Lambs Scratching.

Homer jay

Hi, just after buying store lambs last week and grazing them outdoors, a few of them seem to be scratching off trees and poles but one is doing alot of scratching with her back legs around her neck and front legs, checked her 2day and all seems ok, no raw skin or sign of maggots just think they need doing for lice or the likes, what do he recommend for them, click, dip them or would the likes of spot on do them ? Probably a silly question but it’s my first time with sheep. Tia for any replies. Homer.

Birdnuts

Could be lice - bouts of mild damp weather at this time of year really bring them on. Though I personally have only encountered them in housed stock.

Homer jay

What would you recommend, click, dip or would the likes of spot on do them ? Homer.

kk.man

Homer jay wrote: »

Hi, just after buying store lambs last week and grazing them outdoors, a few of them seem to be scratching off trees and poles but one is doing alot of scratching with her back legs around her neck and front legs, checked her 2day and all seems ok, no raw skin or sign of maggots just think they need doing for lice or the likes, what do he recommend for them, click, dip them or would the likes of spot on do them ? Probably a silly question but it’s my first time with sheep. Tia for any replies. Homer.

You have got lice. Marts and livestock trailers are lethal places for it.
0.75 ml of ivomec classic injection tomorrow and repeat it in 7 days. That will clear it up and fulfill your worm dose requirements.

Homer jay

That great, thanks kk.man. Hopefully that will do the trick. 👍👍

tom_k

I had this problem a few months ago with a batch of hoggets I bought in the mart. All showed no signs until a week or so after arrival then they started scratching. I never had this problem before and spoke to the vet who recommended Ivomec Classic/Noromectin injections 7 days apart. He also recommended treatment with Spotinor pour-on with the first injection which I used also. Scratching stopped after approx. 11-12 days.

Homer jay

That’s great Tom, will do them with spotinor pour on as well as the ivomec and hopefully that will clear it up. Homer.

daviddenis

Homer jay wrote: »

Hi, just after buying store lambs last week and grazing them outdoors, a few of them seem to be scratching off trees and poles but one is doing alot of scratching with her back legs around her neck and front legs, checked her 2day and all seems ok, no raw skin or sign of maggots just think they need doing for lice or the likes, what do he recommend for them, click, dip them or would the likes of spot on do them ? Probably a silly question but it’s my first time with sheep. Tia for any replies. Homer.

Sounds like lice or mites.

2 ml of Dectomox will solve it.

Homer jay

Thanks Daviddenis, have them done with the ivomec classic and spotinor and will do with ivomec again in 7 days, hopefully this will work or else I will be trying dectomox as you recommended. Homer.

RobinBanks

Homer jay wrote: »

have them done with the ivomec classic and spotinor and will do with ivomec again in 7 days

Homer, where do you give injection? My first year with lambs and I need to do a few aswell I think

Homer jay

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EVeeAGI_b1E
This is the way I done them using a 17gX half inch needle.

Homer jay

Just to follow up, gave the lambs the second injection of ivomec classic on Friday seven days after the first injection and spotinor pour on and have had a great result from it, all scratching has stopped. Thanks again for the advice. Homer.

kk.man

Homer jay wrote: »

Just to follow up, gave the lambs the second injection of ivomec classic on Friday seven days after the first injection and spotinor pour on and have had a great result from it, all scratching has stopped. Thanks again for the advice. Homer.

No problem, great news.
Just a point. The ivomec classic injection on it's own would have done the job.