Activity Books Wool & Sheep Activity Book | Page 7

Sheep do not have any top front teeth. The roof of their mouth is hard so
they can eat grasses and weeds without pulling the plants up by the roots.
Sheep are gentle animals and do not bite. You can tell the age of a sheep by
looking at its teeth.
Sheep have tails but their tails are trimmed off to about 3 inches when
the sheep are very young. This is called docking. Docking feels like getting a
shot, it hurts for a little bit, but its necessary to keep the sheep clean and
healthy.
Sheep have split hooves which can help them climb rocky hills. Sheep
make a bleating sound. A baby lamb can identify its mother by her bleat and
her smell.
Some sheep wear ear tags. Sheep producers put ear tags on their sheep
to identify them. Putting an ear tag on feels like getting an ear pierced. Next
time you see a sheep look for its earring!
The value of the sheep inventory in Colorado was over $49 million in 2010.
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