Hi Jim,
We both feel that your alpha ram will always be alpha; no matter if he is
whethered. He is set in his personality and temperament and he is used to
commanding respect...from all. We butcher our own sheep and think that
might be an option for you...or sell him for someone else to butch
Hi Nancy,
There are some good holistic products out there on the web. If you visit
www.wolfcreekranch.com they have products for cough and cold that you could
try. They are very detailed in whats in their formulas so you can see if
something won't work for sheep. I think their product called Pe
My personal opinion is it is too late if he is that old and that aggressive.
By now he not only has a large set of horns, he is used to imposing his will
on others. Plus, he has no fear of you. It may slow him down a little,
especially after the new ram puts him in his place, but he will still be a
Thanks for the advice on shots. I usually give 1 cc pen and1/2cc of excenel
once a day and if they are really bad another dose of penn in the evening. I
do this for 3 - 5 days depending on how sick. It normally is a great fix. I
just hate the whole idea of shooting such a little thing. I think
I have a question
My alpha ram is very aggressive. Dangerous at times (bottle fed, I was
warned not to try and make a pet out of him)
Throws very good genes and keeps the ewes happy.
I have been wondering if I made a whether out of him, would his attitude
change.
He is now 5 years old. Is it too la
I understand not wanting to give shots, but if you give one very small shot
of Gallamycin it will clear up the upper resp. infection - usually it only
takes one small shot,sometimes 2 if they are really bad. It's the best
medicine I've seen for clearing upper resp infections.
Onalee
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Hello Nancy,
I use Penicillin G Procaine (300,000 units per ml) at 1cc/45#, and Vitamin B
Complex at 3cc/45#. These are both injections and can be subcutaneous or
intra-muscle. Keep injections of these two medicines away from each other
when locating shots on the lamb. I have found nothing bet
- Good morning, I have a lamb who has been fighting a cold , some
congestion and a cough for about a week. She is a bottle lamb and I hate to
give shots! Is there anything new out there that you can put in the obtle ?
I know that I can't feed milk at the same time but could use a water
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