Paul Nilon, Nilon Farm Health, Tasmania (pandonilon@bigpond.com)
Now, have you ever had a computer glitch that, no matter what you do, you keep getting an error message? "Error 4545#: the file syntax is illegal".
The weather here is much the same. It's repeatedly cold, wet and windy. The wind is an irritant. The cold and wet are creating the potential for an almost unprecedented worm season. Weaning is well underway, and the lambs are going on to exceptional tucker, but the high paddock contamination is proving difficult to manage.
Little can be added to last month's missive except to say it's imperative to monitor all weaned lambs every 3 weeks to make sure you don’t miss the boat. It's highly likely that the lambs will need additional drenches over the summer and autumn.
A few random thoughts:
Happy Christmas!