[Jacob-list] outcast ewe

[marguerite van beek]

Linda

I am surprised that her mom does no defend her.  Are the ewes that she is
with the top ewes in the flock.  I  have found out that if I have that
situation I put that ewe in  with the alpha ewe in the flock by themselves
for a week and then she is accepted.

Peg

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Linda <patchworkfibers at windstream.net>wrote:


> Has anyone ever had an ewe that many of the other sheep just don't like?

> Jacobs have pretty individual personalities and I have a number of ewes that

> just don't flock. I currently have a yearling ewe that was sold as a lamb

> and returned here this summer and was with the ewe lambs and another ewe

> until breeding season - no particular reason for that, just that I unloaded

> her here and didn't bother to move her to the ewe pasture. Everyone got

> along fine.  For breeding season, she is with 5 other adult ewes. Three of

> the 5 ewes are really aggressive towards her - and one of them is her

> mother. I don't quite understand why the three ewes are so intolerant of

> her. She's a very timid ewe (around other sheep - friendly with people) and

> it might be that she just doesn't stand up for herself. Any suggestions?

>

> Linda

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