Blind ewes

[TlymarT_028]

Got a few ewes that have gone blind for a few different reasons but all in good condition etc. what have people done in the past? Cull on farm? Guessing most marts wouldn't want them through the ring

 

[yellowbelly]

Is it not something like pink eye that you can treat and they'll recover from?


Only ever had one that was 'untreatably blind' - eyes looked perfect but it just couldn't see

Took it to a small local slaughterhouse, walked it quietly in and they killed it straight away.

 

[Stewartry hill]

put one in with the deadweight hoggs went through as a hogg paid at 680 happy days £148.50

 

[Jonp]

Got a big blind ewe, this will be her 3rd lamb this year, gets about, never fallen in a ditch, follows the other ewes round the fields, got ears like a bat though...there's no sneaking up to catch her. Bright blind, didn't react well to closantel on her first fluke dose. She'll die on the farm hopefully when she's alot older

 

[Skintagain]

Got a few ewes that have gone blind for a few different reasons but all in good condition etc. what have people done in the past? Cull on farm? Guessing most marts wouldn't want them through the ring

Most usually come right the odd one that doesn’t I make into burgers