Considering Finnsheep - anyone have an opinion

[jhm47]

Finns are pretty good sheep. If you cross them with a "meat" breed, like Hampshire of Suffolk, you will get nice, meaty lambs. However, I read that you feel that you don't need to dock tails on them. If we tried that here, we'd have a terrible maggot infestation. If you've never seen a maggot infestation in sheep, you're lucky. It's a terrible, cruel, and often fatal condition. If I were you, and you get some lambs, I'd be sure to dock their tails.

I've been out of the sheep business for several years now (since our last child graduated from 4-H), but still have fond memories of sheep. We raised Columbias and showed them extensively.

 

[Freeholder]

Finnsheep are one of the short-tailed breeds, and don't need docked (others that I know of are Shetlands, Icelandics, and Romanovs). I've had Shetland and crosses, and hope to either get some more Shetlands someday, or some Icelandics.

Kathleen

 

[big brown horse]

Hi Kathleen! Welcome to the herd!

 

[bibliophile birds]

ok, gotta have some of these. my list of MUST HAVES is getting a tad long... must. stop. getting. on. these. forums!