[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 18

[Johann K]

I butchered a Jacob ram in one of the "r" months and it was very strong flavored meat.  I would not do it again. The ram was not even a year old.

Johann

From: lambfarm at tds.net
To: patchworkfibers at windstream.net; buddhababi at gmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:27:16 -0400
CC: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com; fourhornfarm at frontier.com
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 18






I don’t find any difference either; however, I’ve heard it said that if you 
want to be sure of no ram=iness taste in your slaughtered rams, butcher them in 
a month without an “r” in it. That has nothing to do with r’s but only that rams 
are seldom in rut from May through August: those are the months without r’s in 
them, so they don’t smell as bad, and hence, they meat theoretically should not 
smell like ram either.  That said, I think it’s important in meat sheep, 
but in jacobs and shetlands, I don’t think it makes one bit of difference when 
they’re butchered.


 

From: Linda 
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 9:01 PM
To: Christi Churchill 
Cc: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com ; Carl 
Fosbrink 
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 
18
 
We've 
butchered three year old rams and the meat is still mild tasting. I don't 
generally band any of my ram lambs unless I have one that I want to keep as a 
fleece wether or a wether buddy. When I have the room, I prefer to raise ram 
lambs for our own use up to around 15 months.
Linda . 


On 6/22/2012 8:05 PM, Christi Churchill 
wrote:

If butchering is planned, wouldn't NOT banding him reduce the 
  taste quality of the meat?  Curious because we have one whose testicles 
  did not drop until he was 5 weeks old.  They have dropped now, but I'd 
  rather not band him as long as the meat will be OK. 
   
  Christi


  On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Carl Fosbrink <fourhornfarm at frontier.com> wrote:

  My question is what do you intend to do with this ram that 
    you think he needs his scrotum banded? Do you intend to keep him for wool or 
    have him butchered at a later date or sell him? Banding a ram's scrotum at a 
    year of age is a dig deal and would be costly to have it done 
    properly.



-- 
Patchwork Farm Jacob Sheep 





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