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    I know this will make your bored, but back to genetics for a second. Something that also is wanted is an absolute insane lamb. Or very touchy. It will be hard to halter brake, but this is what is wanted. By the time you get to fair, it will of course be ready for all showing. But when the judge touches the lamb, he with flex his muscles and thats what wins...
    Now back to whats in bold. Through the stress of being weaned and traveling, its very hard on em'. So it's a wise choice to let them settle in to their new home for about a week. But don't just let them sit there. Get in the pen and literally mess with them. I set a lawn chair in their pen and read. That gives them the chance to, I know this sounds weird, but smell you, and just get used to you. The process is 2x faster because they learn to depend on you and you only.  By doing this, I got it to where I could bring my lamb into stands full of people without going insane while people pet him. He was literally a dog. This also helps in showing because my lamb got to the point of me holding his chin and he would easily walk with me. JUST DO IT! It will really pay off. Another key throughout this process is the set a time every morning and night. Keep it to a certain time such as 8:00am, and 6:00pm. As humans, we have an alarm clock in our head for what time we need to wake up. We get into this routine by alarms being set at a certain time so we later wake up two minutes before the set time. This is the same thing for animals. Once they get used to a time, the alarm goes off saying,"it's time to eat!" When fed before the clock sounds, they will only nibble and won't gain weight to have proper exercise. To late, he will scarf it down and that will cause  stomach problems and inability to exercise properly. But it doesn't have to be 8:00 sharp, 8:30 is no big deal. just try to keep it it a half hour range. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS IF SOMETHING IS NOT CLEAR!