Sunday 12 July 2020

Treating a sheep for blowfly strike

Sheep July 20

This is Dot, one of our new sheep. As you can see, she has an injury on her face. This was the result of a dog attack when she was still a lamb. The injury attracts blowfly and we discovered fly eggs in it. By the time we got back with the blowfly repellent, we found she had already scratched off the fly eggs. We gave her the repellent anyway. It lasts for up to 16 weeks. Trying to catch her however to give her the treatment was something of a challenge!

Sheep medication July 20

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