[Jacob-list] Breeders who forgo tail docking: your experiences?

[Jennifer]

I dock... and it is an entirely visual thing for me... I do not like the look of a tailed sheep.  I dont know if I could bring myself to own one for very long... I had a ewe with a tail and as soon as she gave me a daughter, down the road she went.

Jennifer


-----Original Message-----
From: Linda <patchworkfibers at windstream.net>
To: Lindsay Oaster <lindsayerin at gmail.com>
Cc: Jacob-list <Jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 12:46 pm
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Breeders who forgo tail docking: your experiences?


              I didn't        dock for a few years. I still            have three ewes with natural                tails. They are as clean after lambing as those                      with docked tails. No sheep with                        diarrhea is clean - tail or not. 
                        Linda
                          
On 4/15/2013 1:17 AM, Lindsay Oaster      wrote:
    
    
      
        
Hello everyone,
          
          So far we have been docking tails on our lambs, and this year          we are considering leaving them intact.  I understand that          buyer preferences vary, shearers generally find it more          convenient when they're docked, and that cleanliness can be an          issue but Jacobs do have control over their tails.
          
        
        
I'm interested in hearing from folks whose sheep have their          original tails.  Have you experienced difficulties with them          breeding, keeping clean (day-to-day or post-birthing),          increased problems from flystrike or other nasties, etc.?           Anything else I should be keeping in mind?
          
          
        
        
-Lindsay Oaster
          Fat Toaster Farm
        
      
      
      
      
      
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