Worming involves getting our sheep into our sheep pens and running them all through the sheep race recording their indivdual tag number as they get their dose of wormer. We must record their tags numbers to record it all in our stock book. This is very important as once a sheep has been given a wormer than they must not be entered into the human food chain for a set period of time, in our case combinex withdrawal period is 56 days.
We use a drenching gun to adminster our wormer. This is very important due to the fact that the amount of wormer given is based on the sheeps weight and therefore having a drenching gun ensures the correct amount is given due to the fact you can calibrate the number of mls given.
We have had wonderful hot weather this week and although I will not complain, this did make it rather hot work for working with the livestock and I have finished this week feeling battered and bruised after being pushed around by our sheep.
I ended up standing in the sheep races as they went through as I found it was the most efficent way but this did mean that the sheep were constanly bashing the back of my legs. One particuly lively lamb decided to headbutt my shin with its newly growing horns which caused a lot more pain then I was expecting from a tiny lamb.
However once they were all out in the field and enjoying the sun again I could not help but forgive them.
Holly Purdey
Ranger
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