Flock Health
Pregnancy Toxaemia: Twin Lamb Disease Signs & Prevention
Twin lamb disease strikes in the last six weeks of gestation and is easier to prevent than to treat. Here is what drives it and how to keep it out of the flock.
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Lambing & gestation guides
Practical, field-tested guidance on sheep pregnancy, lambing preparation and flock health.
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Nutrition
Ewe Nutrition in Late Gestation: The Final Six Weeks
Around 70% of fetal growth happens in the last six weeks of pregnancy. How to feed for lamb vigour and colostrum without triggering twin lamb disease.
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Lambing
Signs a Ewe Is Close to Lambing: The Final Countdown
Udder development, a sunken pelvis, restlessness, pawing and nesting: how to read a ewe in the final days, hours and minutes before she starts to lamb.
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Lambing
Lambing Difficulties: When to Intervene & Call the Vet
Most ewes lamb unaided. Knowing what normal looks like, how long each stage should take and when to stop and call the vet is what saves lambs and ewes.
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Breeding
Twins, Triplets and Litter Size: What Actually Drives It
Breed, ewe age, body condition and flushing shape how many lambs a ewe carries, from singles to triplets, and why multiples arrive a day or two earlier.
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Flock Health
Clostridial Vaccination Before Lambing: The Pre-Lamb Booster
The pre-lambing booster, given around four weeks before the due date, loads colostrum with antibody and protects lambs in their most vulnerable weeks.
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Lamb Care
Newborn Lamb Care: The First 24 Hours After Birth
A checklist for a newborn lamb's first day: breathing, bonding, sucking, colostrum, warmth, navel care, checking the ewe and weak-lamb warning signs.
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