[Jacob-list] Premies

[CARL FOSBRINK]

Just a suggestion: when cleaning out those barns down to the dirt spread barn lime on the floor and cover it with some straw. Barn lime is very inexpensive and well worth it.
 
Carl

 
Carl and Judy Fosbrink
www.4hornfarm.com




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From: Marguerite Van Beek <pegvanbeek at msn.com>
To: Timkoenig5 at aol.com; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com; Jacobflock at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:57:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Premies


Tim

I agree with Fred.  this happened to me.  I feed my remaining animals with aueromycin crumbles and the coming breeding season I vaccinated with chlamydia and camylobacter vaccine I got at pipestone vet.  Never had a problem since.
We strongly suspected the hay we got when we found out it was tainted with cat feces.  The farmer had 100's of cats living in his barn.  Or maybe it was something else. We don't know.  It was the third year we had Jacobs.  I just figured it was worth
the cost. 

Peggy 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jacobflock at aol.com 
To: Timkoenig5 at aol.com ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Premies
Your experience is not typical and, not seeing ewe or lamb(s), I would strongly suggest that you chec k with your vet.  This has a sound of "abortion storm" which may be caused by chlamydia or campylobacter.  You should have it professionally reviewed and tested since these bacterial abortion storms cab be distaster for the flock during this and subsequesnt breeding seasons.  Good Luck.

Fred Horak
St. Jude's Farm
1165 E. Lucas Road
Lucas,  TX 75002

In a message dated 3/10/2009 1:00:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Timkoenig5 at aol.com writes:
OK, I've been raising sheep for about 15 years, Jacobs for 9. I've never had a lambing season like this one. So far, 18 ewes have lambed. Most twinned. Out of that I have 9 live lambs...and 18 dead. Of the 18, 2 died of injuries, two had membrane over the face...All the rest have been premies. Most were dead when I found them, a few lasted 24 hours or so. Even among the live lambs several were born with eyes still sealed and very tiny. All the ewes seem healthy and hardy. All the same food and water, shelter, etc.
This has been a very long cold winter but I've had worse with all healthy babies before. Does anyone have any ideas?

Tim Koenig
Applegarth Farm


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