[Jacob-list] Re: Worming question

[MarmontJacobs at aol.com]

Hi there - did the vet check for worms? With wormer so expensive and 
resistance to wormers increasing all the time, it pays to have a fecal sample done to 
know what to worm for. A "regime" depends so much on your grazing strategy - 
whether you can rest land for a while, whether you have other species to cross 
graze etc.

I always worm ewes after lambing as although adult sheep are pretty resistant 
to worms, this is the time they are most vulnerable. Also I worm lambs after 
turnout (we lamb in winter) and again a few weeks later. BUT run a sample or 
two - it makes financial sense.

Breeding? Jacob rams here in UK are ready and willing for much of the year 
and we have had lambs born naturally from early January to June....not much help 
for the US...hopefully someone will respond who lives nearer you.

Trisha M-S , Montgomeryshire, Wales