[MaxiB]

Two new sheep arriving (ewes) 1 with two lambs. I’m planning to keep them in a separate paddock for a quarantine period.. two weeks? What’s the best way of introducing them to two existing sheep? 1 ewe and 1 assertive weather with horns?

[twizzel]

Quarantine is a good idea; but before turning them out giving all incoming sheep a quarantine wormer (zolvix or startect) and keeping in for 48 hours is best, treating for scab too. Yes then at least 2 weeks separate field once they’ve had quarantine treatments.


As to mixing them, I tend to just turn all out together as long as they aren’t rams (need careful introductions inside).

[Fleecewife]

We quarantine any newbies for 4 weeks, which gives time for oddities to show up, then we do as twizzel says and just put them together, especially as there are more than one in each group.  I would be wary of the wether though as they can be distinctly horrid and rough - keep an eye on him when they first go in together until they have settled. The lambs might help the process - all sheep love a lamb