newton's the goats journal

[newton the goat]

Thank you guys for all the positive feedback and everything. Anyways besides finally getting out of my bad situation i managed to sell all of my ram lambs from my first lambing and two ewes i didnt like the looks of! Im so excited! Ive been telling dad for months i need them gone and he finally let me!! Im proud of myself! I finally feel like i got something accomplished

 

[Bruce]

 

[newton the goat]

Some sad(ish) news to report. Ramsey was taken to auction last week. His daughters were coming of age and we didnt want to risk in breeding in our currently small enviroment.

According to my dad he took him to the pens and it got to the point that my dad almost loaded our sweet boy back to bring him home. He was getting to be too much. He had taken down my father, grandfather, step mother and 10 year old cousin... he even tried to butt me when i wasnt looking. Romeo is now taking over to pick up any stragglers among the ewes that ramsey missed.

We are suspecting that at least two of the mature ewes havent cycled back yet which is weird. So i guess we will see what neat colors we get this year! Btw im suspecting at the size eve is now she is very very very pregnant. Ill try and get a photo of her tomorrow.

 

[Baymule]

I am sorry about Ramsey, I know what he meant to you. Besides the inbreeding, the fact that he was butting people is a dangerous situation. Even you, he tagged. I am sure it was a very difficult decision, but as a farmer, you are faced with hard decisions and you are most definitely a farmer.

I had a ram that was getting to that stage. He tagged me whenever my back was turned, which wasn't often, but you know how it is. I changed his name from Prince to Ramburger and after he bred the ewes, that's what he became.

 

[newton the goat]

I am sorry about Ramsey, I know what he meant to you. Besides the inbreeding, the fact that he was butting people is a dangerous situation. Even you, he tagged. I am sure it was a very difficult decision, but as a farmer, you are faced with hard decisions and you are most definitely a farmer.

I had a ram that was getting to that stage. He tagged me whenever my back was turned, which wasn't often, but you know how it is. I changed his name from Prince to Ramburger and after he bred the ewes, that's what he became.

Honestly he did mean a lot to me. It hurt to send him off. We actually planned to keep him till his golden years,maybe even build a ram trading group around him,but with my brother learning to walk and talk we couldnt risk keeping a ram around who would try to tag us. Though he only got me once the one time he got me was in the back of my bad knee and he almost got me down.... its the first and hopefully last time i will ever strike out at one of my animals to protect myself.... and trust me im not proud but he got my almost to my knees and was already backing up again. Romeo is proving to be a sweet heart. He doesnt come up to me for attention or affection like ramesy did but he has his own way of displaying trust,like lying down while im working in the pen which encourages the girls to relax while im around as well.

To be honest ramsey was the best start i could have asked for. The best introductory ram into the world of sheep we could have ever hoped for. I now know how to work my sheep better because of him alone. I also know many things not to do as well. Im glad we chose him in the begining. And with that ends his era and i hope to see brighter possibilities waiting for the future!

 

[Bruce]

So good memories and good education. Hold on to those

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Here’s to hoping Romeo is 10x the ram that Ramsey was!!

 

[Latestarter]

But Ramsey was her first... You know how girls always remember their first...

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Oh LS!

 

[newton the goat]

But Ramsey was her first... You know how girls always remember their first...

Oh god @Latestarter i had to re read your post a few times to make sure i read that correctly.... omg thank you i really needed that laugh