Four Winds Ranch: " Life on the Farm "

[Four Winds Ranch]

On the bottle that I have, the dose is the same for cattle and sheep - 1/2 fl oz. per 100 lbs. I think that it is safe for pregnant ewes, but I don't know for sure. I just sent an email to the vets at Pipestone, I'll let you know what they say when I hear back from them.

Thanks! I really appreciate that!!!

 

[purplequeenvt]

They wrote back and said that it is safe for the pregnant ladies.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

They wrote back and said that it is safe for the pregnant ladies.

Yay!!! Thanks!!! I can finally see an end to the creepy crawlies!!!!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

I haven't had time to be on for a while! Lol, sometimes life gets in the way!
I got my Babydoll Southdown ram delivered and sold! I think it all went good, and the people seemed happy with him! Glad he has a good home, their other sheep look well taken care of !!
I have my 1 year old Suffolk ram feeling and acting his self finally!!! Practically all summer, he has slowly been going down hill! I was possitive it was Progressive Pnemonia, and the drug of choice around here is available by prescription only!! All the vets I have talked to about my ram were sure it was lung worm! I finally found one that was willing to believe me, and gave me a bottle of 'Nuflor' (I paid for the big bottle so if I need it in the future I have some on hand and don't have to get the vets to prescribe it) it is pricey stuff though! I gave my ram "Glenn" his injections and all his symptom went away, his appitite and energy are back and he is actually acting like a ram again!!!! Now I just have to get his weight back up!

 

[Southern by choice]

for your perseverance, and to the vet who finally listened!

 

[bonbean01]

Sounds good!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

I think sometimes I have too much company! I seems usually 5-6 days a weeks we have anywhere from 1-3 different batches of company coming and going! It feels I am forever cooking, entertaining, or cleaning up for people! :/ It is nice to be popular I suppose, and I am not complaining about the people, just how busy I can't stop from being with looking after all the animals, my kids school projects, appointments, supper engagments, charity events, and the company!!!! :/ Oh well!! That is it for my complaining!!!
The babies have started to arrive here at Four Winds Ranch!!!!!! A few days ago, one of my does had her first litter of kits!!!!!! She had 6 but the runt, I am sorry to say didn't make it this morning! I don't have pics yet cause it is pretty chilly here and I don't want to drag them out of their nest. She is a smart little mamma and dug her nest down into the middle of a square bale of hay!!! An awesome place for a nest cause it is still -9 F here during the nights lately!!

 

[bonbean01]

Just curious...but is your company coming from Saskatchewan? Talked to my Dad today and they were still at -28...many nights going to -40 with the wind chill...they would think your temperatures are right balmy

Congrats about the kits! Sorry you lost one, and that mama sounds really smart to pick her next in a hay bale!

 

[Bridgemoof]

Hey Fourwinds! Just catching up on your journal and I have to say your new Tunis girls are very pretty! How did you make out with the keds treatment? Did you find the Permethrin and was it effective? I have treated my sheep twice, 14 days apart for the lice. I think it worked. It says it can take up to 8 weeks for the entire life cycle to die though. They seem to be scratching less. Well, I was curious to see how your treatments worked.

I'm so glad you were able to rehabilitate your ram! That's great news he is up and about and doing well.

Company is fun, but it's exhausting!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

So far soo good with the keds treatment on the sheep!!! Will be soooo glad to get these bug in check before the lambs start to arrive!!!!
Well, we heard about some sows for cheap, and they weren't to far away so went to have a look at them. Lol, once we saw them you knew why they were cheap! Both were 8 months old and due to have their first litter in a few weeks! They are pretty small practically babys themselves! The fella said he has nowhere to put them in for when the babies are born, so the piglets will probably be eaten by the other pigs as they are born! ( They were in with about 30 other pigs and he wasn't going to separate them). Well, we felt bad for them and bought them! when we were done loading the two girls, the owner said, he has another sow we could have for $50 if we want, she should fit in the trailer. So we went to have a look at her. He pointed out a B-I-G sow! And I mean BIG!!! she weighed 800 lbs, and her back is higher than my waist!!!!! Now my hubby loves his pigs, so he said " SOLD" and they proceded to, try, and load "Rosie" into the trailer. It was quite a feat, the trailer was rocking every which way and ther was a lot of grunting and stomping, but she made it into the two horse trailer, JUST! On the way home she decided to turn around in there and bulged out one of the back doors a bit, but we made it!
Here is " Rosie"!

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Not sure of her breeding, I am asuming from her ears and build, probably a Landrace!