Author Topic: Lost our ram today :-(( (Read 6317 times)

FiB · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2012, 08:49:59 pm »

Sad day

- he was a maginficant beauty.

Anke · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2012, 09:07:05 pm »

A peaceful end - do you know how old he was?

Rigg Freddy Blue, my registered three year old, very gentle tup will be for sale this summer, as he has now been doing his duty for two years with me. He is white, with a very slight brown mottling to his legs. His pedigree is on the Shetland Sheep Society's flock book/website.

But I am very attached to him..., so am also considering splitting the flock and using an unrelated tup lamb on Freddy's daughters....

onnyview · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2012, 09:43:46 pm »

Oh, how sad. So sorry for you. At least he had a very good innings and you were able to give him a swift and dignified end.

Bramblecot · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2012, 10:18:03 pm »

Take a pat on the back (and a hug

) for looking after him right to the end. So much kinder than sending him on. Lovely idea to keep his horns.

Penninehillbilly · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2012, 10:55:56 pm »

Good to hear he had a peacefull end without the stress many farmers would have put their tups thru for the few pounds they'd get.
well done

But how did he manage to see the girls beyond those wonderful horns?

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2012, 11:36:04 pm »

What a beauty. And a lucky boy to have had such a caring home and dignified end.

SteveHants · « **Reply #21 on:** February 29, 2012, 12:50:12 am »

Nice to have an understanding vet too re: the horns.

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #22 on:** February 29, 2012, 07:25:51 am »

Quote from: Anke on February 28, 2012, 09:07:05 pm

A peaceful end - do you know how old he was?

Rigg Freddy Blue, my registered three year old, very gentle tup will be for sale this summer, as he has now been doing his duty for two years with me. He is white, with a very slight brown mottling to his legs. His pedigree is on the Shetland Sheep Society's flock book/website.

But I am very attached to him..., so am also considering splitting the flock and using an unrelated tup lamb on Freddy's daughters....

He was about nine or ten, so not bad really.

Freddy does sound lovely! I reckon you will split your flock ...:-))))
Im having an op in a month which will put me out of action for two or three months, after that Im going to try and find a paragon like Curly or Freddy (great name!)

in the hills · « **Reply #23 on:** February 29, 2012, 11:19:46 am »

Awwww ........sorry about your lad but it sounds as though he has been much loved. I bet there are lots of rams who wished they could have had a life like him!!

He was very cute.

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #24 on:** February 29, 2012, 12:05:24 pm »

Quote from: penninehillbilly on February 28, 2012, 10:55:56 pm

Good to hear he had a peacefull end without the stress many farmers would have put their tups thru for the few pounds they'd get.
well done

But how did he manage to see the girls beyond those wonderful horns?

He was very funny, he never appeared to be remotely interested in the girls at all....yet mysteriously :-)) every April there would be twenty or thirty exact Curly replicas all born within a week of each other! All just like him even when the ewe was a coloured Shetland, he certainly stamped his stock :-))))

I wouldnt have sent him to the abbatoir even if that was an option, although I dont think he could have travelled anyway. I was very happy (if thats the right word) with how he went.

The vet was very good, he actually owned Curly before me so it was actually a bit tough for him too. He offered to do the horns, bless him.