Ram not working/Jumping
- Thread starter Razor8
- Start date
- Location
- central scotland
Put another one in the field that’ll perk him up or at least it will tup the ewe’s for you 
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
If he's tupped a few and stopped, he must know what to do.
Has he hurt himself? Turn him over and inspect his todger, if you've ruled out brisket sores and feet. I had an Exlana shearling that was happily serving ewes last year, not that I ever saw him doing much, then I noticed a few returns at just past 17 days. I caught him up and had a look and he had an ulcer on his todger.
It hadn't put the randy bugger off his stride as he had stopped 110 out of his 123 ewes in the 17 days, but I can quite see how it might of if he had experienced pain every time he served a ewe.
- Location
- central scotland
Ideal, you’ll just need to wait until the ewes are ready now then , guessing there was no teaser in before hand
sure it will be ok just keep an eye on the job
- Location
- sw scotland
Anyone would have got an ulcer at 110 times in 17 days. 17 months would be pushing it.I caught him up and had a look and he had an ulcer on his todger.
It hadn't put the randy bugger off his stride as he had stopped 110 out of his 123 ewes in the 17 days, but I can quite see how it might of if he had experienced pain every time he served a ewe.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I’ve used plenty of maternal rams at 1:100+ in the past. It’s never been an issue for forage reared rams (that I’ve already fertility tested to avoid surprises). Happy to invest heavily on maternal genetics, reared properly, on that basis.
- Location
- sw scotland
I was thinking of myself, not your forage reared rams. I'll tell the fancy piece it's my mother's genetics. My wife already understands.
Jameshenry
Member
- Location
- Cornwall
Turn a welsh ram in there 
- Location
- West Wales
Yeah I was gonna say the same but couldn’t work out a way without belittling Suffolk’sTurn a welsh ram in there
Havnt seen this fella ride anything yet he served 38 in 4 days and is at a steady 8/9 a day since. 1:150
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Three is a lot of ewes for a suffolk
He might have already been in there!Turn a welsh ram in there
- Location
- West Wales
Their like a McDonald’s, it’s not Drive Thru its “Run and Jump Thru”He might have already been in there!
The welshie tup goes down the pub and on the way home tups some of the ewes while the Suffolks is sleeping. Then jumps back out and into his own field. It’s a storey as old as time.
Jameshenry
Member
- Location
- Cornwall
Might not be what you want to hear, but if i was you i'd be taking him out ( with a rifle if it were mine
) and stick a ram in that'll get on with the job, life's too short for that nonsense
Carpet burns?If he's tupped a few and stopped, he must know what to do.
Has he hurt himself? Turn him over and inspect his todger, if you've ruled out brisket sores and feet. I had an Exlana shearling that was happily serving ewes last year, not that I ever saw him doing much, then I noticed a few returns at just past 17 days. I caught him up and had a look and he had an ulcer on his todger.
It hadn't put the randy bugger off his stride as he had stopped 110 out of his 123 ewes in the 17 days, but I can quite see how it might of if he had experienced pain every time he served a ewe.