1507#post-12341 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:47:55 +0000 Freethyme 12341@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>No lambs yet, done preloved and farmads but will keep going, thanks anyway Nigel </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1507#post-12320 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:56:08 +0000 admin 12320@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Freethyme,<br /> Did you get some lambs?<br /> Did you try the farmers weekly, farmers guardian <a href="http://www.farmersguardian.com/Classifieds/ClassifiedsSearch.aspx?class_topcat=39" rel="nofollow">http://www.farmersguardian.com/Classifieds/ClassifiedsSearch.aspx?class_topcat=39</a> in the for sale section. Other places to try are livestock markets and other online farming directories such as farmingads <a href="http://www.farmingads.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.farmingads.co.uk/</a> and preloved <a href="http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.listadverts/sec-Home+and+Family/cat-Pets+and+Livestock/subcat-Livestock/keyword-lambs/345f7cd0.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.listadverts/sec-Home+and+Family/cat-Pets+and+Livestock/subcat-Livestock/keyword-lambs/345f7cd0.html</a><br /> Hope you got sorted out and have some lambs.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1507#post-11944 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:54:09 +0000 Freethyme 11944@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi<br /> Can anyone help me, I am after 4 or 5 cade lambs. I live in the West Midlands, Solihull not far from Birmingham airport. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=223#post-11749 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:22:40 +0000 smallholder 11749@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Another late reply, but with the new season fast-approaching, may be helpful! There are 2 main types of product that are used to protect sheep from flystrike (ie. when flies lay their eggs on sheep, usually around the rear end, especially if a bit mucky - the eggs hatch into maggots and then start burrowing into the sheep's flesh - very nasty, and can kill a sheep). Perhaps the most useful product is called an IGR - Insect Growth Regulator - basically it prevents the eggs developing into maggots. The most popular product available is called CLIK and it persists for up to 16 weeks, so if applied after shearing in May it should give a full season's protection. You will need to purchase a special 'pour-on' gun to apply the liquid: from the neck to the tail, and in an arc around the tail. There are other types of 'pour-on' product that are insecticidal, and persist for varying periods of time (read instructions carefully). SPOT ON is very useful on an established case of fly strike, it will kill active maggots instantly, and will help skin heal.<br /> Whatever product you use, it is still vital to check all sheep at least once a day. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=951#post-11677 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:23:02 +0000 pinkpoultry 11677@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Nope nope nope nope. The problem is that they are boys. Boys around girls, no matter what they are, sheep/cattle/ducks/horses/elephants/hamsters/HUMANS are all the same, show off bullies. They like violence rather than peace, and anyway to show off their "manliness" (ie. dunching someone!) then they will do it. Girl things are much nicer! One day peace will be resumed when AI takes over, no need for smelly boys, haha. x </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=951#post-11676 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:16:45 +0000 arableboy 11676@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>they're just unpredictable like bulls just not known to be as dangerous owing to their smaller size. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1407#post-11549 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:41:54 +0000 sallie 11549@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Melinda. I had a hemaphrodite lamb who appeared to be female but had an enlarged clitoris (like a small penis) within the vulva. She urine dribbled and I had her put to sleep as she suffered very badly from fly strike despite washing her every day and spraying her with repellent. Any sheep who urine dribbles is likely to suffer from fly strike. A Smallholder says if the ram was castrated correctly there should be no testicles so don't understand why there is a small one!<br /> Best of luck<br /> Sallie. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1407#post-11401 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:54:10 +0000 smallholder 11401@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Melinda, good information on pain evaluation from Sara. I am concerned about what you've said about your castrated ram (called a 'wether' in UK) as, if the job is done properly, he shouldn't have any testicles at all - they should drop off within a few days of the rubber ring being applied (BTW this method is only legal in the UK on a ram lamb &lt;7 days old - it can cause quite severe discomfort for a few days, but then the lamb will be fine. The other thing that worries me is the way he urinates: the ram's penis is situated under his belly - about 6 inches forward of his rear legs, so urine really should not soil his tail. It does sound as though he has a physiological problem and I suggest you ask a vet to examine him as soon as possible, preferably one who specialises in sheep.<br /> As for mating your other ram; in a normal flock the ram would mate with a large number of ewes (as many as 70 or more!) so it worries me that a single ewe may get too much attention! And yes, the wether would get distressed on his own, sheep are much happier in a group.<br /> I hope you manage to sort out your wether's problems - but just ask if you are still worried. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=951#post-11384 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:31:04 +0000 smallholder 11384@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Lorna, nice to hear from you :) I wouldn't like you to have the idea that rams are evil! We always have at least one stock ram on site, who shares the paddock with our old ram (Roger) and several youngsters, depending on the time of year and if we think we've bred any future superstars (!). I go into their paddock every day to feed them and check their water - I always keep an eye on them and never take silly risks, but more often than not, at least one comes over to have his chin tickled or to scratch his face on my clean jeans! They're peaceable by nature, but always think of them as testosterone-fuelled teenagers with the occasional 'mad-moment' that goes with it! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1416#post-11383 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:19:31 +0000 smallholder 11383@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Freethyme and pinkpoultry :) So sorry I missed all this, completely forgot to click the RSS feed button! I still have lambs for sale, and would be happy to chat and see whether they'd be suitable for what you want - if you'd like to email me with any questions I promise to get back to you quickly this time! This is my email address: <a href="mailto:info@smallholderseries.co.uk">info@smallholderseries.co.uk</a><br /> BTW - pinkpoultry, I used to live in the Forest of Dean too! But further south, near Coleford! