Hi, Everybody,
My tiny herd is doing really well, I can't believe how they blossomed with a
little good feed and TLC. I am wondering about my ram, I don't know his exact
age probably about 6-7 months old. I am wondering when he will show some
interest in the ladies. I am a goat breeder and
OK. We are talking butchering. I am finally butchering our first. He
will be a year old the end of the year and we will butcher in January.
What is the best way to get it done. Hamburger, sausage, chops, what.
I have only had cows butchered and you have so much more meat. I have 2
different
Most of my ram lambs are trying to 'breed' before they are weaned from their
mothers! They get really serious about it (and actually start to figure out
what they are doing and who they should be after) at about 3-4 months. I
usually don't keep them longer than that, though.
I let my Ram stay
Mishael,
I let my sheep all run together 24/7. My young ewes apparently get bred
around 6 to 7 months, as they lamb around 11 to 12 months. Never had a
problem.
If you have a 6/7 month old ram that is WITH a couple of ewes but isn't
showing any interest that seems very strange to me. If he is
It all depends on your management style and preference. If you want to know
for sure when to expect lambs so that you can prepare lambing jugs or
otherwise be ready to intervene if necessary, then it is a good idea to
separate the ram from the ewe and breed him at a schedule when lambing is
Hi Oneta,
What kid of cuts will you mostly use? If you're serving more than two
people, then a leg roast is popular. In constrast, since I'm single, I have
all my legs/shanks cut into steaks and packaged two to a package. I like
making stews and curries, but rather than having any meat
Hi Oneta,
You'll probably do a few before you decide which cuts you like the best!
:o) We keep it simple. We have shoulder roasts made instead of cut
into steaks. Steaks seem to have grain going every which way, with some
streaks being very tough and some being very tender...seems a lot of
Ok. Another question. What should I expect wgt wise. He is about
100#'s now. What would I expect back on sheep. oj
Oneta Johnson
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Well, now I am concerned. He has been in with the Ewe's since I purchased them
in May. I just seperated him to keep my lonely buck company, and I decided if
the ewe's weren't bred than I wanted to wait and time it for later babies. I
wasn't worried because I thought my older ewe was
