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

[Betty Berlenbach]

Which is one reason I don’t cut off the tails; so people can see that their tails meet the breed standard.  Ordinarily I won’t buy a jacob with a docked tail, unless I can see a photo of the lamb as a baby, with tail intact.  

From: Carl Fosbrink 
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:22 PM
To: Elizabeth Bell ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 97, Issue 37

Jacob tails are suppose to be hock length to start with.

From: Elizabeth Bell 
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 2:22 PM
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 97, Issue 37

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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