[Jacob-list] New to Jacobs

[Chris and Tina Griffin]

Hello All,
My wife and I are new to sheep and goats.  We were just going to get some goats, but the couple that we were buying from also wanted us to see and maybe purchase a pair of Jacob sheep.  As most of you can imagine, when we saw them we just had to have them.  It took me a couple of days to get separate pastures set up, but as of tomorrow we will have been the proud owners of a pair of beautiful unregistered Jacobs.  I am not sure why they are not registered.  I have been through all the information that I can find and they are, as far as I can tell, quite pure.  My biggest problem right now is that neither of the Jacobs were docked.  I am thinking that this is going to be one of the biggest problems that I am going to face.  They are both yearlings, born in early spring.  Should I dock now or leave them be.  If I don't dock, what do I do to make sure that the tails and hocks don't get invaded by maggots and other little nasties?  Thanks for the help in advance.

My wife and I own a small farm in south-central Virginia.  We have 7 goats (2 Nubians, 2 Nubian/Boers and 3 Nigerian Dwarves), 2 Jacob sheep, and an assortment of 32 chickens.

Have a Great and Blessed Day,
Chris and Tina Griffin
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