Awesome video You're explanation of drenching and what you're doing its all very interesting you're lambs and ews looking great you have a great way of working and do awesome work with your sheep I was wondering what breed are the dog's you call huntaway's i always find it fascinating watching dog's working sheep with the amount of sheep you work you've dog's seems pretty amazing Wishing you and you're family a Happy Health and prosperous New year Really enjoyed the video looking forward to the next one Best wishes from Ireland 🇨🇮
Thanks John, Huntaways are a New Zealand breed bred for their noise, they’re taught at a young age how to use their bark to direct the livestock. I hope you have a great year too, and thanks for commenting.
After drenching like that, is it an option to get them to empty out into a paddock that they won’t be in for long eg holding paddock to drop worms before going into the good paddocks ?
I guess we could. I’ve never done that. My thought is that we already have most worms spread around the farm. But using refugia, better drenches a couple of times during the season and also integrating cattle should all help to reduce worm burden and drench resistance. I’ve been told to use that practice for quarantine drenching, but then you have all your worms in one place or you leave them on dirt but that’s bad if they have been off feed for 8hours already, being trucked so I don’t know.
This year they were the same age at weaning, 110 days. The Hoggets were mated 13 days later than the rest. My theory was El Niño is coming so wean the Mixed aged ewes early at the front of the farm (North facing - Drier) and wean the Hoggets when the Hoggets are competing with their lambs.
Great video your ewes and lambs are looking good you know your stuff 👌👌
Fly strike is a bastard alright, with temperatures like that sounds like beer o clock coming up
Enjoyed the video
Great video - really nice drone footage (good pilot hehe). Interesting explanation about drenching and avoiding drench resistance.
Thanks! Yes the drone pilot is not too bad, I’ll keep her on. Cheers
Green and beautiful 🥹where I live it is - 33 celsius and about 75 cm with snow 🥶 not any fly strike going on at my place 😂👍🐑🇳🇴
Well that’s true you have to look at the positives, no worms no fly strike! Thats cold!
The lamb with flystrike ... will it catch up, to the others condition wise ... or will it end up dog-tucker?
I’d say it will take a big hit but could be right by winter or next spring.
Awesome video You're explanation of drenching and what you're doing its all very interesting you're lambs and ews looking great you have a great way of working and do awesome work with your sheep I was wondering what breed are the dog's you call huntaway's i always find it fascinating watching dog's working sheep with the amount of sheep you work you've dog's seems pretty amazing
Wishing you and you're family a Happy Health and prosperous New year
Really enjoyed the video looking forward to the next one
Best wishes from Ireland 🇨🇮
Thanks John,
Huntaways are a New Zealand breed bred for their noise, they’re taught at a young age how to use their bark to direct the livestock.
I hope you have a great year too, and thanks for commenting.
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After drenching like that, is it an option to get them to empty out into a paddock that they won’t be in for long eg holding paddock to drop worms before going into the good paddocks ?
I guess we could. I’ve never done that. My thought is that we already have most worms spread around the farm. But using refugia, better drenches a couple of times during the season and also integrating cattle should all help to reduce worm burden and drench resistance.
I’ve been told to use that practice for quarantine drenching, but then you have all your worms in one place or you leave them on dirt but that’s bad if they have been off feed for 8hours already, being trucked so I don’t know.
Yea that does make sense, with the Refugia and cross grazing etc
How old are you weaning them hogget lambs, and the rest of the flock in comparison?
This year they were the same age at weaning, 110 days.
The Hoggets were mated 13 days later than the rest. My theory was El Niño is coming so wean the Mixed aged ewes early at the front of the farm (North facing - Drier) and wean the Hoggets when the Hoggets are competing with their lambs.
Hi do you not carry a note book for notes tallies etc .
I put my tallies into my phone and transfer them into my Diary.
Hi Whats happened to the Hill country Farmer ???
He’ll be back shortly, sorry guys. Might have to do an all nighter.