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Debbie

Joined: 04 Dec 2004
Posts: 160
Location: Exmoor Devon

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 11 3:55 pm Post subject: Orphan Lambs
3 lovelly little exmoor horn x lambs now in situ having just had their first feed of goats milk. all ewe lambs and double tagged, had colostrum, treatment for wet mouth, ringed and 4 days old. Our three old ewes were facinated by them and came running over to the fence to say hallo.

pookie

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 11 8:27 pm Post subject:
pictures??

Debbie

Joined: 04 Dec 2004
Posts: 160
Location: Exmoor Devon

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 11 8:50 am Post subject:
will try Pookie. taking them no problem up loading them is a different issue - technofear and all that

SheepShed

Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 332
Location: In the middle of a Welsh forest

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 11 10:23 am Post subject: Re: Orphan Lambs

Debbie wrote:

all ewe lambs and double tagged, had colostrum, treatment for wet mouth, ringed and 4 days old

You've ear tagged them at 4 days old ? Or have I misunderstood ?

Debbie

Joined: 04 Dec 2004
Posts: 160
Location: Exmoor Devon

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 11 11:22 am Post subject:
They had to be tagged with their holding of birth before they came to us. Would rather not have done but no choice - its the rules apparently when Ichecked with trading standards animal movements in exeter and with Ritchie tags head office

SheepShed

Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 332
Location: In the middle of a Welsh forest

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 11 12:39 pm Post subject:

Debbie wrote:

They had to be tagged with their holding of birth before they came to us. Would rather not have done but no choice - its the rules apparently when Ichecked with trading standards animal movements in exeter and with Ritchie tags head office

Ah, I understand now. Yes, legally necessary but undesirable IMO.
Hope they come on well - and we definitely need pictures while they're still cute !

Debbie

Joined: 04 Dec 2004
Posts: 160
Location: Exmoor Devon

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 11 2:33 pm Post subject:

totally agree sheepshed. unfortunatley it meant that each also had to be given .5ml of penicillin to guard against possible infection. Its a great shame that those that make the rules don't put the welfare of the animal first. Somtimes I wonder if they have actually even met a live animal. I know that one of our neighbours who is organically registered has their inspections regularly and not once have these people wanted to inspect the animals in five years - only the paperwork. Our own lambs we don't tag until the last possible moment.

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