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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: agri293 on October 14, 2012, 07:25:22 pm

Title: Cleaning dirty lambs
Post by: agri293 on October 14, 2012, 07:25:22 pm

Hi everyone I have had some ewe lambs that have had bad scour they are dirty at there hind quarters and tails looking for some tips for cleaning them vheers

Title: Re: Cleaning dirty lambs
Post by: Big Benny Shep on October 14, 2012, 09:52:49 pm

dagg off the worst bits, some warm water and lux soap flakes, use a dandy brush and a curry comb to get the muck off, then just squeeze most of the water out.


Thats how i do it ;D


HTH

Title: Re: Cleaning dirty lambs
Post by: jaykay on October 14, 2012, 10:07:44 pm

I just dag the worst and leave it to dry up.

Have you been able to sort out the scour?

Title: Re: Cleaning dirty lambs
Post by: agri293 on October 14, 2012, 11:18:13 pm

Thanks fr the replys I have put the lambs on hay and Also dosed them with combinex

Title: Re: Cleaning dirty lambs
Post by: Bumblebear on October 19, 2012, 06:20:02 pm

We dagged and hosed...it was a tad warmer then though.