Sheep never cease to amaze me, they can be bouncing around happy and healthy one minute and dead the next!! He was fine yesterday morning, had a phone call at midday to say i had a sheep looking poorly, rushed over to the paddock and found him down and unable to get up. Popped him in the pickup and brought him back to a stable. He had the "head rolling back and i am about to die" expression! Decided to pop inside and get the 4.10 out of the gun cabinet, by the time i got back out to him to shoot him he was dead!!
Haven't even paid for him yet!! Actually the nice chap i got him off very kindly said i didnt need to pay for a dead sheep!! Really gutted though as he was a really nice boy. Now got to start looking around for another tup for next year. Ewes are in with a Hampshire Down for this year, so will take my time and see if i can find another nice Poll Dorset ram lamb.