[Jacob-list] ram is a fence jumper

[Betty Berlenbach]

Oh, yeah, it's true here, too.  Feed them grain and they get aggressive. My rams get grain (maybe 1 T. each) on Christmas, Easter, and sometimes Pentecost.  Other than that, they eat grass or hay!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Thomas Boxall 
  To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 7:13 AM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] ram is a fence jumper


  I wonder if there's something in that Linda. We don't use any grain either. Our rams occasionaly butt heads with each other, but it looks more like "play" than anything, they're very docile with everyone else. We never remove them during lambing for example.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Linda 
    To: Tom and Judy Riddolls ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
    Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 9:01 PM
    Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] ram is a fence jumper


    Lamburger sounds like a good idea.  I'm afraid that if I had a ram that did that, I would be holding him down with his face in the dirt and a gun in his ear.

    You did mention graining.  In my experience, graining leads to pushy, aggressive rams.  

    Linda
     
    www.patchworkfibers.com
    Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn




    >
    > Can i hobble him? His only problem is his 20 foot charges and
    > knocking my little 70 pound ewes off their pregnant feet.  if i
    > could tie his feet so he could only shuffle around there would be
    > no problem.  we are past the point of humane here.  He is lamburger
    > if one of the ewes aborts.
    >
    > tom
    >




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