They are antibiotic pills, as they are born onto straw there is a higher risk of getting infections through the navel so we give them all a pill to prevent illnesses such as joint ill etc .
Ricky Ferguson it is usually pretty cold,muddy and wet at lambing time so the jacket offers protection from the rain and cold. They don't all get jackets , just the weaker ones or ones that have thin coats
MÄTA CHAN ANDERSSON Andersson to keep them from getting cold and wet. It is to protect them from the elements. They don't all need them but lambs that have had a difficult birth or lambs with a thin coat get them.
Why do people have to do that to lambs and sheep? I get why with cows for milk and burger meat but sheep seem to be a pet to me. Like spray paint them and tag them
They have numbers sprayed on them so you know who the mother is, if they get separated they can be reunited easily as they both have the same mark sprayed on them. When you have a field with 50 mothers and 100 lambs between them it is the only way to ensure you know who belongs with who. As for tags, all sheep legally have to have a tag with an electronic chip in . It is against the law if you do not have tags in your sheep.
