Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Bauernhof: Selling a Ram

 


Not that anyone who reads my Blog is probably a ram buyer, but it's fun to remember what's "going on" on our farm at different times. 

Purebred Katahdin ram for sale.
$500
Developed from the Virginia Tech parasite-resistance breeding program.
He’s never needed/received an antibiotic, dewormer, or vaccine.
He’s been our back-up sire for this last season.
I have not weighed him, but I know he is over 150 lbs (probably more), and he’s got more growing to do still. His sire was the largest Katahdin ram I have ever seen in person. His twin brother is just a bit larger, and he is our flock’s main sire.
He has thrived on our less than ideal pasture with rotational grazing. No supplemental hay given, ever.
He’ll be 2 years old this Spring.
Rams really reach their prime at 3-4 years of age. Rams usually are taken out of breeding between 6-8 years.
He’s gentle... not bottle-fed gentle, but we occasionally hand feed our sheep alfalfa pellets, and he’ll follow a bucket with the flock in a second.
Located in Bulls Gap.
East Tennessee.

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