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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: country soul on September 21, 2012, 02:11:00 pm

Title: fleece query
Post by: country soul on September 21, 2012, 02:11:00 pm

Hi all
I  have two beltex cross  shearlings.I bought them as lambs as a bit of an experiment .Both are fine and are due to be mated soon .They both have a patch of wool on their backs which is of a different texture to the rest of their fleeces it appears soapy when wet.I recall when I sheared them they did have brittle/crumbly patches in the same place and it had a yellow tinge to it.Does any one know what this is?

Title: Re: fleece query
Post by: woollyval on September 21, 2012, 03:30:56 pm

Rain scald

Title: Re: fleece query
Post by: country soul on September 21, 2012, 09:42:15 pm

thanks Val,ive just been looking up rain scald and you are exactly right .You learn something new every day. Now what to do with it!