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is made. Make sure that the ewe has nice dry bed- 

 ding. 



EWES WITH SORE TEATS. 



Sore teats on ewes are generally brought about 

 by the lambs. These youngsters often have very 

 sharp teeth and in sucking not only bite the teat 

 and make it sore, but also injure part of the udder. 

 Ewes with udders in this condition refuse to let 

 the lambs suck. When this state of things is first 

 noticed milk out the milk from the udder at once 

 in order to prevent clogging up and caking. Some 

 vaseline should then be smeared on the sore spots 

 at least three times a day until cured. Take a small 

 file and file the front teeth of the lamb or lambs 

 belonging to the ewe. File them down smoothly 

 and make them somewhat flat on top, so that they 

 cannot bite into the flesh and teats of their moth- 

 er's udder. 



TAGGING THE EWES AT LAMBING TIME. 



All loose and filthy wool at the rear of the ewe 

 should be clipped off, to prevent the lambs from 

 biting it off and swallowing it. If ewes are not 

 tagged and the lambs eat this filthy loose wool 

 hanging about the dams it forms a sort of ball in 

 the lamb's stomach, which stops the passage of the 

 bowels and brings on death. 



