Lamb w dried scour poo in fleece clean how?

Blue Sky

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With the rain we had worm/scour issues. One lamb's tail is coated. Poo has dried is there a quick way to clean him up? Was thinking mineral oil or Vaseline. Hot and dry weather forecasted hate to leave it. Suggestions?
 

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If it's in 'dags' i.e a length of fleece with hardened poo on the end, like berries (sorry if you're eating!), then I cut them off.

If there's a general hard mat around there, then a hose trained on his rear and a pair of waterproof gloves will allow you to wash the whole lot off with a bit of patience.

Good luck. and just remember the joys of sheep ownership!
 

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Got the majority of it off. Scouring is clearing. I have hair sheep and don't dock tails so a scoury bum can become a scary one (according to my spell checker).
 
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