Tuesday, October 26

Tuesday Dose of Cute: Spoiling the Sheep

Big Teddy Under His Personal Awning
Who, us?


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6 comments:

  1. Foot rots sounds awful. However, sick bay looks pretty comfy! You might be right...who needs to get better when you have a private room complete with shade?!

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  2. He looks very content!

    A sick pen is always a good thing to have on a farm.

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  3. I had a particularly tenacious strain of foot rot in my sheep. I got rid of it by putting dry zinc sulfate powder in the foot bath, and making them walk through it to get to their water. Because I live on the coast range of Oregon, it's usually muddy, and the stuff stuck to their feet.

    I ended up with one carrier ewe - she went away...

    Haven't had any problems since!

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  4. We owe our useless wethers special attention - having taken away their main purpose in life! If I get foot rot - can I come and y'all take such good care of me???
    Hope you are having beautiful days and nights - gorgeous weather here.

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  5. We have our little shade tents too! Get well soon Teddy.

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  6. Clearly he deserves pampering, a sheep as handsome as he is!

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