I've always just held the rams by the horns while someone else trims the hoofs, standing up, like a horse. If I have to do it myself, I run a rope through the horns and tie him up by them in a corner so I can push him against a fence on one side to hold him still and then proceed to trim, again standing, like you would a horse. Our grown rams have always been too big for us to 'throw down'.
I've never had any problem handling the rams by the horns - I prefer horned rams for just that reason, so easy to hold and control. Onalee -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barb Lee Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 2:35 PM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] Safe Handling of Horned Rams Does anybody have suggestions for their preferred method of restraining horned rams for routine treatments such as hoof trimming? Also, anybody have thoughts on disbudding ram lambs intended for slaughter? Barb _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
