[Jacob-list] ram aggression

[Linda]

I've also found that a spray bottle is a much better determent to rams than any sort of big stick or attempt at physical dominance. These guys will spend hours butting trees - one hit on the head with a 2 x 4 doesn't make much of an impression.  They sure do hate a spray of vinegar, though.

Linda
 
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> We have kept 15-20 rams over the years; down to a dozen now.  I go

> into a four acre paddock where they are kept together on a rather

> regular basis but I carry a spray bottle of straight vinegar as a

> weapon.  A strong, stream spray is sprayed at the nose and face of

> any ram that gets within about four feet and I continue to spray

> the Aggressor until it turns and goes away. 

>


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