Bit difficult this weather at the moment - damp and dismal then sunny and bright. Still warm but the wood burner is going this evening. This should be a time of just watching which sheep are marked by the ram but the watching is a little closer than would be normal as there are still nasty blue flies about. Yesterday I thought FLA (an old Southdown ewe looked a little twitchy - kicking at her tummy and restless - closer inspection revealed damp, dark fleece that smelt unmistakable. No photos as Fly strike is not pleasant!! A quick shear and an application of Crovect and she is now fine - not nice though!
Sam came over today so we took advantage of him as I wanted to catch one very awkward sheep and check her feet. I didn't want to get them all in so we used Roger, our new sheep dog. He does take two people to handle him and I had to cover one side with the truck as he is not that fast. Here is Roger (sometimes known as a piece of green debris netting) in action!
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