HEY.Hello . this was my first year lambing and have learned a lot from reading, common sense, etc. My ram , now a year old, was small and got a cold being transported to me. I have learned to go get them myself in my horse trlr from now on. He was kept up and in the barn with the horses for several months as it was very cold and wet. He was a big baby. I have had to get aggressive and pop him to get him to realize I am not a rubbing post. I just kept my horse whip with me and if he even acted like a dope I would smak him on the but and he is great now. He respects me and I have no problems. When I worm/dr/etc i grab him by the hornes and stand with him between my legs and do what ever needs to be done. he thinks it is horrible. So i have been lucky with out any problems but i think I caught it early enough. you will get others to tell you things that may work better but have fun and good luck.
-----Original Message----- From: Julian Hale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 4:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [blackbelly] New to list Hello, I'm new to the list, and to sheep. I have 8 (possibly/probably 9) ewes, all from the same source. I managed to find someone nearby who has unrelated blackbellys, but the only rams she had available were bottle babies. I took one home, and now I've been reading that bummer rams sometimes tend to have behavioral issues once their hormones kick in. What are my chances of getting this little guy off with the rest of my flock, and not be overly dangerous to anyone later in life? I don't know where I'll find another ram without driving 800+ miles, each way. Thanks, Julian =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
