[Jacob-list] castrating males

[SJohn21855 at aol.com]

Dan and all,
 Being new to the sheep world, I didn't realize that rams didn't have a 
"rammy" taste when put in the freezer. That was one of the reasons that I 
banded my lambs. The other reason was as stated, to try for the wether 
market. I was trying to make it where I could go either way. Since these guys 
still have the works (that I tried so hard to get rid of) they are 
diffenately going in the freezer. No real hardship as I love the taste of 
lamb. The last of the three ram lambs still has all the works. One reason is 
because he looks like he could have ram potential, the other is that I hear 
tell that un-castrated male sheep make really good meat. Hey I don't have to 
be hit over the head to many times before I learn from my mistakes!
God Bless you all,
Shelly