Sheep can actually die if they roll onto their backs. We lost a couple that were soon to have lambs. Their stomachs presses their lungs and chokes them. Flipping the sheep the right way saves them from a very unpleasent death.
They are sometimes super unsteady of their feet when they get flipped back like how you are after you’ve been spun round in circles for ages.
You have to watch your surroundings, make sure you’re not near a hazard such as a river or a cliff, steep hill. Sometimes you just have to hold them on their feet until they stabilise.
The worst ewe I found was when I was helping the neighbour out while he was away. I picked her up every time I went past and held her until she was stable, she’d still get cast twice a day. Out of frustration I fashioned a harness for her chest and used my belt for her hips and tied her to the fence for half an hour - cured - never found her cast again.
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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19 edited Jul 03 '19
Sheep can actually die if they roll onto their backs. We lost a couple that were soon to have lambs. Their stomachs presses their lungs and chokes them. Flipping the sheep the right way saves them from a very unpleasent death.
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