Which do you fancy better?

[bonbean01]

Was hoping to vote again

And I will continue to say my sheep are smart...and sometimes brats!!!! I was moving them alone this morning from the paddock to the big pasture...feed bucket in one hand, and BBgun for Watson the errant ram in the other hand...all know the routine and usually could do it without me...but...my stupid bantam rooster decided to run at them with his crew following him and the sheep thought that looked like great fun...chickens scatter off with the lambs following them Shake my feed bucket and call them and only Watson comes...charging the bucket...stupidly I hold the bucket up...yeah...of course he's going to jump up to try get it...doh...finally got them all in the pasture, closed the gate and told them they were all very, very stupid sheep

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Was hoping to vote again

And I will continue to say my sheep are smart...and sometimes brats!!!! I was moving them alone this morning from the paddock to the big pasture...feed bucket in one hand, and BBgun for Watson the errant ram in the other hand...all know the routine and usually could do it without me...but...my stupid bantam rooster decided to run at them with his crew following him and the sheep thought that looked like great fun...chickens scatter off with the lambs following them Shake my feed bucket and call them and only Watson comes...charging the bucket...stupidly I hold the bucket up...yeah...of course he's going to jump up to try get it...doh...finally got them all in the pasture, closed the gate and told them they were all very, very stupid sheep

Uh uh. lol I do sometime tell my goats they are dumb. But only when the deserve it and are being bad!!

BB gun? lol

 

[bonbean01]

Yeah..a BBgun and from a distance when people are driving past our place it probably looks like I'm machine gun molly...or annie oakley. Got Watson as a 4 month old...did it all right...didn't pet his head, tried to keep him scared/respectful of us and our space...he was terribly cute, but we knew better. Now he is all grown up and squirt gun in the face doesn't work...he thinks it rather fun. Hubby got the BBgun out and he did respect the sound of the bbs rattlling in there after a few shots to his butt. Usually just shaking the stupid bbgun with a "git" does the trick. Unless of course you're holding a bucket of feed up and shaking it...now that was just pure dumb on my part

Good thing we keep our neighbours in fresh eggs and baked bread or they'd fit me with a straight jacket!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Good thing we keep our neighbors in fresh eggs and baked bread or they'd fit me with a straight jacket!

HAHA

Is he just big and doesn't know his size or is he mean/aggressive?

 

[bonbean01]

He's usually pretty good, but would never trust him or any ram. He won't be 2 years old until this January, but he's getting to be a fair size and muscled neck and has his grown up ruff growing down his chest already. To be fair, one of the first time ewes obviously didn't settle first round and she's in heat again and that's never a good time to be around him. Hope no one else comes into heat...ready to put that boy in the ram pen and enjoy my ewes again. I'd take a photo of him if I could remember where I put my camera last time I used it :/

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I'm glad Moses isn't like that. I know a few people that have Boers and they have to watch their back. The guy I bought Moses from has to careful during rut season because his buck will challenge him.

What kind of sheep do you have? And does your ram have horns?

I'm hoping to keep Moses in with the does until the kid. I like them all being together. lol

 

[Queen Mum]

I don't think it's an issue if you lay them out the first time they become dominant. With the big hair sheep where I used to live in Texas, he kept ramming the boss and he threw him six times and that was the end of the ramming - ever. He was as docile as a lamb after that. And Rambo was about 6 when they got him. Ian gets his big ol horns caught on me once in a while but he always stops and disengages politely.
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[bonbean01]

Watson is a Kahtadin/Dorper cross...and no horns. He's a big boy already and will continue growing until he is 3 years old. We physically can not throw him...so that's not an option. Using a bbgun sounds horrible, but it is a kid's bbgun...you know, the kind from Christmas Story...kid, you'll shoot your eye out...that kind. Funny thing is he really seeks out and wants attention...he's the easiest to drench and trim hooves...guess any kind of attention is better than a bbgun, eh?

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Watson is a Kahtadin/Dorper cross...and no horns. He's a big boy already and will continue growing until he is 3 years old. We physically can not throw him...so that's not an option. Using a bbgun sounds horrible, but it is a kid's bbgun...you know, the kind from Christmas Story...kid, you'll shoot your eye out...that kind. Funny thing is he really seeks out and wants attention...he's the easiest to drench and trim hooves...guess any kind of attention is better than a bbgun, eh?

I don't think a BB gun sounds mean. You have it for good reason and it's not going to kill him. It'll hurt but he learned quick. And yes, I would say anything is better than being shot. LOL

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Oh Bridge- I was waiting to see who would catch on to that!!!

CBL- too funny.... yes we are old, so what!!!! who is teaching you history!! and NO emus!!!!

My daughter votes sheep. does that count??

I hate history, in FACT, I have straight A's in EVERYTHING, but history

I have a C in it.

My husband has had both.

He says goats are much smarter than sheep.

Now before you yell at me, HE said that, not me.

I've never met a sheep.

DonnaBelle

I've heard that too.

Me too. Tons of people I know say that they are so stupid or dumb, and that they have no brain. They went to goats and say they are very smart animals and also clever. I've never had sheep so idk if it's true but alot of people do say that. No to all the sheep people -- I'm not saying your are and nor am I saying all sheep are like that. lol I know you guys are crazy about your sheep as we are about our goats.

Chumlee, our temp. wether, is dumb as a brick

So sheep aren't the only 'not so clever' creatures (but I love them anywho, if they're dumb or not)