The Tale of the Tail | Chickens in the Road

Apr
9

Where’s your tail, Annabelle?

What’d you do with it?

You’re not gonna tell me, are you?

And neither is this one.

It’s been about three weeks since Annabelle’s tail was banded. It disappeared this week while she was sleeping on the porch. She had it with her when she came up from the goat yard to spend the night on her blankie with the other dogs. (She still thinks she’s a dog.) In the morning, it was gone. The porch gates are locked shut at night, so where did it go???

I think I have an idea.

I think–

Did you eat Annabelle’s tail, Coco? WAKE UP, COCO! DID YOU EAT IT?

Coco: “I don’t remember.”

COCO!!!!!

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4-9
1:18
am

E-YUCK
I can’t believe that I just kept reading..even though I knew what was coming.

jan-n-tn

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4-9
3:28
am

nom, nom, nom?

Well, as Grandma used to say, “Waste not, want not!”

Sue

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4-9
3:34
am

oh no!! I knew that was coming!! Seriously? Do you think so?

CindyP

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4-9
5:17
am

ewww dogs can be so gross. Could the tail have fallen off the porch?? Really that is just gross if Coco ate it. Why Coco why??

Coco you need to tell Annabell that she is a sheep not a dog. Looks like she is getting big enough to stay in with the sheep soon. Break it to her gentely and she will be ok with it in time. Tell her you will visit every day so she will not be all alone.

Diane

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4-9
5:46
am

Oh, Annabelle, you have become a sheep! But you are still adorable. Coco, did you really? No, Suzanne, I think the mean rooster grabbed it and is keeping it as a weapon.

Nancy in Atlanta

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4-9
5:55
am

Oh my word! So not what I needed to read this morning! Now I’m gonna think about that all day… yuck! Annabelle sure is growing tho… no matter how big she gets, she’s still going to have that sweet face.

~Suzanne @
http://sugarloafcottage.blogspot.com

Suzanne

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4-9
5:55
am

CoCo probably became interested in it while sniffing and licking her booty. She should poop it out ina day or so–or get a hairball. LOL

Annabelle doesn’t seem to mind not having a tail!

monica

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4-9
6:02
am

Ack! Coco!! That is too funny. Your pictures really TELL THE TALE…oops, did I really say that out loud!?! *G*

Donna Mc

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4-9
6:11
am

Coco told me that she loves spring lamb especially with fava beans.

margiesbooboo

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4-9
6:18
am

Coco is going to be such a great guardian dog! I’ve been reading up on the subject and they say if the dog is raised with the baby lambs they really get attached. Annabell is one very lucky little lamb. Even if Coco ate her tail! lol

Christine

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4-9
6:20
am

How are the Jacobs by the way? I’m having trouble finding any in Indiana.

Christine

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4-9
6:23
am

Eww, I was eating while reading this. LOL.

The Jillybean

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4-9
6:30
am

Annabelle gets cuter every day.

Terri Coogler

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4-9
7:13
am

Mom, Annabelle gave me a chewy!! I LOVE Annabelle!!

SuzieQ

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4-9
7:13
am

That is nasty. And hilarious. Thanks for the laugh this morning!

Anita

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4-9
7:38
am

Let’s hope Coco didn’t eat the tail, you certainly don’t want your guard dog to develop a taste for sheep. You can tell, check Coco’s teeth, if she did eat the tail, there will be wool on her teeth. Pay close attention to the back teeth. This is an age old method to find sheep-killing dogs, if they eat any part of a sheep, the wool will get caught around their teeth every time, and it won’t come loose for weeks. Check around the gum line. You can also take a soft bristled toothbrush and brush Coco’s teeth and see if there is any wool on the toothbrush.

Be forewarned, it has been my experience that once a dog develops a taste for sheep, they can’t be cured! I hope and pray that the tail just fell through the cracks on the porch.

Matthew

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4-9
7:43
am

Oh, YUCK.

Robin G.

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4-9
7:48
am

Glad Annabelle finally lost her tail. Hate to think Coco ate it but dogs do that kind of thing. Will Annabelle be moving in with the sheep soon?

Linda

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4-9
7:50
am

Love the pictures.

midwestmom

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4-9
8:00
am

How weird is it to chew on a piece of your friend that has fallen off? Lucky that Coco has the whole “I’m a dog!” excuse, haha

Kate

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4-9
8:06
am

See how easy that was? Less than a minute to apply the band. Sit back and wait. No tail – and Annabelle gets to join the ranks of the big sheep. As for what happened to the tail? Who knows.

waterbedmike

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4-9
8:16
am

EWWWWW!!! COCO!!! That is DISGUSTING! LOL! Sounds like something my Buddy would do!

