Lower Blackwood LCDC | Sheep Farmers | Activity https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/ Activity feed for the group, Sheep Farmers. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:20:17 +0800 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-AU 30 hourly 2 87a90331592e8a3705449a20f0236930 Carolyn Gale posted an update in the group Sheep Farmers: Hello! Does anyone use or recommend a livestock […] https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/3729/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:17:00 +0800 Hello! Does anyone use or recommend a livestock record keeping app or program? We have a very small flock, but I’m keen to keep records going forward. Something user friendly would be great! TIA

]]> 6 207c755b70d0f32f95a8ec7c899c696b Lower Blackwood LCDC started the discussion Dealing with lame sheep in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/dealing-with-lame-sheep/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:48:53 +0800 Dealing with lame sheep

As well as costing an arm and a leg in treatment, sheep with lameness don’t thrive to their full potential and the loss in production can make quite a dent.

Identifying the cause of the problem is relatively easy, here is how you can spot lameness:

1) Sores between the digits at the back of the foot, no smell from the sore and sheep have…

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]]> b45b60a67c74358e7356cb4bd9324efa Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group Sheep Farmers: Call out to all sheep farmers - watch out for worms, […] https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/3543/ Mon, 27 May 2024 07:20:22 +0800 Call out to all sheep farmers – watch out for worms, its still warm enough and now there is moisture too. To help you find out if you actually need to drench check out this great resource from our archives.

https://lowerblackwood.com.au/in-the-poo-an-introduction-to-faecal-worm-egg-counts-for-sheep/

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In The Poo! An Introduction To Faecal Worm Egg Counts For Sheep Webinar Recording - Lower Blackwood LCDC

Worms (internal parasites) are currently estimated to cost the Australian sheep and wool industry more than $260 million per year and the Australian goat

]]> 0 44a5d8a41accc911137a1525551ea74a Lower Blackwood LCDC replied to the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/#post-11601 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:55:42 +0800 Reply to Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

We put this in our latest eNews but thought it also worth posting here:

Feeding & Managing Sheep in Dry Times

Summer and autumn are critical for sheep because both the amount and quality of dry feed deteriorates over time. Pasture quantity can naturally decline over summer and autumn by up to 50 per cent. Digestibility is an indicator of how…

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]]> fc5e48fb30beb862acf01da0ada57252 Kate Tarrant replied to the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/#post-11326 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 01:59:19 +0800 Reply to Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

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]]> 28ea94287873ec190005583e49e84a25 Gemma and Justin replied to the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/#post-11325 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 01:11:56 +0800 Reply to Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

Hi kate.

Just double check Justin’s maths! It’s 350g for the week total so if feeding twice its 175g per feed. Or every 2nd 100g etc.

Gemma x

]]> 4f76eed7b9cfc990ce7dc6e8fd4d7696 Kate Tarrant replied to the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/#post-11324 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:06:10 +0800 Reply to Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

Thanks Justin, great advice and will do!😀

]]> b8924451eb11d1fa07fde73049a22b94 Gemma and Justin replied to the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/#post-11323 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:27:07 +0800 Reply to Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

Hi Kate, i think at this stage, even though your grass has dried off, they would be getting close to enough, You could feed 50grams a day per ewe, feed a couple times a week ie 350grams each time, this will make better use of your dry feed

If you can fat score your sheep now and then check them again in a mth, you can see how there travelling

Cheers Justin

]]> c044fee786064489ae48239fa904980e Kate Tarrant replied to the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/#post-11305 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:38:16 +0800 Reply to Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

I’m thinking of starting to feed lupins soon as like a lot of others our pasture has dried off much earlier than last year. What do people recommend as a maintenance volume / head / week .. not trying to fatten lambs. @gemma_justin @ben-mcdonald @kylie-silverthorne

]]> 90308f936cb49f8263f8128b47095499 Kate Tarrant replied to the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/#post-11304 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:32:08 +0800 Reply to Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

Great use of a waste product Darren!

]]> 05e3b3add998d000477aa3ea58d73a0f Darren Arthur replied to the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/#post-11302 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:51:32 +0800 Reply to Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

Hi Kate, I’m starting to give them spent grain from the brewery maybe once a week. It’s basically just a filler as most of the goodness is gone. They don’t really need it as we have heaps of green grass still. I’ll start feeding hay end of January hopefully. It’s the regen mix I baled as a trial.

Cheers

]]> a8aa0181276d682adda64eff74fe20f4 Kate Tarrant started the discussion Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer in the forum Sheep Farmers https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/sheep-farmers/forum/discussion/supplementary-feeding-sheep-in-the-summer/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:44:06 +0800 Supplementary Feeding Sheep in the Summer

Hello other sheep farmers. I am keen to hear what others are supplementary feeding with, when to start, how often to feed, and how they are feeding the supplements out. (Image attention grabber only)

]]> dffcef5fe2ad04ccb601e0e687490444 Joanna posted an update in the group Sheep Farmers: Hi Guys,Some of my shedders aren't fully shedding so […] https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/2313/ Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:43:37 +0800 Hi Guys,

Some of my shedders aren’t fully shedding so I’m trying to organise to get them shorn this spring to clean them up. Does anyone know what I can do with the wool scraps that come off them or if anywhere takes scrap wool like that? It’s probably about 30 sheep all up.

Cheers!

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