Is there something wrong or all chance?

[MO.farming]

This year we had out of our 9 ewes we had 6 lamb. All of the lambs were single (the one had triplets another twins last year) we were a little surprised about that. Three of those the lambs were born with one leg back. Two of them we weren't there when they lambed.
Now the one ram only had one testicle. The another ram lamb had nothing and he's already 8 weeks old.
Is there something wrong or does this happen?

 

[Al R]

This year we had out of our 9 ewes we had 6 lamb. All of the lambs were single (the one had triplets another twins last year) we were a little surprised about that. Three of those the lambs were born with one leg back. Two of them we weren't there when they lambed.
Now the one ram only had one testicle. The another ram lamb had nothing and he's already 8 weeks old.
Is there something wrong or does this happen?

It happens
Bigger farms see birth/ lamb defects often at lambing.

 

[Cowmansam]

I’d change Rams for next year just Incase but things like this do happen

 

[JSmith]

I’ve got a ram with one testicle, the shearers point it out every year, I just tell them I breed my singles from him!! Gets a laugh every time

 

[puppet]

This year we had out of our 9 ewes we had 6 lamb. All of the lambs were single (the one had triplets another twins last year) we were a little surprised about that. Three of those the lambs were born with one leg back. Two of them we weren't there when they lambed.
Now the one ram only had one testicle. The another ram lamb had nothing and he's already 8 weeks old.
Is there something wrong or does this happen?

Unusual to have 1 or none. Have you given a good poke to check they are not undescended or you could have some in-bred early lambs.
Happened to someone I know

 

[MO.farming]

We just lost our other ram we had so we will have to use the same one we did last year. If we get the same thing next year we will be getting rid of him.

I have checked quite well to see if anything was up there. As far as I could tell there was nothing there. He would have pretty big ones by now and I'm sure I could have felt it if there was anything there. We had no other rams with the ewes so it was only the one ram and we had just got him from another farm the year before for a new ram.
We've never had one with no testicles so I wander if he will be like a ram (with all the hormones) the people who are buying him said it is fine since they don't have other sheep and only have them for pets. So at least if there is a chance that he's fertile he won't be making trouble for someone.

 

[sheepdogtrail]

If you find out he is not fertile, he would make a good teaser for the girls to get them synced for the fertile ram.

 

[Al R]

Out of all your problems it’s the 3/9 empty that would worry me!

 

[Highland Mule]

We've never had one with no testicles so I wander if he will be like a ram (with all the hormones) the people who are buying him said it is fine since they don't have other sheep and only have them for pets.

No, don’t let them have that one on two counts:

Rigs can still have hormones so shouldn’t be kept as pets - put him into the food chain. It’s not like there’s a shortage of sheep suitable for (let’s be charitable) hobby farmers.

Sheep are flock animals, so keeping one only is animal cruelty.