[Blackbelly] Putting two rams in 1 pen (Jennifer ODell)

[David R. Hibbeln]

Ms Koehler,

A fellow shepard who had some 200 head of Jacob Sheep once told me that if I 
had two ram's fighting, to put them in pen small enough that they could not 
jump out of and keep them real close so they could not run and but. Then spray 
them down with something like "lestoil or pinesol" and then let them stay 
together for a few days. He said you needed to this to change the smells they 
had and get the "bad boy" out of them... For fenching, something strong and 
secure that they could not lean against and break. He used to use the space of 
two lambing jugs in his barn..

Hope that helps.

DRH
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>I have a two year old and a four year old blackbelly ram.  I want to put them 
>in a pen together now since I have young lambs until time to breed my ewes.  I 
>know they will fight but is it possible to keep them this way?  How much room 
>will they need? What kind of fence would hold thme the best?  The four year 
>old went through a cattle panel fence and was  ust recaptured after a month 
>romp in the woods.  Thank you
>Jennifer Koehler
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