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Let us know your lamb inventions

Do you have any nifty ways of handling lambs at lambing or have you designed other ingenious ways of managing stock? Perhaps you have an inventive way of getting water to pens or an interesting way of warming up lambs.... Share your thoughts and ideas here and who knows, you may get some inspiration...

Posted to Livestock Lines (Forum) by alyb on Fri, Jan 20 2012
Trying to identify cause of lambing problems

FW's Pembrokeshire Management Matters farm had trouble with inconsistent lamb size and some abortions last season - part of the flock has had an anti abortion vaccine this time to try and identify the cause of problems. Red clover in silage is a suspect...any thoughts or experience?

Posted to Livestock Lines (Forum) by Suzie H on Mon, Jan 9 2012
Lambing Assistant Available/ Freelance Cattle Shower

21 year old farmers daughter seeking a lambing job available and time from now. Based in North Yorkshire, willing to travel if for long period of time and accommodation can be provided. have experience of 3 seasons, willing to learn and dig in deep. Don't drive at minute Also available to show your...

Posted to Livestock Lines (Forum) by bluebell_952 on Tue, Jan 3 2012
Sheep profligacy

Scanned out our flock on Friday. 136%. Not bad for Southdowns although most of our Badger-Faced came up empty (different ram). How's everybody else doing?

Posted to Livestock Lines (Forum) by hareley farmer on Mon, Jan 2 2012
Lambing and/or farm work experience in London or Hampshire area

I am currently studying my GCSE's and also my A-Levels a year early and hoping to become a vet when I am older. Looking for work in lambing, calving or just general farm work however I have not had any experience before so would need training. I have just turned 16, female and very athletic (dedicated...

Posted to Livestock Lines (Forum) by Romy L on Tue, Nov 22 2011
List of lambing essentials

Hello everbody, I am in the process of accumulating a list of 'lambing essentials'. I have an idea of my own, but it would be great if you could contibute your opinions of the essentials needed before the lambing arrives, all those things that make the season easier. My personal ones must include...

Posted to Livestock Lines (Forum) by griffler on Tue, Oct 25 2011
experienced lamber

Hi I'm a 26 female from Scotland. I'm self employed all year round. I do lambing usually from jan to may, shearing til aug then work on my sisters 1600 sheep farm for sales and tupping etc. I am looking for a lambing job from December til end of feb. Due to a time waster. Excellent references...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Lamber on Sun, Oct 23 2011
Work experience - sheep (lambing), cows, pigs, horses in buckinghamshire

Hello there :) I just wondered if anyone could help me? I'm looking for work experience in the spring and summer 2012 to support my vet application in 2013. I am particularly looking for lambing experience in February or early April and cows/pigs/other for the summer. I already have some vet surgery...

Posted to Frequently Asked Questions about using FWiSpace (Forum) by Hannah28 on Sun, Sep 18 2011
Gas Tailing Lambs (Problem)

We lamb 500 Lleyn ewes outside. To minimise mis-mothering we leave everything alone, except for problems and iodine. For the last 3 years we have gas-tailed and burdizzo-ed lambs about 4 weeks after lambing when the lambs are strong enough to be be gathered. We have been using a scissor action tailing...

Posted to Livestock Lines (Forum) by twoshedstony on Tue, May 31 2011
lambing

Where can i upload pics of lambing? Cant seem to find it!

Posted to Frequently Asked Questions about using FWiSpace (Forum) by ellro on Thu, May 5 2011

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