Sheep Flock Record
Keep the flock on paper, so that a ewe's history is something you can read at the handling pens rather than something you half remember.
LK-01 1 page
Livestock and smallholding · LK-58
Ewe Pre-Breeding Check and Cull List
A free printable ewe cull list: problems marked through the year, then teeth, udder, feet and condition checked before tupping, with keep or cull decisions.
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What this sheet is for
Cull on what each ewe actually did this year, written down on the day, rather than on memory. The pre-breeding exam then sorts the flock into batches with a reason for each.
Who it is for
Sheep farmers and smallholders choosing which ewes go to the ram.
How to use it
- Through the year, write down every ewe that prolapsed, needed help, mothered badly, had mastitis or went lame, and mark her.
- Before breeding, examine each ewe's teeth, udder, feet and condition.
- Recheck the udder of any ewe you are unsure of and note the date.
- Put each ewe in a batch and write the action: treat, trim, feed or cull.
- Total the culls and the replacements needed at the foot.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: The ewes that caused trouble during the year, written down and marked when it happened, then the exam before breeding that decides who is kept, treated or culled.
Mark her when it happens. No condition target, age limit or cull rule is printed; those are your decisions, made with your vet. Write each problem down on the day and mark the ewe, so she can be found at the exam without relying on memory.
Write-on lines: Flock or holding · Year · Breeding planned · Condition scale used
Through the year — prolapse, assisted lambing, poor mothering, mastitis, lameness or anything else
Table, 13 rows: Ewe · Date · Problem · What happened · Marked · Noted by
Page 2
Pre-breeding exam — batch: fat, thin, lame, cull, or fine
Table, 19 rows: Ewe · Age · Teeth · Udder · Recheck · Feet · Condition · Batch · Action
Write-on lines: Ewes examined · Kept · Culled · Replacements needed · Coming from · Culls marked and sold on · Checked by · Date
Questions
Why is there no cull rule or age limit printed?
Because which faults mean a cull depends on your system, your breed and your vet's advice. The sheet makes sure the evidence is written down, so the decision is made on facts rather than on memory.
Why mark the ewe when the problem happens?
Because months later, in a pen of similar ewes, nobody remembers which one prolapsed or lost her lamb. A paint mark, tag or other mark at the time ties the ewe to her line on the sheet.
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