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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: FiB on July 18, 2013, 05:44:57 pm

Title: My sheep look sunburnt!
Post by: FiB on July 18, 2013, 05:44:57 pm

They were machine sheared night before last and despite spending most of their day iin the hedge shade - they look VERY pink.  Do I need to do anything, or can they cope with this ?  They may not be sunburnt of course - just have pink skin which I have never seen before (handshaered last year so more left on). Thnkas all

Title: Re: My sheep look sunburnt!
Post by: shep53 on July 18, 2013, 06:39:20 pm

Different breeds of sheep with different wool types can look very pink after close machine shearing :sunshine:

Title: Re: My sheep look sunburnt!
Post by: thenovice on July 18, 2013, 10:56:08 pm

I would definitely apply sunscreen! At least a factor 50, and make sure you don't get too much on their towels

Title: Re: My sheep look sunburnt!
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 19, 2013, 08:45:30 am

Our texel/wiltshire looked bright pink after she was sheared but the others didn't. It settled down and now they have a cm of growth she looks less '80's disco chick' and more sheep again.

Title: Re: My sheep look sunburnt!
Post by: FiB on July 19, 2013, 01:42:37 pm

 ;D  thanks, thought as much but needed to check that they weren't like pigs (after such a close shave)!  Looking even pinker today, but then so am I!!!