Bird flu found in sheep

[Tugmanade]

Let’s hope this doesn’t get out of hand.

World's first case of bird flu in sheep found on Yorkshire farm

 

[bobt]

glad its not in Wales, we would be in trouble if it got to sheeploverland

 

[Tugmanade]

glad its not in Wales, we would be in trouble if it got to sheeploverland

Yes you’d have to be very careful considering the closeness you have with your sheep

 

[VSS]

Just what I need when I've got best part of 100 overwintered lambs to sell in the next fortnight
Let's hope this doesn't turn into another stupid food scare.

 

[finnbear270]

Hope it's not that Chinese HMPV stuff.

 

[BenBhoy]

100 overwintered lambs

What have you kept them on mate?

 

[VSS]

What have you kept them on mate?

Grass.

 

[BenBhoy]

Grass.

Well, price they making mate, if you've got a few kg on them off grass you should be alright ££

 

[VSS]

Well, price they making mate, if you've got a few kg on them off grass you should be alright ££

They're on coastal marshes. I haven't seen them since early October, but generally they do well there. There's only been one year in the last 12 that I've been using that land that they failed to thrive as well as they should have, and I think that's because I didn't get them moved onto the marsh until November, so they missed the all important autumn flush of grass.
They're all Welsh Mountain lambs, and hopefully they'll be weighing 45kg+ by now.