[Jacob-list] foot stomping

[im rapunzil]

This thread has been very interesting and educational to me.  I have a question though - how can a ram be afraid of people but yet be halter broke?  Then how do you get a halter on him?  Especially with those huge horns.......

You live by writing your poems on a farm
and call that farming.



 

> From: aztreaz at earthlink.net

> To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

> Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 09:58:13 -0700

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] foot stomping

> 

> When I need to go in the wether/ram pen I carry a wooden baseball bat. 

> Never had to use it and I don't threaten anyone with it. I just carry it. 

> The ram gets a halter put on to take him to the ewe pen for breeding. I

> try and not handle him much at all, I don't feed him any treats by hand....

> except a slice of bread, rarely. I do slip up once in a great while and

> give him a quick scratch under the chin and tell him how wonderful he is. 

> I really shouldn't do that, according to the ram experts, but I do...

> 

> Cathy

> Moscow, Idaho

> 

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