[Jacob-list] ram aggression

[Neal and Louise Grose]

"They sure do hate a spray of vinegar, though"

I am imagining myself getting the bottle pointed the wrong way while being charged by a ram and spraying myself.

Hitting a ram on the head may not do much as a determent; but, I have found that it is effective to carry a stout cane and swing up from the ground square onto their nose. Rams attack with their head down. Grabbing a horn and simply pulling their head up will often blunt aggression. Especially if you use said stout cane on their nose while holding their head up.

Neal
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Linda 
  To: Jacobflock at aol.com ; info at brenalanfarm.com ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 9:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] ram aggression


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


  >>
  >
  > 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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