Tour Llama Parts, parts, parts For starters,you may be interested to know that sheep are born with long tails. In some parts of the world, tails are left undocked. The short tails are less likely to become soiled with manure and are therefore, less likely to promote local infections and fly strike. Sheep have 2 digits on each foot. The hooves grow like fingernails, and need to be trimmed every few months to maintain normal conformation.
Sheep are ruminants.
This means that they chew and swallow their food and then bring it back up into their months to chew and swallow again. Chewing cud is important, however, because it allows them to digest grass and hay. Cows, goats, deer, buffalo and even reindeer. Sheep are often set up on their rumps for restraint during procedures such as foot trimming and shearing.