My ewe seems fine this morning. My pasture is not lush - hence the pellets. It is a very scraggly mix which we hope to improve, with the help of the livestock, and a lot of lime (pH 4.8).
Thanks again to all for your valuable input. Sandy --- On Tue, 9/6/11, Cecil R Bearden <crbear...@copper.net> wrote: > From: Cecil R Bearden <crbear...@copper.net> > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Sick Sheep > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 6:06 AM > If your sheep are on lush grass and > you are feeding them alfalfa pellets and also some grain, > they are getting too much feed... > This sounds like a rich ration, and sheep are used to > foraging on lower grade grasses. I had this problem > when I put out molasses tubs and the grass was > lush. I lost 2 to either bloat with this > high sugar ration. It was my 2 best ewes also, because > they always crowded the others out... If the grass is > lush, then I would only give them a mineral supplement > and leave the grain for catching them or leading them into > the barn.... > > Just my $0.02 > > Cecil in oKla > > > > On 9/5/2011 2:10 PM, SHession wrote: > > Thank you for all the good suggestions. They > were wormed about 5 weeks ago with oral Ivermectin. > She seems better this afternoon and nibbled on some grass, > so hopefully we are on the road to recovery. I will > get some Probios this afternoon, and put out some baking > soda. I will give them another dose of Ivermectin, but > would like to continue to watch her for another day or two > before doing that. > > > > I don't yet have enough experience with the sheep to > feel confident in evaluating whether I am dealing with an > emergency or not. > > > > Thanks again. > > > > Sandy > > > > --- On Mon, 9/5/11, Onalee<ona...@aol.com> > wrote: > > > >> From: Onalee<ona...@aol.com> > >> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Sick Sheep > >> To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > >> Date: Monday, September 5, 2011, 2:50 PM > >> Another thing to consider is how long > >> ago have they been wormed and what did you > use? You > >> may want to re-worm them, even if they look > healthy and fat; > >> I've seen sheep get sick and die from worm > infestation, even > >> though they looked fine. I would NOT USE > SAFEGUARD ... > >> that was the most useless wormer I've ever used. > Ivomec injectable has worked best for me. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
