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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: OhLaLa on April 15, 2013, 11:10:30 am

Title: Do wethers still try to mount ewes?
Post by: OhLaLa on April 15, 2013, 11:10:30 am

Do wethers try to mount ewes? Or do we have a rig? Getting confused now about the 'teaser' thing.
And if a ewe is being mounted (in this instance by a wether), is it an indicator that she is in season?
 :thinking:

Title: Re: Do wethers still try to mount ewes?
Post by: shep53 on April 15, 2013, 12:40:04 pm

 No but it depends is he jumping on her back or thrusting ?     Don't know until you catch him and have a look underneath  ?      Maybe but again is he thrusting and following her all day ?

Title: Re: Do wethers still try to mount ewes?
Post by: OhLaLa on April 15, 2013, 01:26:33 pm

Not following. Just seems to be having a good sniff and jumping up. The ewes walk off none too impressed and he's down again......

Title: Re: Do wethers still try to mount ewes?
Post by: shep53 on April 15, 2013, 05:50:16 pm

Sounds  like he's just full of the joys of spring :sunshine:

Title: Re: Do wethers still try to mount ewes?
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on April 15, 2013, 07:32:12 pm

Mine never do....the only involvement they do is sometimes be a bit obstructive to the ram if he is a visiting one rather than one of our own, but even then they just stand in the way while their glasses steam up :-DD they never do any mounting.