[Jacob-list] Ram lamb into ram flock

[lgnewsome at comcast.net]

Hi, I'm getting conflicting information regarding how to integrate my 3 month old ram lamb into my ram flock, which now contains a 2 year old ram, a 1 year old ram, and a 1 year old wether. Some say I can just put him in with the rams, and they will not bother with him since he is not sexually mature. Someone else told me to mix the ram flock with the 6 ewes and their lambs (4 lambs total, 1 ram, 2 wethers, 1 ewe, all 1.5 to 3 months old) and the rams will ignore the ram lamb as well as the other lambs as they will be interested in the ewes. My plan would be to mix everyone together soon, let them all get aquainted, then separate the rams (and probably the wethers) from the ewes by the end of July to prevent any early breeding. Will this work? I don't want my lambs to be injured, and I've seen how hard rams can fight, even after 3 days in the crowded pen... Any other ideas? 
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