the maggot season has started

[startinghandle]

I have heard that maggots have appeared which is no surprise as weather conditions are ideal

 

[The Devonshire Bloke!]

Had a few on tails when I was docking two weeks ago here in Devon!

 

[Al R]

They’ve been around for over 2 months here, only had 2 small patches containing less than 10 maggots on both cases mind. Thorough Daily checking of all ewes and lambs the past 2 weeks.

 

[RmfJ]

They’ve been around for over 2 months here, only had 2 small patches containing less than 10 maggots on both cases mind. Thorough Daily checking of all ewes and lambs the past 2 weeks.

Haven’t you shorn yet??

 

[Al R]

Haven’t you shorn yet??

Next Saturday mate, do you want to help?

 

[RmfJ]

Next Saturday mate, do you want to help?

Facilities would have to be top notch

 

[Man_in_black]

Sheared yesterday, all clear but had few wrigglers on handful of dirty lambs

 

[The sheep dipper man]

We have had a handful this last week hopfuly get a start shearing backend of the week

 

[Nithsdale]

First ewe struck here on Friday. Got a mob a bit dirty I want shorn asap, but I've a day of hoggs and a day of neighbours ewes to do before I will get to them... but they will be done this week!

 

[Woolly]

Elanco blowfly tracker map
https://farmanimalhealth.co.uk/tracker

 

[The sheep dipper man]

We are now seeing alot of fly strike from Devon up into Scotland. Already busy a fortnight sooner than normal. Some really bad cases of it aswell think it's going to be one of those seasons.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

it's going to be one of those seasons.

You hope

 

[beefandsleep]

Klik’d the lambs today. One struck.

 

[AJR75]

Clipped mine today- another foot struck and one ewe. Took the fleece off and the board was alive with wrigglers, bizarre sight was the ewes in the pen (we shear in the pen set up on a prattley) nailed just about every one. Almost sheep maggot hatred,

 

[The sheep dipper man]

You hope

Not really we have already got enough one

 

[The sheep dipper man]

Clipped mine today- another foot struck and one ewe. Took the fleece off and the board was alive with wrigglers, bizarre sight was the ewes in the pen (we shear in the pen set up on a prattley) nailed just about every one. Almost sheep maggot hatred,

How dip they clip ok or were they a bit sticky still?

 

[Gator]

Clipped hoggs this week, few just starting. Only one struck bad, hens have had a field day clearing up in the clipping shed

 

[Nithsdale]

My hoggs were done a week ago, excellent shearing considering where they've been all winter (on a wind farm). Did my mates hoggs start of week, they needed another week - decent shearing but still dry!

Did a neighbours lowland ewes, hell of a fettle and good shearing. No sign of any maggots until today doing my lowland ewes. 109 shorn - 2 had been struck in the past week - 6 found struck they were not great shearing but, hell, I am glad they are done!!

 

[AJR75]

How dip they clip ok or were they a bit sticky still?

Went well, spent most of the week going from site to site and not really come across anything that hasn't been ready. Stickiest were some Lleyn crosses but even they weren't that bad. As @Nithsdale Farmer says, it's a great feeling know they're done and it's no longer the first thing you look for on the daily checks.

 

[Estate fencing.]

I shorn mine first week in may, but had 3 really bad struck yesterday!!
I thought they would be ok for a week or so, but once again I was wrong. so todays job before I go and shear someone else's is to crovect 1100 theaves.