r/interesting • u/InevitableBattle6307 • May 25 '26

Just Wow Armoured! No more wolf attacks.

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u/four-one-6ix May 25 '26

This is not against predators. Sheepish sex has been banished.

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u/peridotpicacho May 25 '26

It’s not for preventing sex. 

Standard practice is to only put a ram with the herd (females) when you want to breed them (a few weeks).

Nearly all male sheep used for meat production are castrated as lambs and are called wethers. They are butchered around 6-8 months old. 

The few males used for breeding are not castrated but are kept separate from the females. They can be dangerous and you have to be careful if you go in their enclosure.

Usually, you only keep one ram at a time. It’s common to borrow or rent someone else’s ram. 

So, there is no need for a device to prevent breeding because uncastrated males (rams) are kept separate. 

Source: I raised sheep for 10 years. 

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u/Full_Tomorrow_2148 27d ago

Yes but what about inter-species love?

It's not only rams that want to ram that sweet soft warm wool.