The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Tracy mayoh on July 24, 2017, 05:32:30 pm
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Is it just my sheep or do other peoples sheep randomly start limping
One minute there happily running round and the next they got a slight limp
Could it be there still finding there feet on new field it's been a good mix of weather here one minute raining next minute sun shine and 20 degrees
It's not a bad limp as there still walking in all fours and grazing happily
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If they're limping a bit after a wet spell and then getting sound again when it's dry, they could have a touch of scald. Have a look between their toes, if it looks grey and is a bit niffy, get some blue spray (terramycin or engemycin) and treat until it's looking healthy again. For larger numbers of sheep, use a footbath, but I think you've only got 4?
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If their in a new field it could be that the longer grass is getting cought between her cleats, this can then cause an irritation, or when it comes out they can be fine again. Otherwise I'd suspect Scald, especially as you say their in a new field (longer grass) and you've had warm wet weather