5/29/21

We were up early to take care of the kitty.  Jared went to town to get our Sat goodies.  The lady taking his order mentioned that he was there early.  Jared got new blades for the lawn tractor.  The old blades were so worn that it wasn't cutting good and Jared was having to mow twice.  Now it cuts great!  Adam mowed the lawn.  Jacob asked if he could weed wack.  I was checking on the sheep and noticed a lamb in the stall that was standing funny.  I went in and caught it and it looked like it had a hot spot on its haunches.  I put a lead on it and took it outside for a closer look.  Then we saw all the maggots!  This lamb had flystrike and it was really bad!  The maggots had caused nasty sores.  This poor lamb also had big holes next to its tail that were filled with maggots!  It was awful!  We checked the other lambs and found two other lambs that had the same problem though they were not as severe.   We washed them and shear the fly struck wool and the surrounding areas.   We poured peroxide on their wounds and gave them a shot of penicillin.  We put a topical antibiotics and swat on the wounds.  I put the lambs in a stall so we can take care of them while they heal.  Jacob had to be at the soccer field for a scrimmage with his team and friends.  They had a mini tournament too.  We were there for a couple hours and had fun watching the games.