The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Suebrew on October 29, 2017, 05:25:30 pm
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Hello I have a little black Ouessant ram. I had him as a pet hes now almost 3 and is causing a bit of trouble with my other 3 wethers and pony. I don't really want to have him put down but would anyone like him. I am in Hampshire.
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why not just wether him ? problem solved :-)
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Your post mentions "other" wethers. Is he supposed to be one too? If so, are you sure he's not a rig?
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Can I have him castrated at 3 years old. Plus will it calm him down. Marches Farmer no he was not given as a wether I knew he was a ram. My others are 2 hampshires and a Jacob and I don't like the way he goes for them. He was very good for the first 6 months.
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Shouldn't be a problem and once the hormones have cleared his system he should be much calmer.
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Have to agree with marches farmer testosterone fuellled behaviour, off with his bits!
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Well I will get onto the vet tomorrow I had thought he was too old. I don't know why as my Alpacas were 3 or 4 when I had them done. thanks all for your advice as I am pretty fond of Roger the ram
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OK Ive spoken to the vet all can be done no problem. They have quoted £150 /£200 does this sound a bit excessive????
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depends on how its done maybe get a second quote from a large animal practice?
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I paid no more than £50 to have a ram lamb castrated a couple of years ago. A mature ram would be more expensive but what you've been quoted is excessive I think. Was that with a large animal practise?
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My neighbour had two 6 month old lambs done recently for £45 each. He took them to the surgery in a trailer, vet operated in the back of the trailer and they came straight back. Sounds like your vets want to put them under GA.. Make sure your vet is a large animal vet!
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They are a large animal vet. They only work on site they don't have a surgery. I might try and find someone else tomorrow. they are giving a sedation but I think a standing one not a general. Thanks for all your advice guys.
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Our farm vets up north were very loathe to castrate beyond 4 months old, but in your circs I’d hope they’d be more willing. Did you try to negotiate?
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Mine did not charge that for a vasectomy on a 9 month ram, which is a far more fiddley procedure.
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Could the vet not use a Burdizzo with a local anesthetic? That surely must be cheaper.
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Could the vet not use a Burdizzo with a local anesthetic? That surely must be cheaper.
If I remember correctly, Burdizzo is only legal up to one month on sheep, three on calves.
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Hi Sally
I think that is the case without an anaesthetic, but I was suggesting the vet could perhaps do it with an anaesthetic?
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£100 of the fee is the call out and then £45.00 for time with us rest is the 'job' in hand. I am going to try and negotiate but they know they are the only large animal vets in our area now :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
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Ouch... £100 call out fee! For a large animal vet on an elective call out (I.e not an emergency) that is extortionate. That's along the lines of horse vet prices :yuck:
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How far from the surgery is your farm? £100 seems very expensive!
Can't you take the ram to them and let them operate in the trailer? You'd have no call out then?
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You're in a very expensive part of the country and I've never before heard of a visiting-only vet. Even so the word "extortionate" springs to mind.