One of her front hooves looked like it had split, there was a piece hanging to the side, almost detached, so upending required! It turned out that the lining on the outside of the hoof, the thickness of a nail, had grown very long and curled under and somehow been pulled sideways, it came off easily enough with a tug. Her other hooves had ‘curled under’ nails so cut all these level with the hoof with the dagging sheers, which did the job ok, and finished off with purple anti-bacterial spray. Must check the other sheep at some point, if they all need doing may invest in hoof trimmers. A colder, frosty, sunny day,
