Yesterday, we got the two backup rams in with the ewes. Desert Weyr Kevyn is in with the live cover ewes. He immediately started sniffing and chasing them, and even tried to mount a few, but none of the ewes were in heat.
Desert Weyr Kirk is the backup for the AI ewes. He went in with them, but they all started to chase him, and he ran away. He’s rather low on the totem pole in the ram pen, so I think he believed he was going to be butted. By the time evening rolled around, he’d figured it all out. He’s bred at least three ewes for sure, and there may be a fourth coming into heat.
These boys will stay with the ewes for three weeks, then they’ll come out.