[Jacob-list] Castrating

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Unfortunately, short-sacking is not a guarantee of impotence.  The theory 
goes that with the testicles up in the body, the temperature would be too 
warm to have viable sperm.  Good theory, often true, sometimes false.  
However I agree, that the taste of uncastrated ram lambs is 
indistinguishable from wethers. 
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>From : Tom and Judy Riddolls <grey_wethers_farm at hotmail.com>

To : beryl5145 at wirelessbeehive.com, jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
Subject : Re: [Jacob-list] Castrating
Date : Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:45:12 -0500

> it depends on how long you want to keep your wethers before slaughter.  

we 

> have slaughtered at 3 months up to 7 months, but some people (with lots 

of 

> hay and grass) let theirs go longer.  and i suppose if you were after 

bigger 

> chops you may find yourself with some hard to handle animals.

> 

> i read that if you short sack (take of the baggy but leave the testies 

> inside) they will have the hormones for extra meat but will be impotent 

so 

> no worry about unwanted pregnancies.  i have not found this to be true.  

we 

> accidentally short sacked one ram and he was the skinniest of the bunch 

> though he had great big horns while his meaty brothers had little girly 

> horns.  so i can't say i would ever do that on purpose.

> 

> tom

> 

> >From: "Beryl Schwartz" <beryl5145 at wirelessbeehive.com>

> >To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>

> >Subject: [Jacob-list] Castrating

> >Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 16:12:55 -0700

> >

> >So far, I have 3 ewes and 2 rams( 1 assisted).  When do I castrate the

> >males?  And should I even bother since they're going to end up on the 

> >dinner

> >table?  Also, when can they be taken away from mom?

> >

> >

> >

> >One more ewe left to lamb.  Then I can relax...

> >

> >

> >

> >And do fencing, shovel out the barn, compost pile work..

> >

> >

> >

> >Beryl Schwartz

> >

> >Stockton, UT

> >

> 

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