I have those in my pastures as well. They are wonderful when the
animals are shedding as they feel really good to scratch against and
get that old coat out.
Best Wishes,
Jann
Mountain Ridge Ranch and
KayaKyi Kennels
American Blackbelly Sheep
Tibetan Mastiffs
PBGVs and GBGVs
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Smith <mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com>
To: blackbelly <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info>
Sent: Sat, Jan 25, 2014 1:09 pm
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Ram with large head wound
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.
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