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Lambing 1st Of April. Is it too late to scan.?

  • 22-02-2012 10:43am
    #1
    HillFarmer
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    Hi All,

    Will start Lambing hill flock on the 1st April (approx)
    All scotch 80 ewes.

    Is it now to late to scan the ewes.?

    Also what is the going rate for scanning?
    South West area

    Cheers


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  • #2
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    HillFarmer wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Will start Lambing hill flock on the 1st April (approx)
    All scotch 80 ewes.

    Is it now to late to scan the ewes.?

    Also what is the going rate for scanning?
    South West area

    Cheers
    The general rule is 90 days after the ram going in or thereabouts. So if you scan you will get confirmed pregnancy but not numbers on the earliest and you will get number of lambs on the latest tupped.

    Dont know the rates for scanning offhand but ring the FRS and they wont be far off the mark


  • #3
    supersean1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭supersean1999


    HillFarmer wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Will start Lambing hill flock on the 1st April (approx)
    All scotch 80 ewes.

    Is it now to late to scan the ewes.?

    Also what is the going rate for scanning?
    South West area

    Cheers


    you should be grand do them asap, doubt many if any will be scanned wrong, 80c- 1euro depending on numbers id say closer to 1euro for 80


  • #4
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    supersean1999 wrote: »
    you should be grand do them asap, doubt many if any will be scanned wrong, 80c- 1euro depending on numbers id say closer to 1euro for 80

    I paid 100 euro to scan 70...


  • #5
    supersean1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭supersean1999


    Username John wrote: »
    I paid 100 euro to scan 70...

    christ, i done mine in two lots the last ones cost me 90 euro for 95 ewes


  • #6
    HillFarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 580 ✭✭✭HillFarmer


    Thanks for the help, I'll ring around this evening to see if i can get a lad for Saturday


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  • #7
    Username John
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    supersean1999 wrote: »
    christ, i done mine in two lots the last ones cost me 90 euro for 95 ewes

    Yeah - not the cheapest all right Sean. Call out charge was a lot of the 100, I think he said something like 50 - 60 euro? :( :eek:
    But - I find him all right, so I'll prob get him back again to be honest.


  • #8
    supersean1999
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    Username John wrote: »
    Yeah - not the cheapest all right Sean. Call out charge was a lot of the 100, I think he said something like 50 - 60 euro? :( :eek:
    But - I find him all right, so I'll prob get him back again to be honest.

    try and get lads from the local area to do them the same day, anyway as for scanning had a better year only 2.5% dry ewes, and 30% twins which is best iv managed coming off the hill


  • #9
    Username John
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    supersean1999 wrote: »
    try and get lads from the local area to do them the same day, anyway as for scanning had a better year only 2.5% dry ewes, and 30% twins which is best iv managed coming off the hill

    I am the only one I know of for a few miles around me with sheep. Everyone else either cows / tillage...

    Glad to hear yer scanning went well. My scanning, had a lot empty (its on another thread) :(
    Done with lambing now, and that didnt go well either - first few sheep lambed 3 - 4 weeks premature, all lambs died, bad start... Improved after that - but I still had a few rotten lambs... results were negative for toxo... and inconclusive for anything else... :(
    And I have some lambs that arent thriving... I think they just arent full health... Its already a long year then...


  • #10
    same 130
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭same 130


    Username John wrote: »
    I am the only one I know of for a few miles around me with sheep. Everyone else either cows / tillage...

    Glad to hear yer scanning went well. My scanning, had a lot empty (its on another thread) :(
    Done with lambing now, and that didnt go well either - first few sheep lambed 3 - 4 weeks premature, all lambs died, bad start... Improved after that - but I still had a few rotten lambs... results were negative for toxo... and inconclusive for anything else... :(
    And I have some lambs that arent thriving... I think they just arent full health... Its already a long year then...
    blood tested your sheep they might be low on minerals


  • #11
    supersean1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭supersean1999


    Username John wrote: »
    I am the only one I know of for a few miles around me with sheep. Everyone else either cows / tillage...

    Glad to hear yer scanning went well. My scanning, had a lot empty (its on another thread) :(
    Done with lambing now, and that didnt go well either - first few sheep lambed 3 - 4 weeks premature, all lambs died, bad start... Improved after that - but I still had a few rotten lambs... results were negative for toxo... and inconclusive for anything else... :(
    And I have some lambs that arent thriving... I think they just arent full health... Its already a long year then...

    thats awful bad look sorry to hear and the year thats in it with prices, iv no idea , do u think its possible dogs chased sheep, i know its a long shot, but another idea


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  • #12
    Highland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭Highland


    Username John wrote: »
    I am the only one I know of for a few miles around me with sheep. Everyone else either cows / tillage...

    Glad to hear yer scanning went well. My scanning, had a lot empty (its on another thread) :(
    Done with lambing now, and that didnt go well either - first few sheep lambed 3 - 4 weeks premature, all lambs died, bad start... Improved after that - but I still had a few rotten lambs... results were negative for toxo... and inconclusive for anything else... :(
    And I have some lambs that arent thriving... I think they just arent full health... Its already a long year then...


    Get a blood test done for Borders disease - its the sheep version of BVD in cattle. You'll get abortions and a few lambs usually called hairy shakers that don't do - they are the PI versions of the calf.


  • #13
    Username John
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    Highland wrote: »
    Get a blood test done for Borders disease - its the sheep version of BVD in cattle. You'll get abortions and a few lambs usually called hairy shakers that don't do - they are the PI versions of the calf.

    Hi Highland,

    Borders disease - must look into it. I read about "hairy shakers" all right before somewhere, trying to recall where.
    same 130 wrote: »
    blood tested your sheep they might be low on minerals

    Hello same,
    I think it was / is minerals, to some extent anyways.

    Two things I did different this year
    1) This year also I gave the sheep bolus, up til this we used to put out mineral buckets. I put out mineral buckets again when I saw issues (lifeline buckets) and sheep went mad for em. I thought it helped then to be honest - but who is to say things wouldn't have improved as time when on anyways...
    I'll be sticking to the mineral buckets from now on...

    2) The sheep were on very good grass for maybe too long last Autumn. They were with the ram Aug - Sept, and then on good reseeded ground Oct. The rest of our ground would be old grass - so maybe too good grass for too long early on caused a few more problems? I dont feel it would, but when you have problems you'd be wondering about everything... :confused:


  • #14
    benjydagg
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭benjydagg


    HillFarmer wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Will start Lambing hill flock on the 1st April (approx)
    All scotch 80 ewes.

    Is it now to late to scan the ewes.?

    Also what is the going rate for scanning?
    South West area

    Cheers
    Up to 100 days in lamb is fine for scanning to pick up triplets. After this multiple births are more difficult to confirm, but empties and singles will be fine to see.


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