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    Linessa Farms Sheep Management Customer

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    This document outlines a 145-day sheep management plan with 20 steps from selecting breeding lambs in June to shearing lambs in May. Key events include worming and sorting ewes in July, flushing ewes and introducing rams in late July, breeding ewes in early August, vaccinating ewes throughout gestation and late pregnancy, lambing beginning on January 1st, vaccinating and weaning lambs in February, reducing lamb rations in March, sorting and selling cull ewes in late March, and finishing and shearing lambs by mid-May. The goal is to time breeding to achieve the desired lambing date of January 1st.

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    This document outlines a 145-day sheep management plan with 20 steps from selecting breeding lambs in June to shearing lambs in May. Key events include worming and sorting ewes in July, flushing ewes and introducing rams in late July, breeding ewes in early August, vaccinating ewes throughout gestation and late pregnancy, lambing beginning on January 1st, vaccinating and weaning lambs in February, reducing lamb rations in March, sorting and selling cull ewes in late March, and finishing and shearing lambs by mid-May. The goal is to time breeding to achieve the desired lambing date of January 1st.

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    This document outlines a 145-day sheep management plan with 20 steps from selecting breeding lambs in June to shearing lambs in May. Key events include worming and sorting ewes in July, flushing ewes and introducing rams in late July, breeding ewes in early August, vaccinating ewes throughout gestation and late pregnancy, lambing beginning on January 1st, vaccinating and weaning lambs in February, reducing lamb rations in March, sorting and selling cull ewes in late March, and finishing and shearing lambs by mid-May. The goal is to time breeding to achieve the desired lambing date of January 1st.

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    Linessa Farms Sheep Management Customer

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    Edyegu Enwaku
    This document outlines a 145-day sheep management plan with 20 steps from selecting breeding lambs in June to shearing lambs in May. Key events include worming and sorting ewes in July, flushing ewes and introducing rams in late July, breeding ewes in early August, vaccinating ewes throughout gestation and late pregnancy, lambing beginning on January 1st, vaccinating and weaning lambs in February, reducing lamb rations in March, sorting and selling cull ewes in late March, and finishing and shearing lambs by mid-May. The goal is to time breeding to achieve the desired lambing date of January 1st.

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    145 Day Gestation

    Desired Lambing Date:


    1/1/2022
    Step Date Interval Event Description

    Select breeding
    1 6/10/2021 Prepare rams for breeding by shearing, trimming hooves, etc. Purchase new rams if necessary.
    lambs
    31

    2 7/11/2021 Worm ewes & sort Worm ewes and rams. Sort ewes based off size, separate underconditioned ewes to allow better feeding.

    15

    3 7/26/2021
    Flush ewes; Turn in Flush ewes with good pasture, hay, or grain. Introduce teaser rams if utilizing. Vaccinate previously
    teaser rams unvaccinated ewes for Vibrio and Enzootic abortion.
    15
    Breed & vaccinate
    4 8/10/2021 If using teaser rams, replace with fertile rams.
    ewes
    21

    5 8/31/2021 End flushing Begin ewe maintenance rotation.

    40

    6 10/10/2021 Remove rams Remove rams from ewes and worm.

    14

    7 10/24/2021 Vaccinate ewes Vaccinate all ewes with vibriosis and enzootic abortion, also vaccinate new ewes or rams for CD&T.

    24

    11/17/2021
    Start late gestation
    8 Consult local veterinarian about rationing feed, selenium, and vitamin E supplementation.
    ration
    14

    9 12/1/2021 Shear ewes Shearing keeps ewes clean and healthy. Always provide shelter from weather and wind.

    16

    10 12/17/2021 Vaccinate ewes Vaccinate all ewes for CD&T.

    15
    Clip and iodine navels. Give 1/2cc penicillin & 1/2cc CD&T to lambs, strip ewe teats, ensure lambs nurse, dock
    11 1/1/2022 Lambing Time
    and tag, worm ewes, watch ewes for mastitis.
    9

    12 1/10/2022 Start lambs on creep Start lambs on 20% medicated creep ration, free choice. Watch lambs for respiratory distress, starvation, sore
    joints, pneumonia, and scours (diarrhea).
    26

    13 2/5/2022 Vaccinate lambs Vaccinate lambs CD&T.

    7
    Reduce creep
    14 2/12/2022 protein; Reduce feed Reduce creep ration to 16%, start rationing ewe feed to prepare for weaning, reduce hay quality.
    to ewes
    7

    15 2/19/2022 Vaccinate lambs Vaccinate lambs CD&T.

    16 2/26/2022 Wean lambs Wean lambs by moving EWES; do not move lambs. Weigh lambs.

    15

    3/13/2022
    Reduce lamb ration
    17 Reduce creep feed to 13%.
    protein
    12

    3/25/2022
    Sort and sell cull
    18 Check ewe udders and cull bad bags.
    ewes
    7

    19 4/1/2022 Weigh lambs Weigh and start finishing lambs.

    40

    20 5/11/2022 Shear lambs Shear lambs.

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