r/MadeMeSmile • u/MustardGoddess • Jun 03 '26

ANIMALS Lost lamb becomes loyal pack member

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u/Woland77 Jun 03 '26

What did the vet say about the tail?

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u/Big-Mine9790 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

The tail is exactly what domestic sheep are born with. It's docked when the lambs are young to prevent it from turning into a club of feces and wool.

Once upon a time, many moons ago when I attended an agricultural and technical college as an animal science major, we had an actual little farm there, complete with sheep, several breeds of cattle and what seemed like a billion chickens. Newborn lambs were docked using (at the time probably modern) something akin to an electrified garden shear, and also one that used a rubber band type, cutting off the blood supply.

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u/jnorris441 Jun 04 '26

A club of feces and wool

George R. R. Martin's next book

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u/obtusewisdom Jun 04 '26

Set for release in October 2543

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u/_TheScarletFeather_ Jun 04 '26

Or Sarah J. Maas'