GARLAND STAMPER
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:56:07 -0700
Hi Jody, Don't despair...you new little one will just take some patience on your part. If possible, put the goat and lamb in a very small enclosure or stall for a couple of weeks so you can interact with Lammie. I tamed my very first 4 month old ram that way. He lived in the chicken house til we acquired some sheep to go with him later. I'd just sit on a bucket and watch him eat his hay and then started tempting him with kale leaves and cut grasses. It didn't take too long to win him over. Amazingly, he was always respectful, even later as a mature ram. Almost all of my sheep are bucket trained now. I can let them out of their pen and they will follow me wherever I want by just following the little bucket of grain. Believe me...it comes in handy to have them do this when you need to catch the whole flock for shots or to trim feet. We do all of that in an enclosed stall or barn isle. Just be careful always with blackbelly sheep or any of the primitive breeds. I think they should be called "flying sheep"!! Beth in central OR Sierra Luna Am. Blackbelly Sheep Powell Butte, OR PS You might want to get Lammie another lamb friend down the road as they are such strong flockers. Just tame the first one first. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info