- Location
- North Antrim
Has anyone noticed that sheep become lame on their front right foot more than the other three?
front right foot
- Thread starter glensman
- Start date
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
No?
Guiggs
Member
- Location
- Leicestershire
Never thought about it however got 2 lame at the mo one of which is front left the other rear right!!
- Location
- North Antrim
We have a batch outside 12 of them are lame all on the front right, the lame sheep in the house are 80% on the front right. I've noticed this over the years, just wondering if anyone else had.
- Location
- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
Think it depends if they left or right handed....
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
And if you're looking at them from the front or behind?
Guiggs
Member
- Location
- Leicestershire
Turns out I don't know my left from my right as its front right mine is lame on!
- Location
- North Antrim
Told you! Now you'll start seeing it everywhere.
- Location
- N.Lincs
We run an Equal Opportunity Flock - they will quite happily go lame on any foot.
- Location
- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
Tbh I only have one lame at minute.....yeah, front right!!
- Location
- North Antrim
Everybody reading this is going to start checking and discovering its mostly the front right!
cooksey
Member
- Location
- Bala north wales
it depends on where in the world the sheep come from if there from a country that is a drive on the right they go lame on the right if its drive on the left they go on the left.
JD-Kid
Member
- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
ummmm over the years have seen them go lame in any of there feet if a trend and you have good record's have a wee look in those sounds strange but have seen familys that will tend to go lame in the same feet
maybe it's the foot they tuck under and keep warm leading to a warmer foot and bugs breeding faster i would check records tho or check rams to see if ones more prone for probs in that foot
maybe it's the foot they tuck under and keep warm leading to a warmer foot and bugs breeding faster i would check records tho or check rams to see if ones more prone for probs in that foot
FonterraFarmer
Member
- Location
- Waikato, New Zealand
Your forgeting the Coriolis force, right foot above the equator, left foot below the equator