[Jacob-list] chasing ewes

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I have a yearling ewe due to lamb any day now.  My earlier ram lambs (aged 4 to 6 weeks) are running her.  I frequently notice lambs sniffing a ewe when she is close to lambing.  But these boys are running her like a pack of dogs.  When she butts one lamb, the others jump at her from another direction.  I do think that in her advanced stage of pregnancy and the fact that it's warm here now could lead to some problems. Obviously I have separated them now.  Over the past two days, I have three times tried to put them back together and the same thing happens.  I'm not going to try it again.  I just wondered if anyone else has seen this.  

Linda
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