[Jacob-list] broken tails
Neal and Louise Grose
nlgrose at yadtel.net
Sat Mar 1 12:20:53 EST 2008
A broken tail might have resulted from a playful dog or coyote grabbing them
and swinging on them.
Neal Grose
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hill" <sharonehill at yahoo.com>
To: <Jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 9:20 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] broken tails
>I sure wish I knew how my sheep broke their tails. I
> don't even know when it happened. I just started
> noticing that one ewe lamb had an extra long tail when
> she was about 6 months old. I was thinking that if I
> registered my animals, she would not pass. Then I
> noticed it hung down limply when she was just standing
> and walking around, and it swung around wildly while
> she ran about and cavorted. I found that the bone is
> broken clean through. It is like the bone is inside a
> long sock.
>
> Before I quit docking tails I would leave them fairly
> long, for a docked tail. It would completely cover
> the private areas. I found when shearing a wether
> last year that his docked tail was broken! I have no
> idea of how that could have happened. He is about 5
> years old, and it wasn't broken last year. It isn't
> noticable like the other one. They are definitely not
> causing the animals any discomfort. I am just worried
> about the one that is almost touching the ground. I
> am wondering if I should have the vet take it off. I
> know I am not up to it.
>
> Sharon Hill
>
>
>
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