[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 97, Issue 37

[Elizabeth Bell]

Hi there Joy,
I do what I call a long dock, I dock to the hock. Although they can hold their tail up and out of the way of their poop, I just believe they are more likely to stay clean with a shorter tail. I left one long one  year and I felt it was too long and she had more fleece on the tail than I cared for. I do remember reading somewhere that research (maybe) over the years has shown that docking really wasn't necc. and this wasn't referring to Jacobs, but other wool breeds. I do it really early though, when they are a couple of days old. 

Elizabeth Bell
hobbyknobfarm at main.nc.us



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> Does everyone dock / band their lambs tails or cam?they be left long?

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