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The Value in Knowing your Flock

17/12/2012

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After the dog attack on our flock, we brought back the mauled lamb to the shed, (a ewe lamb with good stud  potential) where we are treating her with antibiotics, and she has clean water and pellets chaff, etc. 
Because she was tagged and linked to her mother's tag at birth, we were able to bring her mother into the shed, which considerably reduced the stress on an already traumatised lamb.
At lambing we check the sheep twice a day, and, using a neck band on the lamb, make a note of the mother. (A new born lamb is so much easier to catch than when even 24 hours old). Don't try this on a Merino ewe or you will end up with a deserted lamb!
The neckband is replaced with an ear tag, at marking, and the records entered into our computer.
The lamb is recovering slowly and has started to feed from her mother.
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Helen
17/12/2012 01:12:44 pm

Thanks for the update. Glad to see she is coming good :)

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