Thats a great idea! I'll look into it. There is a very large local construction job where they sweep the street every day and I'm sure they must have something to throw away
Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies > On Jan 24, 2014, at 1:15 PM, Tiana Franklin <tian...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Michael, > I'm sorry to see Harpo is having problems. Hopefully you can figure out > what he is doing to cause the wound. I thought I would let you know what I > have done to help keep my ram from scratching on fence posts and other > things. I called my local street swiping company and asked them to save me > a couple of there old used brushes then I just put them on a post in the > field. My ram absolutely loves them. The bristles are tough so he can > really rub his horns all over and get a good scratch. Since installing > these last year I have not seen using anything other than them. > > Tiana > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Michael Smith > <mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> is he scraping his head on the wood posts? He had a smaller wound in >> the same place a couple weeks ago and it had started healing. The >> other rams often get a small scraed off area with no hair on the back >> of their heads in the same place, but nothing this severe. >> >> >> http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/HarpoHeadWound/36261505_2tbbsv#!i=3039888936&k=2sXXdFM >> >> I have a few of these fence studs that stick out (pictured), but they >> show no signs of rubbing. Still covered with rust and no signs of hair >> or even, being polished down. >> >> the concrete pile could be a culprit, but honestly, they hate it and I >> never see them spend any time there. I looked it over and saw no real >> signs of rubbing. >> >> hoping the local birds have not found a taste for sheep flesh, like >> some nasty parrot breeds have been known to do. >> >> -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > > > -- > Tiana Franklin > _______________________________________________ > 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
