Posted: Tuesday 7 September, 2010
I was grooming the ponies yesterday and thinking how nice it must be for them to be pretty much fly free now. After I turned them out, I had a look at the sheep. Luna, one of the gimmers, was switching her tail and stamping - fly strike!
I brought them all into the hurdle pen, caught her and tied her up on the halter (what a great thing that is!). I cut away the wool at the affected part and doused the area with Crovect. I cannot tell you the satisfaction I felt when the little b@stards started dying and dropping off.
I left her shut in with Juno and Nellie for a couple of hours, before checking her again. The area was clean, so a good dollop of Net-tex Itch Stop salve, completed the treatment. Fortunately, it was a small area - about the size of a 10p piece - and the skin was undamaged, so hopefully no long term damage done.
A final check this morning looked fine - but I did notice, as I was having a wee chat with her, that her two front teeth are missing. I can only assume that she has had an accident - maybe travelling - and knocked them out. She seems fine and in good condition, but we'll need to keep an eye on her, especially when she lambs.
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anke sieker
Friday 10 September, 2010 at 10:21pm
If she is a gimmer (just about 15 months old?), wouldn't it just be her baby teeth come out and the adult ones not quite there yet?