[Jacob-list] docking

[Penelope]

At 10:02 1/13/2004, Melanie wrote:

>Just my 5cents, might be intetresting to get data from everyone and do a 
>sort of informal survey. We've never docked and we've never had flystrike. 
>I don't see much manure contamination even when we've sheared late and the 
>weather has been hot, as they seem to be able to lift their tails better 
>than modern sheep. N.B. I've seen flystrike on rabbits and chickens and it 
>wasn't due to manure contaimnation then anyway.
>
>Melanie
>My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.


I love this signature block!

We don't dock tails, and have never done so.  The only case of flystrike 
we've had was on a ram, who we bought with his tail already docked (for 
many months, he was over a year when we bought him.)  The fly strike was on 
his forehead, around the horn base.  I wrote about it  on list at the time, 
if anyone is interested in tracking back.  :-)

I'd be interested in seeing a survey done and tallyed too.


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