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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bionic on April 01, 2013, 10:35:03 am

Title: What age to start halter training?
Post by: Bionic on April 01, 2013, 10:35:03 am

Taffy is only 2 weeks old so I think I am a bit premature with this but just wondered when would be best to start halter training.
He is out in the field with his mum and a couple of other ewes. At the moment I am still able to pick him up twice a day for a cuddle, when I feed his mum, but he is getting bigger so I won't be able to do that for much longer.

Title: Re: What age to start halter training?
Post by: Bionic on April 02, 2013, 11:21:57 am

bump

Title: Re: What age to start halter training?
Post by: Foobar on April 02, 2013, 11:29:48 am

I don't bother until after weaning, unless you have a reason to do it earlier.  I personally wouldn't do it until they are a good "chunky" size.