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Wethers 3 yrs old has stopped eating. Any suggustions.. it has been a week......

My 3 yr old. Whether just stopped eating. At first I thought maybe he was emotional upset cause we had a hawk come into the pen next to him and took off the head of one our chickens... he appeared very...

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Aural/ear hematoma

My 4 week old lamb has developed an aural hematoma. We're not entirely sure how he got it. My husband drained it last night, but today it has returned. I understand that it will probably clot and stay...

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Navel/joint ill in lamb??

Me again! hopefully I'll get the hang of this eventually! I had a lamb born last Tuesday. Everything was going exceptionally well, (a couple of nursing issues, but easily resolved.) Yesterday i thought...

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Head Butting is Stupid

Well, i didn't have to tell you this, did I? It's also not just rams who do it. Stacey (don't blame me, i didn't name her) is a Blue Faced Leicester ewe who had two lambs and is currently indoors as...

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Grain for Dorper Ram

I'm new to the group I live in Missouri, we have 10 acres with heifers and calves, I purchased a year old Dorper Ram for breeding, he developed Bottle Jaw, the vet wants me to feed alfalfa with grain....

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What is going on with my 5 year old Ewe?

Hopefully the picture comes through okay. I have a 5 year old ewe that has this going on under her belly. The only thing I can think of it's her hoof causing damage as she scratches... she's the only...

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5 Year old Katahdin Ewe. Please help!

Hopefully the picture comes through okay. I have a 5 year old ewe that has this going on under her belly. The only thing I can think of it's her hoof causing damage as she scratches... she's the only...

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Grass Tetany in Sheep

Lady Baa Baa has been feeling “off”. I could see that she didn’t feel good. I figured she was hitting the uncomfortable stage of pregnancy and gave her tummy rubs. She laid down and I could see in her...

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Lamb with abcess between toes

I’ve worked with sheep for awhile and Ive never really seen something like this. This is one of our new bottle lambs and I noticed he was favoring his one foot when we brought him home. The next...

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Dewormer for Dorper/Katahdin cross and Dosage

Need to give my 3.5 month old and also my 1 yr old a dose of dewormer. I am new to this so please don't beat me down. What to use and dosage would greatly be appreciated!

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Lamb showing signs of severe discomfort...

Ok, so this morning out of the blue we have a 7 weeks old part bottle part dam raised wethered lamb showing signs of severe discomfort. Lays down a lot, seems a bit bloated, doesn't move around a whole...

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Is she miscarrying?

This ewe has been with a ram since January. I've been waiting to see signs of a pregnancy but nothing so far. Then yesterday I see some dried blood on her vulva. Again today I see a little bit but...

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Sheep Limping

We have a male sheep that is limping. Upon examination he had some overgrowth on his right front hoof which we thought was done after shearing but anyway, we trimmed which didn't bother him but we...

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Bottle jaw

hey guys, learning curve with sheep is steep. I'm learning a ton being here though. So I have been checking famacha score on all my sheep fairly regularly and up till last week never had an issue. My...

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Open ewe all bagged up

Hi all, I have a katahdin ewe who is in good health (although a little on the chunky side). Her udder is all bagged up like she is getting ready to have a lamb, but the sheep have no been bred this...

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LA-200 question

I have an older ewe that started limping. Her feet are trimmed and all else looks well. It has been wet and those little glands between her hooves were impacted. Sprayed between her hooves for a couple...

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Just got BFLs - i hate them

i don't know if it's the breeder i got them from or the breed. But Ive had nothing but health issues from day 1 with these animals. I bought three - 1 ram and 2 ewes to add to my SBF flock in mid June...

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SafeGuard for Tapeworm Dosage and Usage?

Hello all! We just got into Katahdin Sheep recently, as we want to get into raising them for meat. Our herd is currently 7 individuals. Today I noticed my youngest began pooping out what I believe is...

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What killed my Ewe?

Literally just happened within the the past several hours. I last checked on the flock at around 12pm today. Came to check on them now at 3pm, and my eldest Ewe is dead and extremely bloated... Did she...

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Weird throat lump on lamb

I have a 6 week old Dorper lamb that I got when he was 24 hours old. Healthy. Strong. Eats like a horse. Not around any other sheep or goats since birth. He has 2 soft lumps where the throat meets the...

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