Baymule’s Journal

[Baymule]

Is that an old church pew on your front porch? . Nice.

Oh, pinto is a keeper! Nice she gave you a daughter, finally.

Yes it is. There is no room for it at the house in Groveton, no place to put it and even if there was, it really does belong here.

 

[rachels.haven]

I your little dung beetles.

 

[Baymule]

I your little dung beetles.

Me too!

 

[Baymule]

Yesterday @Lstewart86 came over with the kids and we ran young ewes through the chute and took fecal samples. I was mainly interested in the 2 registered ewes BJ and I bought and the 2 ewes I’m giving to @Lstewart86 and her family. Oldest daughter got some digging for dodo lessons, she did great. Then we went inside to run them under the microscope. Testing for barber pole worm eggs.

Isabelle and Rosie have never been wormed, daughters of Ringo. They were born in February 2021. Isabelle had a count of 100. Rosie had a count of 500 and will receive Garlic Barrier, and be retested. I am greatly pleased with them both.

Now for my registered ewes. Gheeze!!
Dolly-count of 1,550
Dessa- count of 17,250

Dessa is in the category of “Why aren’t you dead?”

I went ahead and wormed them both, they have looked a little off. I use apple flavored ivermectin horse paste in the weight applicator tube. I’ll retreat in 10 days, again in 10 days and take another fecal sample then. If still wormy, I’ll go to Prohibit.

They are with Ringo, if not bred, they will be. I’ll see what they produce and test for parasites. I had to treat them 3 times with Safeguard to knock out tapeworms when I first got them.

Dessa and Dolly were pretty spooky. Now that I’ve violated their behinds, they really hate me. LOL.

I have other samples to do today. I want to see what the other daughters of Ringo have for a worm count.

 

[Finnie]

Sounds like the breeder of your registered ewes doesn’t breed for parasite resistance. Too bad. I wonder how many generations it will take you to get their descendants to be resistant. Hopefully these new ewes will bring good meat qualities to the table in the process. Good thing Ringo is half the flock!

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

Sounds like the breeder of your registered ewes doesn’t breed for parasite resistance.

Until I met Dana I didn’t even know you could. It’s absolutely fascinating.

 

[farmerjan]

We have been monitoring and culling for parasite resistance in our cattle for years. "High maintenance" cattle are costly just like in any other breed/species of animals. We also have been watching/monitoring for pink eye resistance. Va Tech... where Ringo came from initially.... has done many types of breeding for resistance and such in various breeds of their animals.
We have also found that cattle raised in our environment tend to be more resistant to many things... and when we buy and bring in animals, they often will have very noticeable problems with pinkeye and parasites; until their systems get acclimated to our "bugs".... and their calves will usually show better resistance to things than the parents.

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

@farmerjan don’t temp me! LOL. I will go out and buy registered cows

 

[farmerjan]

@Cecilia's-herd ... not sure what registered cows has to do with parasite resistance... we have a few registered animals, but mostly run just commercial cattle. Other than the program at VT for the parasite resistant sheep, I don't know anyone who promotes their animals as such. There are a few cattle breeders here that do promote their cattle as being very fescue tolerant for grazing and being more efficient and therefore making more money for the producer. Fescue can be a real love/hate thing... great for extending the grazing season and for stockpiling grass for fall grazing. But it is also no good for summer grazing, the endophyte infected varieties cause toxicity which can affect fertility, cause lameness and even founder type symptoms, overheating in the hot weather... all sorts of things.

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

@Cecilia's-herd ... not sure what registered cows has to do with parasite resistance... we have a few registered animals, but mostly run just commercial cattle. Other than the program at VT for the parasite resistant sheep, I don't know anyone who promotes their animals as such. There are a few cattle breeders here that do promote their cattle as being very fescue tolerant for grazing and being more efficient and therefore making more money for the producer. Fescue can be a real love/hate thing... great for extending the grazing season and for stockpiling grass for fall grazing. But it is also no good for summer grazing, the endophyte infected varieties cause toxicity which can affect fertility, cause lameness and even founder type symptoms, overheating in the hot weather... all sorts of things.

My apologies! I assumed they had to be registered to be parasite resistant. This is all so fascinating.