Rams that share a fence, especially if there are ewes on either side of the fence, will demolish a fence. Having their own gals isn't sufficient. Each ram wants ALL the gals. I create a "neutral zone" of at least 25-50 feet when I am forced to put ewes and rams within visual range of each other. The ewes can be as obnoxious about getting to a ram as the other way around.
After breeding, yes you can put all the ewes back together again, but you will want to avoid their sharing a fence with the rams. Rams are a royal pain in the butt. It is why so many people dry lot their rams, and often don't give them more than a tiny pen to live in. That is a horrible way to treat any animal, but there are times when I certainly can see why it would be tempting. Carol At 11:56 AM 7/26/2006 -0600, you wrote: >If I did decide >to separate them and had rams on each side (with their own gals) am I >going to have a problem with fence fighting? They would share the same >fence line- one pasture is about 2 acres and the other only about 1/2 >acre. Once the mature ewes are serviced can I put them all in one >pasture again? I know some has to do with the personality of the rams >in question--- but as a general idea? Carol Elkins Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz T-shirts, mugs, caps, and more at the Barbados Blackbelly Online Store http://www.cafepress.com/blackbellysheep _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
