Wishful thinking?

[Latestarter]

Can you separate at feed time and otherwise just leave them together? Seems to me that ought to ease the problem of one getting more than the other.

 

[mystang89]

That may be an option.I just need to figure out the best way of organizing that. Thanks for the option!

 

[mystang89]

Nother question. I have my goat always in the same pasture as my girls. IF she is pregnant, should he be removed at some time or is he ok in there?

 

[Latestarter]

Is the goat causing some kind of problem or issue? Or are the ewes causing him some issue or concern? If not, then I'd say leave well enough alone.

 

[Baymule]

I don't separate my ewes. I don't even jug them for a few days after they lamb. They have their lambs where they choose to. I have one ewe that will lamb in their shelter, the rest lamb in the pasture, in brush or at the round bale of hay.

 

[mystang89]

Wow,I don't even know how ram was autocorrected to goats but, um, yeah, it was definitely supposed to say should I separate my RAM from the potentially pregnant ewe. I didn't know if the ram would attack the lamb.

 

[Baymule]

I ran my ram with the flock for two lambings and he did not attack the lambs. He protected them. I am keeping one of his sons for one or two breedings, then he will go to freezer camp too. My next ram after this one will be a registered Katahdin.

 

[mystang89]

Thanks, that makes things much more simple.

 

[Baymule]

When I unshell the bucks for a registered ram, he sure won't ever have a one way ticket to freezer camp! LOL My goal is 10 ewes that consistently have twins and raise them unassisted. I have 2 ewes that do that and am keeping a daughter from each this year. I am excited to have them. It will give me 9 ewes.

It is better to be able to separate the ram, so that you can control breeding times.

 

[mystang89]

How many rams do you have? Do you do line breading?