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Sheep rest is over.

10/7/2013

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The break from major sheep work is over, the ewes are due to start lambing at the end of August. So we need to bring them in to be drenched (depending on worm counts), vaccinated with 6 in 1,give them a general check over and we will number the backs of the Stud ewes to help with mothering up and stud records. Then let them into a better paddock with plenty of shelter for lambing. We will also start fox baiting with 1080 to reduce numbers and predation before they start. A bit of fox spotlighting should also improve the effectiveness of the fox lights. Hopefully, those cranky llamas will be on guard as well now they have their own babies. As attractive as they are they haven't fully convinced us that they are effective.
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"Kenny" formally known as "Honey" the main man on the llama front.
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maret rose
10/7/2013 04:35:17 pm

Do you think the fox lights work?

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EILEEN M MORIARTY
10/7/2013 05:59:52 pm

We think that they do, but they don't work everywhere. If you live somewhere with lots of headlights or built up I think that the foxes are less sensitive to lights. We also think they need to be moved around during lambing and put out just as lambing starts and taken in at the end. The stranger they seem the better.

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