I have one ewe that is incredibly hard to catch and work with. Last year she managed to scale the hurdles while the Singing shearer was here and took us an hour or so to re-catch. This year, i've been bringing her into a small area reguarly with the little flock, rewarding her with some sheep feed/cracker and remaining calm and quiet to try reassure her that going in there isn't all bad.
Today I noticed blowflies showing interest in her rump so tried to have a better look and she kept skipping away. Led them all into the small area but still unable to catch her, the others will stand still and let me do feet/dagging/whatever but this one is a nightmare
Eventually managed to catch her in the shed, popped the rope headcollar/lead on and tied her to the fence, started to look in her fleece, unable to find actual maggots but before I had chance for a proper look she'd lost the nose part of the collar, the neck was tightening and she fell to the floor, more I tried to loosen it, more she struggled, Terrifying. I'd obviously put it on wrong, despite using it loads of times correctly, feel gutted. Not only because she was slowly strangling but also because now all my hard work of getting her into the safe little area is now ruined and I have a traumatised sheep.
I really don't know what to do at all, am sat in tears, covered in stinging nettle rash and stuck for options. dreading the shearer coming now.