Maggots Trapped Under Sheep's Wool | Cotty Fleece and Flystrike Removal

When doing a routine check on one of our flocks of sheep, I noticed that one had a matted fleece, also known as a cotty fleece. As I removed it saw that I had gotten to this poor ewe just in time!
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[@kellyjoiner4418]

Wow, their fleece can hide trouble. Glad you tended to her just in time. And if you wanted her to jump, she probably wouldn't 😆. 🌞

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

Haha your totally right. Jumpy jumps when she wants.

[@user-qu7fq7vd3e]

@@FarmWithMeNZ Каким образом заводится эта неприятность. Это прямо бич какой- то для овец. Руно теряет свою ценность. Хозяину убыток.

[@ctrl_alt_delete4729]

Jumpy ❤️🐑❤️, thanks for helping that beautiful baby 🥰

[@cheryls3971]

That must be such a relief to the sheep

[@catlady4799]

Poor baby. Happy you helped her.

[@natalyazakharova3464]

I’m addicted to ur videos❤ make some more close ups🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank u for helping those fluffy😅

[@dorotabuta3108]

Biedna owieczka , pól skory miala zainfekowane , musiała bardzo cierpic 😢😢😢😢 . Uwielbiam Twoje filmy jak pomagasz swoim owieczkom ❤❤❤❤

[@nancyweliczko9334]

She is one happy girl now.❤

[@mr.t2617]

That has got to feel so Much better.

[@LA-86]

I was wondering when new videos would be uploaded. They are my go to, to help me sleep😊❤

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

Glad you like them!

[@LA-86]

@@FarmWithMeNZ yeah I do. I had never heard of this before. Thks for showing us

[@dreaming17]

양들이 구더기 때문에 고통을 받고 있다는 사실을 이 비디오 보고 알았습니다. 깨끗하게 치료해주셔서 감사합니다. 오늘 비디오 많이 봤어요 South Korea~^^

[@CaptainBardiel]

What do you do with the fleece afterwards?

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

It's only good for the compost after this situation.

[@ramonaschwarzlose5909]

❤❤❤

[@Annie-ex3ge]

Oh dear. Why is it not possible to clean the fleece and use it for something?

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

It can be used for fertiliser or weed mat.

[@shawnastephens1536]

If your gonna have any kind of animal you gotta constantly be on top of things. Be prepared to spend money.

[@mabelallasia3098]

Pobrecitoooo xq lo dejaron que llegara a ese estado!!!😢😢😢 Cuanto sufrimiento

[@beckyworthen7136]

I can picture her going back to the herd and her best friends walking up to her and asking what the farmer wanted to see her for and why she's the only one who got a hair cut.... Lol. The water cooler stories of the sheep lol... And her telling them all about her bad case of fly sryke and that's why she hasn't been at work lol...

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

😂

[@Galaxy-theri4n]

At first i was like "omg look at all that fluffy fleece!" Until i saw the maggots- maggots make me throw up- their so disgusting.

[@PURPLECATDUDE7734]

Why does it cause that brown discoloration?

[@lindaclose7708]

Infection Maggots create moisture as they grow😢

[@angel...23]

Great the problem is gone

[@lindaclose7708]

I had to help with a maggot infestation once But for different reason There were several Separate livestock sections I had the cattle and milking Each family member had a section We had docked the lambs I saw dad come in with a set lip and red face One member didn't know to watch the lambs What a heart wrenching day As we worked with each lamb Watching the maggots falling on the ground We used kerosene I don't know what ended up how many or if we lost any I went back to my section of the farm

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

Wow, sounds like a terrible time. Know the feeling.

[@AM-nm4oh]

Are all sheep that skittish? Or was because she didn’t feel well? I bet that area was sore!

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

This breed is particularly skittish 😅

[@patkandelsimpson572]

How did you know she had fly strike?

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

She was brought in because clearly she was having trouble shedding her fleece. I discovered the flystrike once I had a closer look. Discoloration of the wool is usually the most visible identifying sign.

[@you-jlnlee2921]

구더기때문에 양이 많이 고통스러워 할듯해요..😢

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

Sure is.

[@karlmorgan3678]

Do you dip?

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

We do have a regular prevention schedule (we use sprays, typically flypel) but a small percentage of the flock can be affected despite this. With the state of this ewe's fleece I would guess she was hiding in a remote part of the farm and may have been missed in the last few musters/checks.

[@caz7363]

Sheep farmers don’t dip anymore - they either have something put in their mouth or something sprayed down their back. Last time I saw a sheep dipped was in 1970 and even I felt trauma when those poor wet sheep tried to get out of the dip steps which went down first then under the dip and up more steps to get out when they were soaking wet. 😢

[@petermessina7030]

Those hand shears make too much noise! Can' they muffle the electric power with a rubber bracket or something? Too loud!

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

It's actually the blades that make the noise, cutting causes friction, friction creates sound. The aparatis itself is actually very quiet compared to other types

[@rev.tommiestovall7541]

Jumpy is full of mischief and got infected

[@angel...23]

Are you hurting her

[@cbkeno81]

Why did her fur get so natted

[@FarmWithMeNZ]

The particular breed, sometimes it doesn't fall off like it should and gets matted.

[@beckyworthen7136]

Why does the skin get so dark

[@heatherhiggins7372]

It's an open wound. The maggots have been eating that area

[@yvonneanngarratt4128]

Disgusting

[@tempgirl00711]

Why they let it get so bad, they should spend more time n money and do this once a week. To stay ahead of the game. Those poor sheep.

[@cheeseburger_conosiuer]

as the guy said in a different video, the specific type of fly can take as little as a week to have babies and this is a routine checkup so they are trying to stay ahead i believe

[@dawnlee866]

@@cheeseburger_conosiuerthe matted wool didn’t happen in a week. That took months to get like that. It should’ve been taken care of sooner

[@evanleeturner]

Because he wouldn’t have new videos for KZbin if everyone is cured

[@davedronski7749]

Learn more about the things you comment on.

[@MA-mh1vs]

​@@dawnlee866You will notice she was the only one like that, considering how she jumps fences she probably escaped the last round of shearing and that is why she got matted.

[@dickdastardly5534]

It must feel really uncomfortable for these sheep, it gives me the heebie jeebies looking at flystrike 😱

[@bcd7709]

Stop smoking