Well, first a big thank you to all who answered my questions on our 3 week old ram who lost his mama! With your advice, we were finally able to get him on the bottle. He is eating creep feed along with a bit of hay, and drinking water as well!
I have been pouring over the forums here as well as my sheep books. I am concerned because I keep reading over and over about the dangers of a bottle fed ram becoming super aggressive after reaching maturity. Is this true in all breeds of sheep? Should I be concerned? His papa was also a bottle fed baby and was shown in local and state fairs throught he 4H. I never turn my back on any ram but is the bottle fed thing more of a larger breed issue? Our Shetland ram now is older and although he has yet to ram me, I also won't give him the chance! If I notice a gleam in his eye, I tell him not to even think about it! LOL!
So what are the concerns with bottle fed shetland rams?
I have been pouring over the forums here as well as my sheep books. I am concerned because I keep reading over and over about the dangers of a bottle fed ram becoming super aggressive after reaching maturity. Is this true in all breeds of sheep? Should I be concerned? His papa was also a bottle fed baby and was shown in local and state fairs throught he 4H. I never turn my back on any ram but is the bottle fed thing more of a larger breed issue? Our Shetland ram now is older and although he has yet to ram me, I also won't give him the chance! If I notice a gleam in his eye, I tell him not to even think about it! LOL!
So what are the concerns with bottle fed shetland rams?