General sheep thread

My meal fig per ewe in 20/21 was £11 per ewe and in 21/22 it was £12. That includes meal for finishing 80 ram lambs each year also. They're blackface ewes so wouldn't be getting near the same level of concentrates as a mule or the likes but scanning around 1.77.

Whats the best ram to but with TexelxBorder Leicester hoggets. The hoggets are fair big sheep, I was thinking a Charlois Ram as a Texel might bring to much Texel back into them any thoughts welcome.

I always had to put those feeders on 6 inch blocks to stop the lambs kicking out the meal so I'd imagine making a chassis and wheels to go under it wouldn't be any harm and wouldn't be difficult

anyone recommend a solution to for a 18ft footbath in a handling units,so far im finding...the fumes off the formalin in the shed are dreadful,copper sulfate will rot the race to bits and zinc sulfate only works if sheep are left standing in it a while..anyone try any of the products like hoof sure or similar?

Did anyone ever give Turbo Thrive Sheep to Texel X lambs. There's copper in it. I usually use Grovite but couldn't get it this weekend.

Used it yesterday alright. They were definitely tender after it

very little steel in the footbath they we going through yesterday but ya, something to be aware of

Did anyone ever use Healthy Hooves? Mix Zinc or Copper Sulphate with it apparently.

I done it, welded on two wheel barrow wheels, and made a draw bar….two legs to keep it level when not on quad and then removable draw bar to stop ewes scratching and moving it

Have to do the lambs yet for Clik.....were beside the house so could keep an eye on them for maggots,am thinking I might do them with the Clik Extra product as it gives 3 weeks longer protection supposedly than ordinary Clik and is not that much dearer.They will be going to an outfarm with the ewes (shearing them in next few days hopefully)so won't be seen as often for a while.

I've a bunch of hoggetts as well and have never treated adult sheep for Flystrike before but a neighbour was saying he puts a squirt of Clik on any dirty looking ewe or hoggett after clipping each year.

Do people find it handy to treat Hoggetts/ewes with Clik as you have less worries with them then or is it overkill.?

Hoggetts would be for selling in September.

Thanks for any thoughts.

All I’ll say is I hope the lad that invented Clik has or will have a bed in heaven! It’s one product that makes life so much easier. Clik extra is only a small bit dearer and if it saved you having to bring the sheep in in the backend only once to treat maggots then it’s well paid for.

how did they manage 100 or 150 years ago? Did they have some sort of chemical then or was it just clipping maggots out I wonder?

as for myself put clik on all the lambs and power wash the ewes with cyberguard dip about 3 weeks after being sheared lucky enought was able to get them sheared during the week as they must be a lot of sheep not sheared yet due to weather

Lads anyone any experience with treating menigitus in a lamb? Found him Tuesday lifeless and limp with head bent back but brought him in to vet and got enough to treat him for a few days, he's improved a bit and is more alert, will bleat and wagtail but still unable to stand and eyes glazed over and head bent back, not sure how long this usually lasts or of hell pull through, any suggestions are appreciated,

Anyone at the open day in Athenry today?