Good trade? *Update*

[aggieterpkatie]

Or if you know he'll still have his sheep a year from now, wait until then for the ram. Unless you're going to breed your ewes as lambs! Sounds like a great trade though!

 

[Wannabefree]

We don't want to house a buck goat, so I'm thinking hubster won't want a ram around here either. I'll just go with the ewes, and see what I can find when they come of age. Less feed, less faces in my face Guess I was just thinking out loud.

 

[glenolam]

But are rams as stinky as bucks???? That'd be a deal breaker....

 

[aggieterpkatie]

But are rams as stinky as bucks???? That'd be a deal breaker....

No way, Jose! They just have a slight rammy scent upclose, near their faces. I like the way they smell.

 

[sufficientforme]

Our ram does not smell bad, but I think you are right to go with ewes and borrow a ram when you are ready to breed. Ours is a P.I.T.A. and where our sheep cycle monthly he has to be penned separate in order to not have lambs on the ground every 5 months and give the ewes bodies a break and breed when we plan not him

 

[CrownofThorns]

Sounds like a great deal to me! I'd try to get a ram too. If I was ever to want sheep again. Ugh!

 

[Denim Deb]

I have a ram I'd like to get rid of. (But then again, it's a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab. )

 

[CrownofThorns]

I have a ram I'd like to get rid of. (But then again, it's a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab. )

 

[Wannabefree]

Deb! If the rams aren'tas stinky as a buck.....I may be able to swing it. I'd like to have some offspring, and maybe some milk Is their gestation the same or about the same as goats?I'll have to look that up. The only issue would be keeping the ram seperated, but I have enough lumber leftover from the goat shed I could probably swing it fairly easily.

I'm on the fence on that one. :/ What would you sheep people do? Worth it to house a male on site?

 

[FarmerJamie]

Deb! If the rams aren'tas stinky as a buck.....I may be able to swing it. I'd like to have some offspring, and maybe some milk Is their gestation the same or about the same as goats?I'll have to look that up. The only issue would be keeping the ram seperated, but I have enough lumber leftover from the goat shed I could probably swing it fairly easily.

I'm on the fence on that one. :/ What would you sheep people do? Worth it to house a male on site?

Hey, does the hubster know about this?

Oh wait, you were talking about a ram...