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The Flock Gets a Pedicure

11/2/2016

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Our flock of sheep have to have regular pedicures to keep their feet in good shape. This means every 2-3 months we round them up, then catch them one at a time, flip them up, and trim their feet and spray them to prevent or cure scald or foot-rot. The spray is a pretty purple, and so it looks just like they've had nail polish applied. :-)

Our flock is about to be moved to another property to give our land a rest, so today we did pedicures and also sprayed against fly-strike. I was in two minds whether to bother, as they haven't been done so far this season (normally would do it in December) and it hasn't been a problem. But since the weather is hot and the flies are rampant, and they won't be were I can see them at a glance every day, to go ahead and do it. There is a two-month minimum with-holding period after spraying, so that means no more sheep in the freezer for a while!

Currently we have 7 ewes and 14 of last year's lambs.
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