[Jacob-list] re: wether horns

[Kelley Rambo]

I'm not sure what's causing the strange happenings in your 
fellows' horns, but I'm sure it's not due to wethering.  I
have several wethers.  The only difference I've noticed is 
that their horns tend to almost stop growing at some point 
so they don't get the huge sizes that the rams do - yes, now
that I think about it they are more the size of the females'
horns.  Anyone else in your flock having funny things happen 
to their horns?

Kelley

>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 15:16:31 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Victoria da Roza <castlerockjacobs at yahoo.com>
>To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
>Subject: [Jacob-list] wether horns
>
>This is the first time I have made wethers and have a
>question about the horns.  Both boys seem to have
>horns that someone has been taking bites out of.  Is
>this because no testosterone?  Is there something
>lacking in their diets?  It is not at the point of the
>horns but rather one third down.  The inside of the
>horns seem dry and you can see the individual fibers
>that the horn is made of???  Do they just have dry and
>flaky horns after losing their manhood?  I thought I
>heard that they would have horns more like ewes but
>not this weak.  One of them is weened and one is just
>about weened.