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Old 09/05/11, 01:34 PM
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a silly question

What do you call a castrated male sheep?
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Old 09/05/11, 01:48 PM
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A wether? is this a trick question?...LOL

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wether

Terminology for sheep:

http://www.sheep101.info/sheepandlambs.html


Information on rams:
http://lavenderfleece.com/rambehavior.html
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Thanks
Not a trick I just did not know the answer. i knew a castrated goat was a whether and a horse a gelding but I am not up on my sheep terminology.
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