[Jacob-list] broken tails

[CARL FOSBRINK]

Sharon,
   
     My advice would be to band the ewe's tail where the break is and give her a Tetanus shot when you do it. The tail below the band will dry up and fall off.
   
  Carl
  

Sharon Hill <sharonehill at yahoo.com> wrote:
  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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