**SHUDDER**

Yuckers!!!

Traci Best

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4-9
8:41
am

That was too funny!!!
I love Coco and if I were a lady dog, I would be totally HOT for him.

By the way, your last post said it was a derrick. What is a derrick?

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The Retired One

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4-9
8:45
am

You can see all about a derrick here:
http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/05/my-pile-of-junk/

P.S. Coco is a girl!

Suzanne McMinn

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4-9
8:48
am

ewww! I was afraid you were going to come to that conclusion. Coco, tails are not for eating. Yuck!! lol

trish

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4-9
9:05
am

Annabelle is now a big girl sheep! As for Coco, “innocent until proven guilty by a jury of her peers”. Coco will be pleading the fifth I’m sure!

Gail

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4-9
9:33
am

Fresh rawhide Coco? EW!

sherry

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4-9
9:38
am

Some farmers/ranchers who have guard dogs that live with the stock with strong bonding, such as I assume this one will in time, let the dog eat the afterbirth.

Barbee'

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4-9
9:47
am

Coco may have eaten the tail. A good guardian dog will eat things like that to keep predators away. If the herd is out in the field, and a goat or sheep gives birth, they will eat the afterbirth and clean everything up to make sure predators won’t be attracted by the smell. It’s their “job” by nature, and Coco will be a wonderful guardian dog!

stephaniej

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4-9
10:56
am

As her lawyer I’ve advised Coco to use her right to remain silent.

jean

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4-9
11:21
am

Oh my gosh! You couldn’t make that up…as they say. Well maybe a novelist could (ha ha) but I never would’ve thought of such a thing. I know Coco loves Annabelle but I’m worried that now she may be seeing her in a more “appetizing” light. eek!
Smiles, Barbara

Barbara Watkins

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4-9
11:43
am

My guess is that you are correct! Coco ate the tail. Dogs will do this. My hubby gave our Jack Russell a squirrel tail to play with and he ate the whole thing! He wanted to eat the rest of him too, but I wouldn’t let him. I guess that was like giving him a hairy bone to chew on!! Doris

Doris

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4-9
12:57
pm

OMG I laughed ’til I cried – that is one story that isn’t going to make your children’s book even though the pictures were still adorable.

catslady

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4-9
1:55
pm

LOL Coco, you little stinky! They are so precious…wish I could hug all the animals!

Donna

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4-9
2:27
pm

Suzanne, you take the best pictures—-and make up the best stories to go with them.

Estella

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4-9
2:40
pm

I don’t know whether to be repelled or mesmerized! I think I am both. I have never even heard of this. Shows I don’t live on a farm, doesn’t it? Oh well, I finally have chickens in my yard. They’re just not living, breathing ones like yours.
Brenda

Brenda Kula

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4-9
2:47
pm

Coco told me Rat Dog did it.

Susan

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4-9
3:28
pm

Hahahaha…tastes like chicken…burp!

c reinhart

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4-9
4:16
pm

What an absolutely great blog you have!!! Loved the pictures, loved your past posts!!!

Juri

Jurilei

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4-9
5:31
pm

That’s so cute. Do dogs eat sheep tails? News to me.

Lucy

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4-9
7:27
pm

When my lambs lost their tails I was feeding them their bottles and they were wagging their tails like crazy and something flew through the air…there went one tail. A few minutes later something else went flying..there went another. Luckily there were no dogs around.

Wendy

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4-9
10:09
pm

Maybe Coco didnt eat it, maybe she buried it like a bone? Guess we’ll never know.

Leah

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4-10
4:16
am

i’ll read all the comments later as i don’t have time now, but i caught a glimpse and will echo the sentiment….EEEEWWWW, GROSS….
when i saw the header i thought “awwwww, poor annabelle,” and that was quickly replaced by “dude, that is gross”…totally not what i expected to see whilst shoveling potatoes in my mouth this morning…..”
but i love hearing about it all, anyway!!!!!

shannon

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4-10
4:11
pm

That was absolutely the best picture to go with the accusation! But still icky to think about.

Ruth C

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4-8
6:48
pm

Hi, I like your website, are those Jacob sheep? We have Jacob, I was just wondering. I like your blog can’t wait to read more.jenn

Jennifer whitmore

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4-8
7:49
pm

Jennifer, yes, those are Jacob sheep!

Suzanne McMinn

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