USE CARE WHEN DRENCHING 



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Drenching Ewes 



Ewes can be dosed while in lamb if they are carefully handled. 



After sheep or lambs have been treated put them on fresh 

 pasture. 



Never lay a sheep on its rump or side to drench it. Always 

 allow it to stand. 



The safe way to hold a sheep for drenching is for the operator 

 to back the sheep into a corner and stand astride of it. 



Every farmer should have a metal drenching syringe. A 

 large-sized syringe will do for cattle, horses, or sheep. 



A long-necked bottle will do but there is danger of strangling 

 the sheep by pouring too much into the throat at once. 



Don't hold the sheep's nose high. Put the left hand under the 

 jaw and hold the nose a very little higher than level, run the 

 syringe or bottle back into the mouth but not far enough to pour 

 the dose directly into the throat. 



There will be no trouble in getting a sheep to swallow. Make 

 three swallows out of an ordinary dose by pouring about one- 

 third of it into the back of the mouth at a time and stopping 

 long enough between times for the sheep to swallow. 



There is great danger of strangulation if the head is held too 

 high or too much is poured into the throat at once. 



Sheep Should Have Shade. This Shed Could be Improved by the Addition 

 of Three Sides to Darken It and Keep out Flies. 



