Lambing essentials

DJ98

What do you consider as an essential at lambing time other than the obvious. (Colostrum, marking spray, hurdles, lube)

Nekarsulm

Little pens. Lots of little pens.
And good light. Feck that tripping about in the dark......

rangler1

Prolapse harness, antibiotic for after difficult lambing, Oxytocin for milk let down, also might be some help for ewes that don't break down to lamb, ropes, gloves, rings ,bottles ,teats. navel disinfectant, calcium, lectade,

Arrow in the Knee

Here's an old thread that might be of use to some here

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057145542/1/#post88931184

Birdnuts

If the predictions for a cold, wintry spring come to pass , lambing jackets will be getting a good run out in many parts

davidk1394

Pens, colostrum, heat box, lambing gloves, good light and the quad for the outdoor ones

Sheep breeder

plenty of sleep prior to the start of lambing to charge the battery. and the main lambing tool time and good set up prior to the start.

IH784man

And plenty of baling cord

fanadman1

Being ready is esstial ha
Spectrum scour halt
Alimicen spray
Lube
The lambing aid
A red lamb
powered beastings
Good waterproofs for myself
Stomack tubes and bottles ready for week lambs probably way more in the shed but i cant think

arctictree

How do you use a lambing aid? Have lambed lots of lambs and never used one??

fanadman1

arctictree wrote: »

How do you use a lambing aid? Have lambed lots of lambs and never used one??

Helpfull when the ewe is tight and lambs head is big.
Put the fork into his mouth and rioe behind his ears. Tightn up and use the aid to pull it out.
It takes some practice but very hand when you get used to it

Green farmer

A small little radio For the lambing shed, for some music. Does nothing for the sheep, but helps to keep you sane.

Dickie10

+1 on the radio lets you know what day of the week it is!

jmrc

Iodine spray,
soap-lube....
rope...Lidl have a good offer on at the moment 30mtr for 5€ always handy...
bundle of rags.
ear clippers/tip tags. to mark the difficult ones for "the Gap"
buckets a plenty.

IH784man

Just as you say buckets running water is a lot handier than carrying buckets of water around to ewes all the time

razor8

Haven't running water around all individual pens yet but I find a big barrel filled makes it a lot quicker than waiting to fill each bucket

jmrc

yea a big barrel is the way to go if it isnt in each pen.

Sami23

rangler1 wrote: »

Prolapse harness, antibiotic for after difficult lambing, Oxytocin for milk let down, also might be some help for ewes that don't break down to lamb, ropes, gloves, rings ,bottles ,teats. navel disinfectant, calcium, lectade,

Just wondering do ye actually use the long (ai) gloves for pulling difficult lambs or just use your hands.
New enough to lambing myself but thought you would get a better feel of things with just bare hands ?

Username John

Sami23 wrote: »

Just wondering do ye actually use the long (ai) gloves for pulling difficult lambs or just use your hands.
New enough to lambing myself but thought you would get a better feel of things with just bare hands ?

Bare hands usually, but something looks very suspicious, I would use gloves...

Would be very conscious of washing me hands before and after...

Got some of that alcohol hand sterilizer in Lidl a while back, and would use that too...

White Clover

rangler1 wrote: »

Prolapse harness, antibiotic for after difficult lambing, Oxytocin for milk let down, also might be some help for ewes that don't break down to lamb, ropes, gloves, rings ,bottles ,teats. navel disinfectant, calcium, lectade,

Wrangler, what antibiotic do you keep on hand to give to a ewe after a difficult lambing ? A week to go here, just putting the few bits together!

charolais0153

White Clover wrote: »

Wrangler, what antibiotic do you keep on hand to give to a ewe after a difficult lambing ? A week to go here, just putting the few bits together!

Betamox is grand for in a shed. If your letting them out ,something LA would be better

razor8

Metacam after a hard lambing solves a lot of problems

wrangler

White Clover wrote: »

Wrangler, what antibiotic do you keep on hand to give to a ewe after a difficult lambing ? A week to go here, just putting the few bits together!

Engemycin LA, We also use something for pain after a hard lambing, it seems to really perk them up, might be worth asking your vet for.
Just seen razors post, metacam is good for pain

davidk1394

Stomach tube is very handy. For anyone who’s not sure about tubing a lamb a simple test is to put the tube down its throat. Attach the syringe and pull it backwards as if your filling it. If the syringe returns to its previous position (no air in the the stomach) then you are in the stomach. If it draws air you are in the lambs lungs. Simple way of knowing

arctictree

Most useful thing for me is my gas kettle. Nearly always on the go!