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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: novicesmallholder on September 06, 2012, 06:57:51 pm

Title: Wheres the wool gone?
Post by: novicesmallholder on September 06, 2012, 06:57:51 pm

Hi all,
 
one of our ewes has been losing some wool, a couple of narrow strips round the neck. Corvec'd all the girls, and re had a look at this ewe as I thought she had fly strike - she hadn't. Skin looked a bit red and inflamed. Other than this she is fine. Any ideas?
 
Cheers Mark

Title: Re: Wheres the wool gone?
Post by: Brucklay on September 06, 2012, 07:01:22 pm

Not an expert but I would say she's had her head through the fence - "the old grass is always green" - we have a few shetlands that constantly stick their head through and get a bald patch that sometime can look a little pink.


I hope that's it and nothing more serious

Title: Re: Wheres the wool gone?
Post by: Foobar on September 07, 2012, 09:53:26 am

Yup, ditto that.  Mine also get a bit missing at the base of the neck along the top.  I have one ewe that seems to teach all her lambs to do the same, and they are the ones with the missing wool bits :).

Title: Re: Wheres the wool gone?
Post by: JUNIOR MEMBER pufflepets on September 07, 2012, 03:12:00 pm

Rubbing!
My Commercials do that to their heads
The Shetlands..always to their necks!