What to do with the Ram?

arctictree

I only have the one Ram and would like to keep him for next year. Any ideas what to do with him for the year? Don't really want him in the garden on his own and don't want to mix him with the main flock as I have ewe lambs there.

Username John

arctictree wrote: »

I only have the one Ram and would like to keep him for next year. Any ideas what to do with him for the year? Don't really want him in the garden on his own and don't want to mix him with the main flock as I have ewe lambs there.

Threw a wether in with my ram. Squeezed em up tight for a while. Both went into a rough bit of field for the winter at the weekend.

Cran

arctictree wrote: »

I only have the one Ram and would like to keep him for next year. Any ideas what to do with him for the year? Don't really want him in the garden on his own and don't want to mix him with the main flock as I have ewe lambs there.

would you not be splitting the ewe lambs out when feeding the in lamb ewes? might be easier split ewe lambs out and leave the ram in with the ewes? Other than that throw couple of cast ewes in with him.

arctictree

Cran wrote: »

would you not be splitting the ewe lambs out when feeding the in lamb ewes? might be easier split ewe lambs out and leave the ram in with the ewes? Other than that throw couple of cast ewes in with him.

Yes, he's in with the in lamb ewes at the moment. Just wondering what to do with him when they are taken in.

supersean1999

Well you could take out the thinest ewe or oldest. And just keep one or two with the ram. Trust me its a lot nicer worry than..trying to get a bunch of rams settled down after the season. Iv a few friggers for fighting. Thankfully the pecking order got sorted quickly this year. They should all be the best of buds soon

arctictree

supersean1999 wrote: »

Well you could take out the thinest ewe or oldest. And just keep one or two with the ram. Trust me its a lot nicer worry than..trying to get a bunch of rams settled down after the season. Iv a few friggers for fighting. Thankfully the pecking order got sorted quickly this year. They should all be the best of buds soon

I'll be scanning next month and could put him with the empties if I have any? What is the latest a ewe would go in lamb? Doesn't their cycle stop in the springtime?

supersean1999

arctictree wrote: »

I'll be scanning next month and could put him with the empties if I have any? What is the latest a ewe would go in lamb? Doesn't their cycle stop in the springtime?

A month is mid jan. Thats away to soon unless you want lambs. Iv seen lambs born in july and one on first day of august. Only way to be safe is keep him away from them. He wont die from depression for a month on his own.

Username John

supersean1999 wrote: »

A month is mid jan. Thats away to soon unless you want lambs. Iv seen lambs born in july and one on first day of august. Only way to be safe is keep him away from them. He wont die from depression for a month on his own.

I'd be more afraid of him not staying quiet on his own.

ihatewinter

Put two quiet oldish ewes with him, won't be a bother, that you know are in lamb. They will quieten down after a while. When they're near lambing, I put 2 or 3 small hoggets with him here

Nekarsulm

supersean1999 wrote: »

A month is mid jan. Thats away to soon unless you want lambs. Iv seen lambs born in july and one on first day of august. Only way to be safe is keep him away from them. He wont die from depression for a month on his own.

The first year I had him, I put a Cheviot ram into a well fenced garden, to the side of the old farm house. He took up with his reflection in a window, and it took serious effort to get him out of the garden..............:rolleyes:

Farrell

Ours is in the shed, where he rises up on the door to check the cow & calf.
Put him on his own in a garden, broke back.
put him with a ewe in well fenced field - broke back.
No he's the doorman