Trapping Sheep Catching for processing.

[JMOR]

My grandmother spent the last 20 years of her life with a roll around, encased seat attached, perimeter pipe framed walker. She was out feeding the sheep one day and a ram hit her in the knee from the side and made a mess out of her leg. I was young at the time and it was half a century ago so I am assuming that at the time there weren't cures like available today.....same with her glasses....thicker than the bottom of glass milk bottles. She had really bad cataracts. Then she was diabetic and had to take insulin shots daily. Then she had 7 children and the last one was an invalid for life having Polio in the womb requiring her daily care over his short 40 year lifetime.

Never heard her gripe. She still cooked and kept house for the family. Bringing tears to my eyes recalling what that woman went through.

I understand.

 

[72supr]

Yep, the packing plants use to use a goat to lead the lambs to the top floor of the packing house where the kill floor was. They trained them by giving them tobacco. The goats were hooked on the leaf.

 

[560Dennis]

Update : wethers wet to butcher yesterday. They were recaptured by my ten year old grandson , Parker , just love the effort and skill,it took. They were once very elusive. I’ll ask Parker how he did it In his own words.
reminds me of marlin Perkins of Mutual of Omaha fame.
time for lamb burgers !

 

[Fawteen]

When I raised sheep, I never entered the barnyard without a baseball bat when a ram was around. They have a nasty attitude and the bat served as an attitude adjustment tool.

This is Baxter, a Katahdin ram. Big sucker, estimated at around 250 pounds.

Baxter thought he was a lap dog. Calm, friendly, always up for a scratch.

Had Shetlands for years, all but one of the rams were respectful if not particularly cuddly. Did have one that required an occasional attitude adjustment.

Always feed my sheep in a double pen. Separate entrances with a gated fence between pens. Made sorting the critters relatively easy.

 

[Charles in Aus.]

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This is Baxter, a Katahdin ram. Big sucker, estimated at around 250 pounds.

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Baxter thought he was a lap dog. Calm, friendly, always up for a scratch.

Had Shetlands for years, all but one of the rams were respectful if not particularly cuddly. Did have one that required an occasional attitude adjustment.

Always feed my sheep in a double pen. Separate entrances with a gated fence between pens. Made sorting the critters relatively easy.

I misread Baxter as Batter , thinking Batter(ing) ram was a really appropriate name !

 

[Fawteen]

I misread Baxter as Batter , thinking Batter(ing) ram was a really appropriate name !

"Baxter" is from Baxter State Park, home of Mount Katahdin here in Maine. I like the way you think tho...

 

[Dingo3]

Update : wethers wet to butcher yesterday. They were recaptured by my ten year old grandson , Parker , just love the effort and skill,it took. They were once very elusive. I’ll ask Parker how he did it In his own words.
reminds me of marlin Perkins of Mutual of Omaha fame.
time for lamb burgers !

Old Marlin didn’t see much action…”as Jim wrestles with the boa constrictor let me tell you about insurance.”

 

[Dingo3]

My hats off to your grandson. I live for those moments involving the capture of nuisance animals. I probably would have spent too much time and effort but I actually enjoy doing it. I am always getting asked by fellow workers and neighbors to catch some critters. Always catch them alive, of course that was usually a prerequisite from the troubled friends.