Fly struck ewe must be brought in & shorn despite lashing rain

[@susancope4353]

It's a good job you spotted this ewe she must feel so much better now.

[@anitawade1790]

Just wondering do you have to treat the ewes skin afterwards to kill off any remaining maggots and what do you do with the maggoty fleece? I love watching your videos

[@juliaquets1679]

Not sure. Susannah might use the always popular blue spray or some other antibiotic treatment.

[@SuzannaCramptonIreland]

Once fleece is shorn and if maggots have not broken into her skin, (which luckily they hadn't) I don't need to do any other treatment.

[@zakoogle]

Damn feckers!! She feels and looks great!!

[@meerkat1219]

Poor ewe. What do you do with the maggoty wool? Burn it?

[@SuzannaCramptonIreland]

use it for mulch in the garden

[@MM0IMC]

Fly strike can leave an awful smell in your nostrils for a few days. 🤢🤮 Unfortunately, if you can't catch the one with fly strike, they can't be treated. ☹️

[@tanana2070]

Do you kill the maggots in the sheared wool? Or do they die because their food source is gone. Would hate to see them all hatch out into flies.

[@SuzannaCramptonIreland]

I shake them out of shorn fleece and wild bird eat them

[@donnagunter878]

How long does it take to get that bad??? Looks very much uncomfortable

[@SuzannaCramptonIreland]

less than 24 hours

[@juliaquets1679]

Disgusting. It is SO gross! Poor girl. She is so afflicted with them. ❤️

[@valeriaponzoni8541]

Che cos'è quella pulce che corre dietro alle pecore?

[@mistychenoweth9716]

Did you medicate her?

[@SuzannaCramptonIreland]

yes

[@angelakm6753]

She'll be much more comfortable now - they must itch like hell!

[@juliaquets1679]

Angela KM Worse than that because they are literally eating her alive. 🤢 So she will be in agony, and dying of infection after they've had a day or two at her.

[@Rumkitty2000]

I heard you say "There's no money in wool". I didn't know that. Is it because you have a small flock, the breed, or sheep in general?

[@SuzannaCramptonIreland]

The market has fallen out the bottom of the wool. Farmers do not make up even the cost of shearing sheep. Unless they create a market like I have done with mine. Black wool is even worth less than white wool as you can not dye it any colours

[@elizabethneill3825]

@@SuzannaCramptonIreland So really amazing that you created a market by designing the blankets and having them made at Cushendale.

[@cynthiarogers2904]

*IF YOU EVER HAVE A WOUND THAT IS INFECTED WITH MAGGOTS, I HOPE THAT THE DOCTOR JUST KEEPS PLAYING WITH YOUR HAIR AND TAKES A LONG TIME BEFORE HE OR SHE TREATS YOUR WOUND. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITH THIS POOR EWE !!!*

[@SuzannaCramptonIreland]

Thank you for your comment. I’m sure you would do a better job than myself in both explaining and treating health issues in my flock of sheep. It sounds like you have a vast amount of experience in treating fly strike within your own flock. Thankfully this ewe was spotted and treated with respect and gentleness. Next time I have a fly strike issue I shall get in touch and you can come do a much better job than myself. Though I wouldn’t want to wait that long as the sheep would suffer. I respect your obvious vast experience. I hope your flock of sheep are healthy and well. By the way, Maggots are often used by doctors to clean wounds that have become infected in humans.

[@valeriaponzoni8541]

Sono due le pulci!😁😁😁