[Jacob-list] To keep or not to keep - my little Jacob sheep

[Johann Kuntz]

Regarding the kink in my lamb's tail:

When she was born her tail hung evenly with no kinks.  The kinks didn't show up until she was a few days old and I noticed that she was sat on her tail from time to time in her first few days of life.  It seemed to me that she didn't have the muscle strength in her tail to position it out of the way when she sat down.  That's why I think she may have broken her tail.  It's strong now and she easily moves it to a safe position when she's sitting down.  

I read somewhere online that lambs tails sometimes appear to be longer after they have been broken, so it makes me wonder if her tail was originally the same length as the others.  She was probably a few days old before I first noticed her tail was longer so it's a possibility.

Johann

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 21:06:59 -0400
From: patchworkfibers at windstream.net
To: fourhornfarm at verizon.net
CC: johanndiedrich at msn.com; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] To keep or not to keep - my little Jacob sheep






  
  


I've seen lambs with
a kink in the tail and also don't think it had anything to do with
being stepped on. Both cases, the kink was inches below the normal
docking spot. Neither tail was below the hock. Kinks were rather minor.
I have no idea what caused the kinks - perhaps a jumbling as a fetal
lamb? I haven't seen that it's a heritable trait,so haven't paid much
attention to it. 

Linda



Carl Fosbrink wrote:

  
  
  
  Some good points have been
made, but I'm surprised no one considered the crooked tail. I have seen
several lambs born with this and don't think it was caused by being
stepped on.
  
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