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1416#post-11284 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:22:10 +0000 pinkpoultry 11284@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Doh, that was for Smallholder not you Freethyme...but smallholder ones has some! Where abouts in the west midlands are you? x </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1416#post-11283 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:18:14 +0000 pinkpoultry 11283@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>.................If Mo sees this she will have me! He he. Erm I would LOVE some lambs but im not allowed :( How much are you selling them for as my father in law has lots of fields (he wont give me one :( ) but he may let me keep a couple down there (he he he) xx </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1416#post-11281 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:50:27 +0000 Freethyme 11281@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi pinkpoultry, I know westbury on severn, i lived in cheltenham when i was growing up. Do you have any lambs that need a new home to spring around in. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1416#post-11266 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:11:12 +0000 pinkpoultry 11266@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hello smallholder! I live in Westbury on Severn!!! We arnt so far away from each other!! x </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=951#post-11245 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:53:11 +0000 Mama 11245@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Mo, I do hope you are going to read this. Regards ,Mama . </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=951#post-11243 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:05:09 +0000 Lorna 11243@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Smallholder<br /> Thanks for the input, that is good to know. I spoke to someone a little while ago who shows sheep and he said they can be like you have described.</p> <p>I will keep my distance certainly, although I am never near any as I do not have sheep. Good you are on here as you can help with the sheep dilemans/problems.</p> <p>Besr Wishes<br /> Lorna. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=951#post-11242 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:58:18 +0000 smallholder 11242@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>I know this is an old post, but it made me smile and I'd like to add my comments! We breed rams (Hampshire Down) and they are all trained to walk by the side of the handler on a halter - this is for showing, but is really helpful when moving the ram between paddocks - to join the ewes, for example. However, rams are said to be the most dangerous farm animal: in nature, they will fight other rams for the priviledge of mating with the ewes by backing up then charging head-to-head - it's not unknown for rams to kill one another at this time. Their skulls are very thick, and a charging ram can do a tremendous amount of damage, so always treat them with respect and never turn your back on one! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1416#post-11240 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:46:00 +0000 smallholder 11240@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>I breed Hampshire Down sheep and still have a few ewe lambs left - born April 2010, all correct for the breed, and in good health and condition. Fully vaccinated. They are a very good-looking and sturdy breed.<br /> I live in Hartpury, which is about 10 miles north of Gloucester. If this is of interest, perhaps we could arrange to chat on the phone or email to see if they might be suitable for you? </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1416#post-11239 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:58:11 +0000 Freethyme 11239@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>I am after a few weaned lambs to bring on, can any one help me. I am located in the West Midlands.</p> <p>Any one have knowledge about any particular breed may be best. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1407#post-11218 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:01:11 +0000 admin 11218@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Melinda,<br /> Welcome to the farmingfriends forum. If you are able to speak to your vet for more advice then I think I would do this.<br /> It sounds like your uncastrated ram is ready for a ewe but will this upset the relationship between the two males if your castrated ram is not in pain and you were to keep him?<br /> I will ask some of my sheep farmer friends as I don't have sheep.<br /> Found this article which talked about how we might tell if a lamb is in pain <a href="http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/welfaredockcast.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/welfaredockcast.html</a></p> <blockquote><p>"For animals, the tools used to evaluate pain are usually the behavior changes and physiological responses that occur as a result of a husbandry practice or other stress. Based on observations of lambs that have been docked and/or castrated, researchers have determined that restlessness is an indication of pain, that lateral recumbency is more indicative of pain than vertical recumbency, and that extension, rather than flexion of the hind limb generally indicates more pain. Abnormal standing or walking indicates more pain, while standing or lying still may reduce pain. Increased vocalization has also been associated with an increase in pain."</p></blockquote> <p>Hope your rams are ok.<br /> Kind regards<br /> sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1407#post-11183 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:39:12 +0000 Lorna 11183@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Melinda</p> <p>Sorry I cannot give you any help as I have not got sheep, but I got a link which is in the USA which may be able to help you further. I am assuming as you talked about shots you live in US.</p> <p>Has the Vet given you any more advice? maybe it would be best if they had a look again at the castrated one.<br /> Sounds like you love and take good care of them</p> <p>Best Wishes<br /> Lorna</p> <p><a href="http://www.sheep101.info/201/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sheep101.info/201/index.html</a> </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1407#post-11164 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:32:33 +0000 melinda 11164@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hello! I received at my boyfriends family farm two rams, babies at the time, last May for my birthday. I had the vet out who gave their shots and casterated this one, as it was mentioned that the reproductive organs/urinary tract isn't right. We never really, unfortunately, went more in-depth. We've noticed as he's grown that our little ram is possibly more female. His urine spills all over his tail and he has testicles that were banded (one is much smaller then the other). Has anyone experienced this before? Is he in pain? We are trying to decide their future as in do we get an ewe to mate with the other male and what we would do with this Ram. The two currently are like best friends with the uncastrated one humping the other all time. Thank you for your comments and help. I would hate for this animal to be in any pain or have there be something else we might be able to do for it and not do it. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=338#post-10297 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:25:21 +0000 Deanna 10297@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>We have registered Southdown Baby Doll sheep. 2011 will be our first breeding season but have every confidence that it will go well. The breeder we have purchased our stock from is very active in helping us with this part of our farm endeavor. She has always been a huge help and we share anything that comes up with each other just in case it's something she or I haven't come across. She has many many years of experience with baby doll's. If you<br /> Decide to breed I hope you have as much luck as we have had with our breeder. </p>