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Randy the sheep fathers 33 lambs in 24 hours
The horniest ram
By Todd Venezia Last Updated: 7:44 AM, January 7, 2012 Posted: 1:24 AM, January 7, 2012
This ram is lucky he doesn't have to pay child support.
A male sheep — who appropriately goes by the name Randy — has shocked farmers across the United Kingdom by fathering 33 lambs in a 24-hour period.
The lusty lamb chop committed his serial insemination last July after jumping a fence in Desborough, England, and winding up in a field where a farmer was keeping 109 ewes.
By the time Randy's wild and woolly night of ram-bam romance was done, a third of the lady lambs were pregnant.
The farmer, Ed Dee, 42, said that when he approached Randy afterward, the sheep "had a bit of a smirk on his face."
So far, 13 of Randy's offspring have been born, and 20 more are on the way.
"We don't know how he managed it all," Dee told The Sun of London.
The ram got lucky again last month, when he was spared being sent to slaughter and ending up a Randy roast.
"He's certainly the luckiest ram I've ever met," Dee said.
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ESCAPED RAM RANDY GIVEN REPRIEVE FROM SLAUGHTER
Staff at West Lodge Rural Centre in Desborough have delivered 15 lambs fathered by the 11-month-old ram - named Randy - and anticipate 20 more.
Randy had been destined for slaughter but his exploits during his 24-hour escape in July have won him a reprieve.
He is to be kept at the centre with limited access to the ewes.
Farmer Ryan Thompson, who lives at the farm, said that finding out that so many of the ewes were pregnant was a "bit of a shock".
He said: "He's a bit of a naughty ram isn't he. He serviced quite a few sheep a month before we planned to get the rams in with the ewes.
'Light and sprightly'" He was young, light and sprightly and he managed to clear the 4ft fence."
But because Randy, a texel ram, was so young, he only managed to reach the shorter ewes.
Mr Thompson added: "We have noticed today that it's only the shorter sheep giving birth early.
"We usually expect the lambing to start in February, and we had the scanner in January telling us we had lambs due in December."
Despite his height disadvantage, Randy covered 30% of the farm's sheep in the 24 hours he escaped.
It was not the first time Randy has caused problems for the farm.
He avoided slaughter in November by escaping his pen the night before he was due to go to market.
When the farmer tried to round him up for market for the second time earlier this week, the creature leapt five feet in the air and head butted him.
Farmer Ed Dee said: "He sent me flying. I'm bruised, have a numb jaw and I'm plastered in mud."
Despite his behaviour, Randy's owners have grown fond of him and decided to keep him on the farm.
Mr Thompson added: "As he is obviously so productive and is becoming a bit of a star maybe we will keep him at the farm and allow him permissive access to the ewes."
Randy the ram will now become a tourist attraction
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Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, | |
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I do have a question. Wouldn't Randy only be useful in sireing only one generation? Doesn't it get to be a problem after that? | |
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You keep good mothers through their reproductive years. If a ewe is neglectful or had difficulty giving birth you would not keep her around for the next breeding season.
To diversify the genetics of your breeding stock you can pay stud fees to your neighbor's ram or buy your neighbor's lambs. Normally you wouldn't keep a ram like this one because he's short leading to smaller lambs. Conversely, you wouldn't let a large ram at a group of small ewes as you will just have trouble come lambing time.
What's interesting with rams is you put wax blocks they put around their necks during mating season. If you have two rams you put a blue block on one and a red block on the other. Every day you can track who has rutted which and how many ewes. lol. | |
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I guess in this business inbreding doesn't matter or is highly impossible. I think I got it in my head that these animals were used for their wool or something like that. After reconsidering I guess there's more than I really want to think about right now. | |
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Wouldn't that hold true every year? I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. | |
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It's very important that you do not have inbreeding. When I said you keep good mothers I meant the ewes Randy got randy with this year those would be the same ewes Randy would get with the next year.
Wiki says Texel sheep are used mainly for meat but have a mid grade wool.
Randy's lambs would either be sold when young or raised for a year with boys separated from girls. Then sold for their meat when they are bigger. No inbreeding.
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So would his offspring then breed with one another? Assuming he sires males.
Well I have to give it to him. When he sees what he wants, he goes for it. I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE UGLY. YOU JUST HAVE BAD LUCK WHEN IT COMES TO MIRRORS AND SUNLIGHT!
RIP Dick Clark, Whitney Houston, Don Cornelius, Heavy D, and Donna Summer.  | |
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No. Males housed seperate from Girls. No Inbreeding. | |
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99.9% of everything I say is strictly for my own entertainment | |
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Phew, I thought this was going to be a math problem.
Ah okay, thanks. I thought that all the females are all together and that could get rather confusing after awhile. | |
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Didi anyone use the words "Randy is a ho" on this thread yet? | |
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or "ram's rod".... ? | |
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No because Randy is a ram and therefore, his promiscuity is celebrated:
Mr Thompson added: "As he is obviously so productive and is becoming a bit of a star maybe we will keep him at the farm and allow him permissive access to the ewes." | |
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Randy is smoking!!!!!!!!!! mailto:www.iDon'tThinkSo.com.Uranus | |
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