Good Morning Mary We have had lambs in the past that never received their colostrum and I still docked their tails. We did give them the regular CD&T shots at...
Good morning Chuck. Happy New Year to all. As you know, I raise full and pure bred Dorpers. Like you I like the tails shortened, but not as short as what my...
That is a good point and reason to dock . As a new person I was not aware that dorper tails could blow up into big fatty fat things! Although I did see those...
It took me a few years to get used to the long tails; they just didn't look right after 30 yrs of looking at my docked sheep. But I got over it. Not having to...
That's one reason people are coming around to hair sheep they are tired of the hassle of shearing and docking. They want the trouble free animals. PD's can't...
If you are going to direct market all your lambs then I suppose it doesnt matter though in this area, sheep with undocked tails are generally perceived as...
Considering Painted Deserts sometimes only have 4 or so inch long tails to begin with... then you really don't need to dock... plus the tail is more "flat"...
I don't know where your area is but I'm sure there's been a PD sold to someone in your area. So not everyone thinks they are poorly tended. I don't direct...
Good Mornin' All, Thanks for the interesting conversation regarding to dock or not to dock. I normally dock all of my Dorpers, even the crosses. The show lambs...
We always dock the tails but leave them long enough to cover the genitals (3 Inches or so). We have never had any problem with buyers and tail length with our...
I have Dorper cross sheep and Dexter cattle. After some bad experiences I have decided that from now on sheep have tails and cows have horns as they were...
I bought a five-month-old ram lamb in September, and didn't notice until I got him home that he had small horn buds. Since that time, one of the buds has...
There seems to be some confusion on this thread regarding the terms "direct marketing" and "buyer". For most purposes, if as a producer you are selling to the...
Registered Katahdins are allowed to have horns. It all depends on what you want in your flock. have a great new year Jill Slawson Critter Creek Farms ...
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Mary, if I band any lambs for castration or when I used to dock I vaccinate them for tetanus as there is always a risk, Karen of KRK Katahdins ... wethers. ......
As far as the Katahdins I've had only a lot of positive input on my sheep with tails, I get an occasional comment on a couple I own that someone had docked,...
I passed up a nice big Dorper ram because he had those scurs or little horns. He didn't have real horns just enough horn to be a potential problem. C. J....
Good Morning CJ Never pass up a Dorper ram for having scurs or small horns. In Dr. Q Campbell's book Make Money With Mutton Sheep he says. "From observation it...
Old Valentino is a lover. When December 1 rolls around he is anxious to join the ewes and they are anxious for him. I have never had a problem with fertility...
As I understand it, one of the breeds utilized for creating the Katahdin breed was the Wiltshire Horned Sheep (both genders have horns)... and I understand...
An interesting conversation was held between me and a 4-H sheep clubber regarding tails.....as I was unloading my big white yearling Buddy at our local fair,...
I have one little ewe that keeps coming in with a sore foot or two. Couldn't blame it on debris today. I inspected the hoof this morning and it looked a...
My kids hollered for me to come see something on TV the other night. I didn't catch the introduction to the segment, but it was on the Discovery Channel's...
castrating lambs. He castrated by biting off ... Ronnie: I DID SEE THAT EPISODE OF "DIRTY JOBS"!!!!! I was appalled that anyone would use such a method for...
In Texas Direct Market is taking them to the market (slaughter house) yourself and sell them. My buyers/customers are people that come to the farm to buy or...
Didn't see the show, but 40+ years ago when I was a kid, I helped the neighbor work his lambs and watched while he castrated his lambs with his teeth. Left...
I would like to weigh my lambs this spring, does anyone have any suggestions? I have a sling and hand held weigh scale that is fine for lambs in the 10 to 20...
Yes, there is a place to begin your look. Go to E Bay and look up animal scales or vet scales. either way you can see the different types and sizes. I...
Thank You Del, I think I came to the right place for this info will surely ck it out. K ... From: Delmer Thompson To: Shedders_Sheep_Group@yahoogroups.com ...
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