[Jacob-list] tail - need advice

[Linda]

Thanks,

I just bought these bands, but they do look like they have been on the shelf for 
awhile.  I looked more closely at the tail with Dave holding her and saw it was 
about halfway off.  I just gave it a twist and it came off.  It wasn't infected, but 
we gave it a precautionary spray of iodine.

BTW, I just posted a few lamb pictures at:
http://www.patchworkfibers.com/2003lambs.html

Linda

On Sun, 06 Apr 2003 12:26:51 -0400, Cathy Robinson wrote:
>Linda--
>
>I have seen the same thing here, and we usually band on the 2nd or
>3rd day also.    There is one lamb that will be three weeks old
>tomorrow and he has not dropped his tail yet either.  They are
>taking close to three weeks, but I am not sure why that is.
>
>Last year, it was taking even longer so I ordered new rings since
>the ones I had been using were a couple years old and had been
>stored in the shed with other supplies.  I thought perhaps the
>temperature extremes throughout the year had compromised the
>composition of the rings.
>Seems like a few of those last year went almost 4 weeks and I was
>getting concerned although they all did eventually drop off.
>
>When the rings were brand new, it seems like they were working
>better than now (more like a two week timeframe then), although for
>the last year this "new" package has been kept in the house.
>
>I don't have any real answers but see similar scenario here.
>
>Cathy Perfect Spot Farm
>
>Linda wrote:
>
>>I've been banding tails on my sheep for over ten years and have
>>never had this problem - a tail that didn't fall off.
>>
>>I band the lambs at one or two days old.  At that age, they never
>>even twitch and the tail falls off within two weeks.
>>
>>This lamb is now three weeks old and her tail is still firmly
>>attached, but smaller than the tail above the band.  It is
>>definitely still alive below the band (and quite ugly!)
>>
>>
>>
>


Visit our Jacob flock at:
http://www.PatchworkFibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep
Handspun Yarns