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What is the reason for marking sheep with red ochre?In: Goats and Sheep |
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Ochre has been used as a marker to indicate which sheep have been worked or need to be culled from a flock. I use a type of spray paint to do the same thing. There are also large crayons for doing this. You could also put ochre on the chest of a ram and he will leave a mark on the ewes that he breeds so you can tell which have been bred.
First answer by Wwfarms. Last edit by Wwfarms. Contributor trust: 32 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 18 [recommend question]
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