He really can’t be that bad! I’ve just evicted four more ewes who think he’s worth breaking in for.... well it’s keeping me fit I suppose.... & I’m learning - if I can hear the gate being rattled it means he has visitors!
Landroverroy - yes he was priced realistically & realistically he may well end up as cull.... & we do have the option of the ryeland, The current “plan” (I don’t know why I bother - ha ha!) wasn’t to aim to crossbreed, but that option is very much open - I am now the optimistic owner of many many colours of raddle.... & having two tups hopefully means we stand a chance of one being fertile..... There are plenty of things to go wrong still! Assuming
he’s not carrying any kind of evil plague I’m happy to give him a chance and try him with our ewes - providing it won’t harm either. & I’m feeling far more reassured about letting him have a go (assuming he gets through quarantine).
Assuming
he comes good- In terms of genetic diversity he’s probably only got a season or two with us anyway... we’ve yet to discover if either ram is capable & neither has a certain future at this moment! - we may end up needing no companions..... mind you the same goes for our ewes they are all unknown to us too. We are working with a lot of unknown variables.
He’s perky enough (& apparently very desirable to the neighbours lady sheeps!) & he’s grazing in a helpful place - so that’s all good for now.
I’m sure he’s not the first tup to be shunted off to a far distant corner of someone’s farm on the least useful piece of land & be generally be forgotten about - I do hear your warning though.... thank you - neither will be leaving quarantine unless we believe all is well.