they are docked at a young age for health reasons because they can collect filth easily and can lead to maggot infestations that are painful or fatal.
thats fascinating! mostly because “fatty sheep’s tails” are mentioned in the Torah as a delicacy and all my RS teachers would give us theories on how in ancient times they had specialised breeds of sheep that had tails that were lost to time etc etc. Turns out they just didn’t dock ‘em back them. Cool!
fat tail sheep are a real breed and theyre kind of scary
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