hi guys,
I'd appreciate some advice on this one. First time lambing so I may be being a little over cautious.
My girls are due to pop in a few weeks but some of them have have developed decidedly dirty bottoms! I suspect it might be the flush of the new grass coming through but I'll drop a dung sample off at the vets for a FEC to be safe.
So, with that in mind, my question is what to do with the dirty bums?... a couple of the ewes can be quite flighty so if I don't need to stress them out by penning them for dagging I won't. However, by leaving all that muck close to the udder, could this cause issues for any lambs? ...Or would you leave them for now and dag them once they've lambed but before they are turned back out?
Thanks,
Cuddles