[Hellybee]

Never ever be worried to ask questions, we ve all seen it and treated and sprayed everyone for it once the season is upon us, it's how we learn ...sharing experiences and learning from each other 

[Penninehillbilly]

Thank goodness I asked and you guys advised to still clip.
Poor B had masses of the little brutes, where I had gone across his rump they were all dead, but down his sides, right up to his shoulder there were pockets of them, heaving. There were flies about so I sprayed Jeyes about and they left.
Trouble is the only place I could tie him up was where they eat, and now it's crawling, a lot will be trodden on, he was going crazy when I tried to do his back legs, so took what I could off, no live ones there. Shoulders seem clear, and as he was getting really stroppy had to abandon it, must have been about 3 hours, fleece is really dense right to the skin, difficult to get into. will give him a couple of hours then catch him and have another look. He's certainly a lot happier, was eating grass as I left. Sprayed him with Jeyes.
I've put ewe and lamb down in next field so they don't come up to feed corner, he will stay near their fence.
I have some dog clipping shears, now I've got all the dense stuff off wondering if they would get nearer the skin without cutting him?
We need to fence a field off higher up, it was for the goats but wondering whether to put the sheep in instead.

[Penninehillbilly]

He's a lot happier tonight, bleat almost back to normal and he came running for his supper.
Fleece tied up in black rubbish bag, with beasties,
Thinking of putting some crovect along his side where it was worst, just to be sure, or I have some Spotinor which says put round attacked area. Thoughts Please?

[Herdygirl]

As our lambs are born black (Herdwicks) at this time of year if i am suspicious of strike i have a bucket of Jeyes and water and using a jug douse the lambs with it.  As it is I have had one lamb with struck feet.  The rest of the flock were sheared Sunday and our wether was discovered to have been struck near his pizzle.  I have never seen grown men cringe so much as we cleared that up!     The shearers did say it is a bad year for strike eveywhere as the weather has been warm and wet.

[Buttermilk]

I had a ewe with flystrike last year, it was caught early but a few days later she got wool slip and she lost half her fleece.

[honeyend]

I am new to sheep, last year I had beginners luck, I couldn't get a shearer till late and when they were done one had two early patchs.
  I spent an last night hand clipping the little b***ers out of one and I think another has been struck as well. What had me fooled was they had nothing round their back ends, its from their shoulders down, where they lie.
  Lathered up in antiseptic barrier cream and Crovect where it was bad.
I bought a cheap set of clippers last year but the shearer eventually came and I never used them so I am going make a stab today of doing the rest.
  I have to say our local big agricultural stores are rubbish, the guy selling the Crovect had no idea even though he had been on 'the course', and the choice of kit is rubbish, fortunately there was a farmer in there.
 

[Foobar]

My rams were struck after shearing (about 2 weeks afterwards), so even after having them shorn please still remain vigilant!

[Penninehillbilly]

I didn't get them all  .
Found another pocket yesterday.
Gave him a good dosing of Crovect, well it worked on his back end previously, so hopefully it will clear his flank. Also new eggs laid.
Keeping an close eye on ewe (black/grey), and white lamb, hopefully I'll see any discolouration on him easily.
I'm thinking I don't like having sheep   
Farmer friend doesn't know when shearer is coming.

[Fleecewife]

Clearly the adult flies can smell strike so are still visiting.   Another possibility is that the eggs are ones which will not hatch, as Crovect has already been used.
I wonder about giving him a liberal spraying with citronella to mask any smell?  The rest of the flock too.  I don't rely on anything like that, but I think in this case it might help.

[Penninehillbilly]

Thanks FW,where do I get citronella from? I've heard of it but never seen it.
What is wool Slip?  Presume it's wool coming off, but caused by stress?

[waterbuffalofarmer]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=citronella+oil&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acitronella+oil
You can also try the herbal apothecary and other sources too. I get mine from the herbal apothecary. You don't need too much about a dozen drops, as it is quite potent.

[Penninehillbilly]

Gosh there is too much choice there.
Any suggestions which one I Get?

[waterbuffalofarmer]

the only one I have tried is from the herbal apothecary, it is highly potent am not sure about the others. It depends how much you want to spend on the citronella and exspensive isnt always the way to go.   The one I get from the herbal apothecary is very potent. I make my own oil from comfrey leaves wilted in oil, not tol high a temp and only a little. My recipe is cut up comfrey leaves add abit of oil, not too much, put into a glass bowl over a pan of lughtly boiling or simmering water and put a lid over, leave to wilt for a couple of our and then take off and leave till cool ebough to handle. sieve the oil and press the leaves into the sieve to extract the residue oil. add raw linseed oil to it and pop in the citronella, once cool and not hot. I add gslf a dozen drops of both tea tree and citronella. This should be both soothing for them and help keep the flies away. I also oil the buffalo with this when the molt and I find it does help their hair a bit too.I put some on the sheep the other day and so far so good. If youre not happy about the comfrey then just pop the citronella into linseed oil and proceed. Hope this helps and all the best.

[waterbuffalofarmer]

depending on the amount of comfrey used I add more oil to it once cooled. if you use a lot then add quite a good dosage of the oil into it once sieved and cooled. It depends how potent you would like it snd by adding more oil you get more out of it and it still has the same effect. You will need more essentials oils if adding a lot more oil though. Sorry for the lecture

[Sbom]

Why not buy some clippers and do it yourself?