We are getting to that time of the year when its time to start weaning our lamb and goat kids. It is common for lambs and kids to experience weaning shock after they are weaned. This is when you ...

Sheep producers who have not yet weaned lambs should act now to avoid dragging down ewe condition ahead of tupping. Independent sheep consultant Nerys Wright says weaning at 12 weeks is universally ...

Sheep have a high twinning rate that ensures faster growth of the herd. The objective of every sheep farmer is to rear the lambs to maturity, faster weight gain is crucial. The lambs act as ...

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We’re weaning the lambs, and it’s going pretty smoothly. Of course, weaning Spotsylvania is easy for us, as her mom, the bossy ewe Mattapeake actually took responsibility for her nursing, so now it’s ...

Dry east coast conditions make body condition scoring ewes at weaning critical, helping farmers target feed, lift pregnancy ...

I’m weaning lambs at the moment. I decided to begin weaning because grass growth in fields is poor and lambs are competing with ewes for the best grass. Leaving lambs on ewes for too long can be ...

Weaning is also the ideal time to identify ewes for culling 'At weaning, I like to put the lambs back into the same field that they are used to until they settle'. Photo: Getty We have weaned the ...

Weaning lambs at 10-12 weeks of age could have saved many ewes from fatal mastitis cases as flocks struggled in dry conditions this summer, says a leading autopsy veterinarian. Dry conditions have ...

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