Hello, I bottle raised a jacob with my hair sheep. a couple of months after
weaning I penned her with the jacobs again some he age some ewes. They hated
her! hit her etc. I left her for about a week thinking they would bond
eventually. Nope! Then I put her back with her original buddies. They
haven't really excepted her back totally yet. Even after about a month. She
just acts afraid of them mostly now. Not wanting to get to close for fear
she will get hit. They never hit her but just tend to stay away somewhat
unless they have to group up. I can't figure it out. Never had this problem
before. Good luck perhaps the others will look to her as a mother
figure/leader and it will all work its way out. Nancy
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:11:45 -0500
From: Mary Swindell <mswin...@siu.edu>
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Hi Beth,
Are the other sheep of uniform size, and she is obviously
smaller? Does she have any other physical or mental
impairments? Has she had trouble mothering her lambs? Is her mother
still in your flock? If so, what does her mother think of her? Is
there anything else remarkable about her behavior which might set her
apart from the flock.
I have a couple of ewes in the flock that were runts at birth, and
they may be somewhat smaller than some of the other ewes even now, at
3 or 4 years old. But I've never seen the other sheep treat them
particularly bad, so I am thinking it might be something other than the
size.
Wish I had more wisdom to offer on this. I'm always fascinated by
animal social behavior. Let us hear more if there is news. I hope
she can find her "crowd" among the weanlings.
Mary
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:40:11 -0700
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Hi all,
I have a 3 yr old ewe that everyone hates. Anyone have any problems with
sheep ganging up on an individual?? She's a runt and interestingly, the
other sheep don't like her younger sister, either. I finally had to put
her
with the weanlings.
Thanks,
Beth in OR
Sierra Luna Blackbelly Sheep
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