wool falling out of this years ryeland ewe lamb

joshben.nett_

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• Oct 26, 2019

• #1

one of our ryeland ewe lambs wool has started to fall out unexpectedly. it started about 3 weeks ago. its definitely not scab and theres no maggots in sight. the wool that first fell off (pictured) has now started to grow back. it looks just like its self shearing but ryelands arent a self shearing breed. does anyone know what this could be?

photos are from when we first spotted it, its gotten a lot worse since then.

 

Nithsdale

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Dumfries & Galloway

• Oct 26, 2019

• #2

That could well have been maggots/fly strike which had gone unnoticed and cleared itself. The fact it is around the bum, to me, confirms that is what has happened. The wool falling out now as the broken skin is healing...

Nothing to worry about

 

aangus

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Location

cumbria

• Oct 26, 2019

• #3

joshben.nett_ said:

one of our ryeland ewe lambs wool has started to fall out unexpectedly. it started about 3 weeks ago. its definitely not scab and theres no maggots in sight. the wool that first fell off (pictured) has now started to grow back. it looks just like its self shearing but ryelands arent a self shearing breed. does anyone know what this could be?

photos are from when we first spotted it, its gotten a lot worse since then.View attachment 840434

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Whats its ears like?

 

ARR

Member

• Oct 26, 2019

• #4

I would say healed Flystrike as well. I’ve had one very similar to this recently but across its shoulders, there was a small trail of dark wool leading a different patch with maggots further down

 

tepapa

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North Wales

• Oct 26, 2019

• #5

Ye looks like fly strike to me which is healing.

 

polk_farmer

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Location

South West (Gods Country)

• Oct 26, 2019

• #6

I would go with flystrike and the weather/ temp has killed them off. Noticed on of our Chevs has a clump of wool hanging off (just above her lovely looking dags) and on closer inspection it looked the same as in your picture

 

Guiggs

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Location

Leicestershire

• Oct 26, 2019

• #7

Fly strike, maggots have dropped off!