Stupid sheep question #3456285 Tail docking

[Pasty]

Yeah, screwed up on that one. Never mind. I'll find a couple boys his age and pen them up once weened up the road then send them off for the freezer. It's all good learning!

 

[CopperBeech]

Sorry meant to say! Yes, def worth tailing, else you'll get a sh...y back end. Not good in either fat lambs or ewes, you don't want messy tails around lambing time.

Not strictly true. Long tails don't cause shitty arses . . . . . shitty arses do!

Usually as a result of poor genetics / management.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Yeah, screwed up on that one. Never mind. I'll find a couple boys his age and pen them up once weened up the road then send them off for the freezer. It's all good learning!

Could always use burdizzos when he's a little older. I forget the age limit for that.

 

[AftonShepherd]

Of course if that lamb "died" and another ram lamb was born today, you'd have 7 days left to get it rung.

 

[Man_in_black]

Of course if that lamb "died" and another ram lamb was born today, you'd have 7 days left to get it rung.

it's not about bending dodging rules or making your life easier. It's about animal welfare. Grow up man. 7 days is plenty of time to decide to do it.

 

[Steel]

I am shocked to hear you are limited when you can do tails and balls in the UK. is this the same in many places.

Here we mark all our lambs about 2 months after lambing starts so we can do them all at once.

 

[Pasty]

Research has shown that it causes more pain after 7 days. To be honest it didn't even occur to me until about day 4 or 5 I think. Was more concerned about keeping mum well, which she is. Anyway, no harm done and I'll deal with any consequences later if he does get mucky.

 

[Benn]

Just crutch him out when do ewes?
Just keep on top of flys it is the worst thing.
I got cought out in end of april last year.

 

[Philip Watkins]

Could always use burdizzos when he's a little older. I forget the age limit for that.

2 months I believe.