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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: suziequeue on September 18, 2010, 07:41:53 pm

Title: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: suziequeue on September 18, 2010, 07:41:53 pm

There's been some discussion about crutching (dagging?) ewes prior to going to the tup.

Is it worth giving their back ends a good wash?

Hopefully giving a vitamin drench in a couple of days

Susana

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: buddy on September 18, 2010, 09:51:32 pm

Clean bums are nicer and healthier,poor old chap if he has a lot of girls to serve with thick wool and green backsides. I think it is a good housekeeping habit to regularly dag them out, always at slaughter too.

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: daddymatty82 on September 18, 2010, 09:58:02 pm

if there a dirty mess then i would but then how many sheep get this in the natural state up on the hills and moors  so if there not bad i would not worry

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: Castle Farm on September 19, 2010, 09:01:37 am

It's worth dagging them even if they aren't dirty. It would put me off if I had to mate a dirty back end..You'd need to get Daddymatty in to do the tupping :D

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: andywalt on September 19, 2010, 02:48:07 pm

 ;D ;D ;D ;D :D ;) ;)

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: VSS on September 19, 2010, 03:04:13 pm

We only crutch anything that is particularly dirty. Some rams are rather ticklish and find the short trimmed wool a bit prickly.

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: suziequeue on September 19, 2010, 04:33:32 pm

Is that a brazilian or a hollywood?

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: Cinderhills on September 19, 2010, 06:23:34 pm

tee hee :D :D

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: andywalt on September 19, 2010, 06:27:14 pm

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) :D

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: daddymatty82 on September 19, 2010, 07:57:23 pm

Quote from: suziequeue on September 19, 2010, 04:33:32 pm

Is that a brazilian or a hollywood?

i only like Brazilian

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: Castle Farm on September 20, 2010, 04:38:29 pm

Crutched up and cleaned now gives the girls time to get a bit of wool back in time for lambing. It's easier for the lamb to get to the milk without fighting it's way through crap stained wool.

Title: Re: Getting ewes clean for the tup
Post by: Shnoowie on September 22, 2010, 10:56:17 am

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all the help!  In the end, we gave her some Peptobismol...about 3ml, as she decided to try to wear the rest.  She is now fully better, just waiting for a chance to get her in and cleaned up.  Its a bit relief!