Show lambs bring more mor e money if docked anti and castrated Cast rated ROM barn lambs should be bb castrated cast rated when between one and four weeks of age all lambs should be docked when ivilyn they are one or two weeks old lither either docking irons or a sharp knife may day be used for docking the tall tail should bo be removed about one half or three quarters of an inch from the body when docking irons are used the wound Is seared by the hot iron and this prevents bleeding when men ram mm lambs are sent to market they are penalized severely usually from two to four dollars per head they do not feed out as well as a wether lamb and it if light in weight cannot not be sold as a feeder |