[qpd4ever]

hi i have 30 mule sheep all in lamb except one. she is in good body condition ,eating and drinking fine. she is middle aged but she acts very like a ram. she mount the ewes and lifts her lips when smelling them. she is deffinately female but not in lamb . is this normal

[doganjo]

he he - jealousy?

Has she lambed before?  If not is it possible she is a wolf in sheep's clothing 

[qpd4ever]

i bought her last year with her babies. she also trys to paw the ram and push her back end to him as if she wants to be mated .

[ballingall]

How do you know she's not in lamb? Has she been scanned?

[doganjo]

That thought occurred to me too.  If that was a bitch I'd be having her checked out by the vet - it sounds like a hormone problem if she isn't in lamb.  What does Fiona say, Beth?

[qpd4ever]

How do you know she's not in lamb? Has she been scanned?

yes a few weeks ago

[ballingall]

Yeah, hormones is what we think. That's why I asked if she was pregnant, sometimes in the later stages of pregnancy their hormones go a bit mad. Our goat who is due in 3 weeks spent 2 days this week behaving like a male, because the female in the pen beside her was in season.

I'd say her hormones are a bit odd! It can't be that she's a hermaphrodite if she's had lambs before.

Beth

[doganjo]

It can't be that she's a hermaphrodite if she's had lambs before.

Yes, that's why I asked if she had lambed previously.  I suppose the lambs she came with when you got her were her own???  Or am I just trying to complicate matters now?

[qpd4ever]

i think they were hers she raised them well. shes just a bit odd

[doganjo]

I think you are right!      Guess there are odd sheep same as odd hoomans