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Hillview Farm

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Surrey
  • Proud owner of sheep and Llamas!
Eggs in Poo...
« on: November 12, 2013, 09:30:33 am »
I've noticed small white egg looking things on the poo in the field. I've watched all the animals poo and none have produced anything with these eggs on them or signs of worms (they were wormed about 3 weeks ago)

I've picked up some of the poo with the eggs on it and pulled it apart and there is nothing inside them Soooo Is it just flies laying eggs on the poo once laid?

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Eggs in Poo...
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2013, 11:27:38 am »
I think it needs a good close-up photo  ;D ;D
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Hillview Farm

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Surrey
  • Proud owner of sheep and Llamas!
Re: Eggs in Poo...
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2013, 11:31:46 am »
 :roflanim: I can do that for you!

Pedwardine

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • South Lincolnshire
Re: Eggs in Poo...
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2013, 08:30:18 pm »
We're all looking forward to that!

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: Eggs in Poo...
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2013, 08:48:28 pm »
Tapeworm segments?

Graemscifi

  • Joined Nov 2013
Re: Eggs in Poo...
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2013, 06:19:56 pm »
tapeworm.

EP90

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • Ireland
Re: Eggs in Poo...
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2013, 06:39:33 pm »
I would have thought it was external fly blows on the poo.  I have seen the same thing on dog poo, fresh droppings seem to attract the fly’s amazingly quickly.  Wouldn’t tape worm be also found inside rather than outside the droppings and be significantly larger?

Hillview Farm

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Surrey
  • Proud owner of sheep and Llamas!
Re: Eggs in Poo...
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2013, 07:43:13 pm »
Its defo not tapeworm I believe that you are correct EP90 I think It is blowfly!

 

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