The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Azzdodd on August 22, 2013, 07:14:59 am
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He/she was born about 2 months ago now and god alive the vain of my life I have to catch and clean with a brush and shave back end on a weekly sometimes daily basis it STINKS! It's destined for slaughter when it gets to its weight but I'm wondering has anyone any experience with them and keeping them clean?
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sorry no experience with sheep but know of a horse like it although he was operated on and now on HRT tablets for rest of his life he only 4 now
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For those of us who don't know, could you explain why this animal has a dirty back end plz? :)
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Yes, why so dirty? Never had a lamb like that in all my years... Interesting to hear about it!
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We had a tup lamb years ago which the vet said was a hermaphrodite but on closer exam I could see it wasn't. The urethra, which goes from the bladder to the penis, was wide open, so urine dribbled out along its entire length. That little lad stank of urine, but not faeces, so we kept him clean with a sponge and soap and water. It was not possible to castrate him as the scrotum was divided in two, with the open urethra running between the two halves. We made sure to wean him before he got remotely fruity. He went for slaughter as a lamb rather than as a shearling - he was a Shetland and had grown perfectly well. We still have his skin (Boris, it's called 8) )
If it's faeces you're having to scrub off, then take a closer look and see if the bowel is split open to the air too, as it's possible yours isn't a genuine hermaphrodite either. If the bowel is open I wouldn't try to keep him until slaughter, but if it's just urine it's ok.
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Only seen maybe two before but have one this year , had tiny testes ,a vagina and a tiny penis inside the vagina so urine runs down it tail and between its legs , not a problem just spray with crovect every month or so , runs with hundreds of other lambs
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Yeah it's urine stinks poor thing always looks dirty I have inspected and it sounds like yours fleece wife it was off a ewe lamb I bought which wasn't supposed to be in lamb it's soay x charolias so it's pretty slow growing there is nothing wrong with it runs round like all the others it's just urine smell and the urine stained wool