On Saturday afternoon we removed all the high dependency lambs from the garth behind the Reading Room and moved them to new and fresh pasture...
Melody and her compatriots are used to the trailer, as in bad weather they use it to shelter from the rain, so there was no problem with getting them rounded up... and when we got to the other end there was no problem getting them into the field as they would follow me anywhere with my little white bucket......... We took the tot's mum, Millie, with them too as she is still acting as the babysitter sheep and is a calming influence... teaching them lots of good habits.. and it keeps her out of harms way as she is right down at the bottom of the pecking order in the flock....
I walked round the perimeter of the field with them so they knew where they could go and find out what was round each corner.... and they all trotted round like a train... They had their breakfast and then we sneaked away while they were distracted by the new grass and surroundings.......
Melody and her compatriots are used to the trailer, as in bad weather they use it to shelter from the rain, so there was no problem with getting them rounded up... and when we got to the other end there was no problem getting them into the field as they would follow me anywhere with my little white bucket......... We took the tot's mum, Millie, with them too as she is still acting as the babysitter sheep and is a calming influence... teaching them lots of good habits.. and it keeps her out of harms way as she is right down at the bottom of the pecking order in the flock....
I walked round the perimeter of the field with them so they knew where they could go and find out what was round each corner.... and they all trotted round like a train... They had their breakfast and then we sneaked away while they were distracted by the new grass and surroundings.......
At later in the afternoon we went back to check them and to give them their tea... oh dear...... Melody was missing.... We pulled up alongside the field.. yup.. all the other present and correct... then out of the side of the compost heap in the corner there was a little ma.. ma.. and then a black nose showed itself......... Steve had been cutting down the currant canes from the fruit garden.. and the leaves were obviously too tasty to resist....... Melody had found them and was busy munching them all off and digging for more.. she looked very sheepish... well I suppose she would!!
We went to the gate and she was first there....... had her tea with the others and then began to cry...... ma.. ma.. ma.. little short bursts ... which means I want you here and don't leave me........ she was like a dog walking to heel... with her side leaning on my wellie boot... wherever I went.... she has been the same since... when I go into the field she's really needy......... she was the same when we took her from the barn to the home field... and from the home field to the Reading Room garth... it takes her a good week to settle and to believe that I will come back to her.... All the others are settled and were the first day... bless... I'll just keep loving her...... which of
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