[Jacob-list] more on the fence jumper

[Linda]

Apologies, Tom, if I misread your original post.

Racing around at sunset is pretty normal behavior for most Jacobs.  It sounds like jumping fences isn't all that uncommon, either, although so far (knock on my wooden head), I haven't had the problem.  Let us know how the hobbling works.

I would hope that a ram knocking ewes to the ground isn't a common occurrence in any flock.  People that leave their rams and ewes together all year say they haven't seen the behavior.  Since your ram is away from your ewes and only with them (excepting breeding, of course) when he jumps the fence, I wonder if he might be establishing himself as the alpha sheep when he is reintroduced?  

Linda
 
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Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn


> maybe i should specifiy but the ramming is never associated with

> grains, i give him his own pan away from the others, infact several

> of the ewes are far worse the him around graining time.  No, this

> guy rams in the evenings, lately around seven o'clock.  in fact

> before we had him our queen would also terrorize the flock chasing

> them around at this time.  You look out the window at sunset and

> they are out there racing around.  that's what i'm talking about,

> so i assume it is the new guy just asserting himself as flock boss.

>

> hobbling?


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