My ram stays with the ewes all the time... I sell my ram lambs early to prevent fighting.
Cecil in OKla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Willhite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Need Blackbelly stable floor input > > Certainly no expert here, but don't think your sheep, (or any hair > sheep) need a mister because of their orgins. We are very hot and > arid here as well and I am finding my AB flock does very well, as a > matter of fact, I don't notice any difference in behavior when it > reaches over 100 degrees. Everyone else heads towards the shade and > these guys remain out grazing. Was feeling sorry for everyone in the > barnyard over the hot weekend and went out with the hose to give some > relief. The sheep had no interest, yet everyone else came a running. > With all the commotion they decided something was up and decided to > check it out... I offered to spray them and they kept moving out of > range--- not from fear as they are very friendly but because they > wanted nothing to do with the spray/water. These guys are very hardy > and don't need babying. > As for *acclimation* mine adjusted immediately. They never even tested > the fencing. (welllll... later the ram crashed thru but that was when > we separated him from his ladies) We fed them a bit of grain whenever > we went out the first day and they learned quick we were nice ;-). I > put them by themselves in a pasture for about a week then moved them > into a bigger one with other critters. > On another note, I so appreciated the multiple Ram info. Very > interesting method. Still haven't decided what to do with ours--- at > this point can't keep him penned by himself so he has *won* and is > running with his flock. It is in a bigger pasture so he doesn't seem > as aggressive when we intrude. We don't trust him of coarse but find > if we go out with the whip and crack it a few times he stays his > distance. He got a little pesky the other day when we picked up our > newest lamb and mama was pitching a fit but instead of charging he > calmly walked up and tried to head butt. > Elizabeth > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
