The lambs have settled in just fine.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Sheep and goats
Rigged up a small area for the sheep and goats to graze around in till I can get the property fenced. I took Seth with me when I went to pick up the ram lambs. The owner was 82 yrs old and said it might take him a while to get the lambs sorted out. My friend who talked to him said "no problem, my friend (me) has a dog" LOL This flock hasn't been worked with a dog before and there was a mixture of about 20 sheep and goats running together in an open field of about 5 acres with a small barn in the middle. Seth went and got the sheep and goats and brought them to me. The man then asked if I could separate the goats and sheep. No problem they were almost split apart anyway so I just had to call Seth in and turn him onto the sheep. Then one ewe challenged him but got told not to do that. Then they all decided to go around the barn instead of into the open stall door where we wanted them. A few broke off and stupidly I told Seth to lie down till I could decide how to handle it. A ewe who was off to the side and not noticed by me or Seth ran up and rolled Seth. Good thing he was lying down. He had a little "talk" with her and she returned to the group and they all went into the stall. I shut the door then pushed them into the rear stall and had Seth hold them there so I could sort off the ram lambs from the rest. These were only 5 week old lambs and I really didn't like taking them so young, but the man would've sold them to someone else if we hadn't taken them. These lambs are so heavy and big boned I could barely hold on. But I managed to catch both and we put them into crates in my friend's van. The entire process took about 10 minutes. I love Seth.
The lambs have settled in just fine.
The lambs have settled in just fine.
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