[Jacob-list] Nice rams

[Chovhani]

I think it's genetic. I've been criticised for saying how friendly my ram is, suggesting that it may lull others into a false sense of security. Caution is always a good thing. But when we bought him I petted his father, and this was one of the things that clinched the sale. To give you an idea how gentle he is, if a chicken lays eggs in his hayrack, he won't eat until I've removed it, I think he's genuinely concerned about breaking it (go on, laugh at me!). When we had a rejected lamb, it was he who "mothered" her and kept her warm.

The worst injury I've ever seen done by a sheep was a young hornless commercial ewe. She almost killed my neighbour. I'll take my ram over that any day.
Melanie

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kelly Foster 
  To: Jacob List 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 7:57 AM
  Subject: [Jacob-list] Nice rams


  We were doing some paperwork around here the other day on my ram and I had been saying what a nice guy he was, so easy to get along with ect., ect.
  Well, when I went in to get him, he of course came at me, horns tangled in clothes bruises on hand I get out and scratch the paperwork. Later I was looking at past newsletters and pics and there were all these HUGE rams with halters standing like well behaved children. How do you people do that??! Do you start with babies? Another ram I had although sweet as a youngster got mean as a snake as he got older too. I have sported many battle scars from him too. Could it be a genetic thing where some lines are nicer than others? If so I will breed for that too!!  Any thoughts would be appreciated.    Kelly
   
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