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Author Topic: Lame sheep  (Read 8101 times)

Remy

  • Joined Dec 2011
Re: Lame sheep
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2012, 12:02:28 pm »
There are so many things sheep get lame from, but this wet weather certainly hasn't helped.  My Gotland ram was hopping lame and on inspection some wet mud compacted in between his hoof clefts had dried; I removed it and he's perfectly sound now.  You can't avoid mud in their hooves unless you keep them in, which isn't an option for many people.  We've had such bad wet weather I imagine most people are in the same boat with saturated fields, unless you are lucky enough to have very well drained soil.  Some of mine are going lame then sound again on a regular basis so I guess it's mud-related.  If any of them are lame longer term I investigate otherwise I just leave it.
1 horse, 2 ponies, 4 dogs, 2 Kune Kunes, a variety of sheep

 

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