Castration age range

[norseofcourse]

I'm glad there are several different castration methods to choose from!

After having a vet surgically castrate mine for two years (and he preferred to do that at about 3 months), I purchased a burdizzo-type tool from Premier1 (they call it a 'side-crusher'). It works great, and I don't have to watch for flies or infection. I did get some pain meds from the vet, and gave them an hour before the procedure. Two out of the three lambs didn't even make a sound, and all seemed fine almost immediately.

I used the side-crusher on mine at about 6 to 7 weeks old, but mine are a smaller breed of sheep. If I had a larger breed I'd do it earlier.

It is a bit pricey, but it's well-made and will last for years. But, no Mountain Oysters!

 

[Baymule]

The two ram lambs were castrated today. Russell, our neighbor that is building the barn said he knew ho, so we did it. I held the lambs like @Bossroo said, I sat on a milk crate and watched Russell make the cuts. He slowly pulled the testicles out and it was done. It didn't look that hard, no blood, the lamb didn't scream in pain or anything like that. I set them down and they ran back to mommy and suckled. Next time I'll try it myself with Russell supervising.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

You can do it, Bay! I've done it on some pygmy boys and it really isn't hard at all.