[Hillview Farm]

Dagging my shearlings today who are due in 6 weeks and I was really pleased with all the little udders that have sprung! But one ewe has worried me.

When lifting her tail I noticed a little lump about the size of a couple of peas next to each other on one side of her valva lip. On closer inspection it looks like a fatty lump?? Is this common or correct? Its a pale colour and isn't bothering her. I did notice also that her tail felt very fatty so this put me into a panic, thinking I was overfeeding but yet over her back and ribs i would say she was about a SC 3.

Any Info welcome!

[Marches Farmer]

CS 3 would be that you're able to just feel the spinal processes beneath the skin over her spine from mid to lower back (like running your fingers over the small bones on the back of your hand).  Sheep with a very high condition score tend to put a whole pad of fat over the top of their tail head, a bit like a Victoria bustle.  Might she have caught herself on thorns and have small abscesses?

[Hillview Farm]

Yeah she is a SC3.  No chance of thorns as they are in the barn and it really doesn't look like an abscess at all. The vet it coming out tomorrow to PD the cows so i've taken a picture so I can show him.