I have a problem... In that a rogue neighbour (I think) keeps putting loose sheep on my field. The first couple of times I though I must have imagined it as they were gone before I could deal with them. Then I thought I must have a hole in my fence.... Nope. Last week I got up to find the gate between my neighbours field (which said rogue neighbour used to co own) and mine open.... Some of Neighbours ewes in my field, and my mongrel ram lambs off with the rest of his flock.....
(Luckily neighbour very understanding and said they should all be in lamb by now...)
Then today, gate perfectly closed, but 3 strange ewes in ( of course no ear tags) and rogue neighbour had been spotted heard ing 3 sheep along road in his pickup with his dog. I have padlocked the gate and await an explanation..... But so annoyed, I am trying to keep a closed flock and it is outrageously cheeky. I sort of can't understand, (but on the other hand it is in character, since we've been here he's been done for putting a dead sheep in someone's wheely bin, and has also put a pig in someone's shed and called the police to report them!) and would love to know what the law would suggest I do. Of course I will padlock from now on...
Grr