Teresa and Mike Lambing Thread Winter 2019 Part2

[B&B Happy goats]

What is the minimum time I need to keep lambs away from their dams before I can put the ewe lambs back with the ewes without

I just tried finding a direct answer on the internet for you....no direct answer was available sorry Mike

 

[Mike CHS]

I know. I spent quite a bit of time looking but found answers all over the place. We are taking the ram lambs to market tomorrow even though it is at the bottom but I have several places I can put the ewe lambs temporarily since they follow me so well.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Sure wish I could make a trip up to get one of those in a cooler..............I still plan on getting back up there, one day.....long as I keep breathing, anyway....

 

[B&B Happy goats]

I know. I spent quite a bit of time looking but found answers all over the place. We are taking the ram lambs to market tomorrow even though it is at the bottom but I have several places I can put the ewe lambs temporarily since they follow me so well.

I sure hope you can get it worked out...i guess afterwards you will have the answer to that question !

 

[Hens and Roos]

With our goats we have seen does that self wean their doeling(s) and that is the end of the kid nursing and we have 1 doe that will let her doeling(s) continue to nurse. We ran into problems last year as this doe let her doelings from the year before nurse, only way we found to solve that was to sell the doelings. We had even separated them for several weeks and it didn't work. Good luck

 

[Mike CHS]

I guess there was a reason I fenced in all of the smaller holding pens.

I felt all of the udders on the senior ewes this afternoon and they are drying up so I'll just keep the ewe lambs separate until they are gone.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

With the cattle, we maintain separation for at least two months before we will put them back together. Usually we have them separated for longer but that’s our minimum. Our setup is conducive to that.

I think I did three months on this last set of goats that I weaned. I really need to do some more...

 

[B&B Happy goats]

I guess there was a reason I fenced in all of the smaller holding pens.

I felt all of the udders on the senior ewes this afternoon and they are drying up so I'll just keep the ewe lambs separate until they are gone.

 

[Mike CHS]

I never thought about it till today but I guess this is another reason to be hands on with your ewes. I probably spent an hour and a half pulling out clumps of hair off of the ewes. They patiently waited their turn until I got around to them but they are mostly clean coated now plus I was able to check out their udders while I was getting rid of their itches.

 

[Rammy]

I never thought about it till today but I guess this is another reason to be hands on with your ewes. I probably spent an hour and a half pulling out clumps of hair off of the ewes. They patiently waited their turn until I got around to them but they are mostly clean coated now plus I was able to check out their udders while I was getting rid of their itches.

Just like a man to cop a feel whenever he gets the chance......