BlueMoonFarms
True BYH Addict
Ok, long story short my ram Dominic is fine with his buddies again, however he has begun testing us.
He gave me a gentle but in the butt, and I grabbed him threw him on his back and shoved the ram shield back on him.
With the ram shield on he attempted to do the same thing to my husband. He got miffed that my husband was not feeding him quick enough and backed up, tried to move forward and of course failed. Scared the life out of my hubby because im always warning him to watch the rams.
Then he is challenging our LGD every now and then. Mara wont do anything unless he hurts her, and then she will bite his horns and wrap her paw up around his neck to hold him there until he calms down. Its actually really cool to watch her do this. (not cool that she has to obviously)
Anyway, the question is how much of this is typical ram behavior coming out of breeding season? And how long should I watch his behavior before I call it quits and replace him?
Is there anyway to change the behavior? (I don't think so but its worth an ask)
He is 2 years old, Shetland ram.
He gave me a gentle but in the butt, and I grabbed him threw him on his back and shoved the ram shield back on him.
With the ram shield on he attempted to do the same thing to my husband. He got miffed that my husband was not feeding him quick enough and backed up, tried to move forward and of course failed. Scared the life out of my hubby because im always warning him to watch the rams.
Then he is challenging our LGD every now and then. Mara wont do anything unless he hurts her, and then she will bite his horns and wrap her paw up around his neck to hold him there until he calms down. Its actually really cool to watch her do this. (not cool that she has to obviously)
Anyway, the question is how much of this is typical ram behavior coming out of breeding season? And how long should I watch his behavior before I call it quits and replace him?
Is there anyway to change the behavior? (I don't think so but its worth an ask)
He is 2 years old, Shetland ram.