Use an adult fluke drench for ewes from December onwards. Resistance to stomach worms drops in ewes around lambing time and dosing with an effective anthelmintic at or around lambing is recommended. Adequate floor and feed space. Adequate lambing pens. If ventilation is not sufficient you should rectify this before housing.
Ventilation is a key factor in keeping sheep clean and dry.
All sheep housing should be thoroughly power washed before housing and lambing areas should also be disinfected well in advance of housing. If ewes have been scanned and keel marked at tupping this can now be used to good effect for batch lambing through the sheep house. The wet conditions have prevented the harvesting of any potatoes at Greenmount during the past month. With nothing happening out in the fields, attention has shifted to marketing the potatoes already in store and to sourcing seed for next year's crop. Ballymoney Foods Ltd. It has been the practice at Greenmount for the past number of years to have the seed required for the following year's planting in store before the end of January.