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Wether Health Care Question

Posted by Jabe Thomas on May 21, 2015 at 6:42am in Health

Just wondering about our wether pictured here. He acts fine... sassy and sweet, but the hair around his eyes, ears, and the bridge of his nose seems to be rather thin. I don't remember it being this thin, and the rest of the herd doesn't seem to be experiencing the same thing. Any ideas, or is this not anything to be concerned about?

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  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle May 21, 2015 at 10:55am
    His face actually doesn't look that bad, and his coat does not look faded, so if his tail is fine, I wouldn't think it's copper deficiency. Plus he's a wether so has zero demands on his body compared to a breeding animal. Could just be spring shedding gone a little overboard.
  • Jabe Thomas May 21, 2015 at 10:15am

    Also, he gets Sweetlix Meat Maker 16:8 for a loose mineral, which I believe (without looking at it) has a good amount of copper in it...

  • Jabe Thomas May 21, 2015 at 10:05am

    His tail seems to be fine. 

  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle May 21, 2015 at 9:52am

    That is usually a sign of copper deficiency, but it's very strange to see that in a wether. They are usually very easy keepers. Is the tip of his tail nice and bushy?

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