Author Topic: meet my new boy  (Read 5649 times)

feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
  • lymington hampshire
meet my new boy
« on: May 16, 2014, 12:06:58 pm »
Bought at the May Fair Exeter last week. His name is Thumper!  some of the rams made over four thousand guineas!!! luckily ours didn't make that because we haven't got that kind of money :o

kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2014, 12:08:12 pm »
Wow What a beauty ! Good stocky lad  :thumbsup: :love:

bloomer

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • leslie, fife
  • i have chickens, sheep and opinions!!!
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2014, 02:44:59 pm »
i know nothing about sheep (except they taste good)


nice horns though...


what breed is he?

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2014, 03:01:10 pm »
Very impressive  :thumbsup:
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feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
  • lymington hampshire
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2014, 03:08:19 pm »
He's a Dorset Horn.
Had to rethink his water bucket though, we have him in quarentine at the moment, so he's in the barn with another recently bought ewe for company and i had to put an extra large water bucket in for him because he can't get his horns in a usual sized one! Never had that particular problem before. Our BWM ram still only has smallish horns being a younster so it's a bit of a novelty to something with horns that big.
He is a gentleman though, so far very well behaved, we will see how he goes on when he gets with the ladies.

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2014, 08:21:09 pm »
Very handsome!

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2014, 08:47:16 pm »
Is he gong to star as an extra in the new Star Wars film... ;D ? Princess Leila's best friend?

But he does look gorgeous!

Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2014, 09:14:48 pm »
Very handsome, and he looks like he knows it  :sunshine:

Gunnermark

  • Joined Sep 2011
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2014, 10:57:17 pm »
Absolutely Stunning!!!

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2014, 08:53:42 am »
Handsome chap  :thumbsup:

Brucklay

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Perthshire
    • Brucklay Pygmy Goats
    • Facebook
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2014, 11:44:57 am »
Very nice - he does look like a bit of a show off  :thumbsup:
Pygmy Goats, Shetland Sheep, Zip & Indie the Border Collies, BeeBee the cat and a wreak of a building to renovate!!

shygirl

  • Joined May 2013
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2014, 09:47:28 pm »
i was trying to guess his age by his horns - is he 3? or older?

feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
  • lymington hampshire
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2014, 04:45:29 pm »
He is around 3 i think i will have to look at his pedigree. We know why he was called Thumper now! he was very well behaved until a few days ago when we went to put him in with his ladies.  He       " thumped" my Hubby right on the leg  :o  gave him a good old smack. Can't blame him really he was a bit worked up being penned next door to some ram lambs.

NicandChic

  • Joined Oct 2013
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2014, 05:22:40 pm »
He's beautiful & looks very happy  :)

waterbuffalofarmer

  • Joined Apr 2014
  • Mid Wales
  • Owner of 61 Mediterranean water buffaloes
Re: meet my new boy
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2014, 10:44:02 pm »
He is magnificent, congrats
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