Author Topic: Sheep lost the end of ear  (Read 2765 times)

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Sheep lost the end of ear
« on: January 07, 2012, 05:18:23 pm »
My grey katmoget ewe has lost the end of her ear. Nothing to do with the tag, which is still properly in and much further towards her head.

She's lost about 2cm, in a semicircle inwards, it's quite noticeable, when i was feeding in the daylight today as opposed to in the dark all week. To be honest it looks like a bite out of it (human-style :o) though the edges aren't raw - but as I said it could have happened a while ago. It's not been cold enough this winter for frostbite yet.

Any ideas?

Edited for spelling  ::)
« Last Edit: January 08, 2012, 07:33:22 am by jaykay »

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Sheep lost the end of ear
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2012, 11:11:37 pm »
Sorry to hear that jaykay  :bouquet:

Couldn't be barbed wire / caught between fence wires could it?
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andywalt

  • Joined Aug 2010
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Re: Sheep lost the end of ear
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2012, 11:37:01 pm »
difficult to get a photo?
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jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: Sheep lost the end of ear
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2012, 07:32:45 am »
I'll try to get a photo today. No barbed wire, stone walls on three sides of field, stock fencing on one side. It's very odd (looks odd too)

 

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