Hermaphrodite sheep with pictures

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Here you go - pics of my hermaphrodite lamb, Minty

Minty08.jpg


Under her anus, she has an opening that she pees from, under that she has a rudimentary penis, under that she has a rudimentary vulva, and she also has two rudimentary testicles in their own separate scrotums.

Her belly is clean no sheath/pizzle.

Close up of the area she pees from
Minty07.jpg


Close up of the penis and vulva
Minty10.jpg


You can kinda vaguely see two small testicles here
Minty08.jpg


I intend to shave the area down once it stops raining, to get some clearer pictures

This discovery answers quite a few questions. She was a twin which the mum rejected, so she was bottle raised. Obviously mum knew there was something wrong with her. She's also got huge horns for a female of her age. She's a touch aggressive sometimes, and occasionally she acts like a male (courtship behaviour).

Minty05.jpg
 

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One strange critter. She/he is lucky everything makes it out OK.
 

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That's just weird!
(and really grossed out the neice, thank you!)
 

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What can be done for her? Can you neuter her to help control some of the hormones, or how is this handled?
 

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nothing really

she is going to go to a pet/lawnmower home, since I cant breed her, and you cant eat hermaphrodites - they produce foul tasting tough meat
 

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