Hi - I am just treating my flock for scab, again
. We had the same thing, at the same time last year, just after lambing in April.
Completely closed flock. Movements off only, for over two years.
No nearby sheep.
No fields next to my fencing (2m gap, double fenced between the cattle next to us, but there are no cattle on it in the winter, from October - May).
Our shearer says they have seen it in closed flocks and think birds are moving it about. Does anyone else have experience of getting scab in closed flocks?? I have plenty of land and my 25 Hebrideans are never stressed for food.