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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Fieldfare on April 07, 2012, 09:45:01 pm

Title: lamb behaviour?
Post by: Fieldfare on April 07, 2012, 09:45:01 pm

...if I have lamb sized holes in my walling :D how far are they likely to roam away from their mums? Also do they learn easily from electric fencing?

Title: Re: lamb behaviour?
Post by: kanisha on April 07, 2012, 10:00:14 pm

lambs sometimes lose how to get back but the giveaway is mum standing or bleating on the other side of the fence.

I never use an electric fence around lambs

Title: Re: lamb behaviour?
Post by: Bangbang on April 07, 2012, 10:02:43 pm

why dont you just fix the hole ?

Title: Re: lamb behaviour?
Post by: woollyval on April 07, 2012, 11:18:40 pm

 :D ;D My lambs are so small some can get through the stock fencing! I also never use electric for lambs! Lambs, esp primitive types are very good at exploring and if its a lamb size hole they WILL go through it!!!

Title: Re: lamb behaviour?
Post by: in the hills on April 08, 2012, 07:32:09 am

Found one of my Soay twins the other side of stock fencing. I was horrified! Couldnt see how it got out until my eagle eyed daughter found a gap in the corner of the field. It must have been 4-5 inches wide  :o

Hubbie and daughter spent the afternoon searching for tiny gaps in hedging and under stock fencing! I know soay have a reputation for escaping but our ewes have been as good as gold. Will be checking these lambs all the time. I am going to be very fit.

Title: Re: lamb behaviour?
Post by: kanisha on April 08, 2012, 08:11:59 am

Quote from: Bangbang on April 07, 2012, 10:02:43 pm

why dont you just fix the hole ?

the hole is the fence  :D
http://ouessants.blogspot.fr/2011/05/scary.html (http://ouessants.blogspot.fr/2011/05/scary.html)

Title: Re: lamb behaviour?
Post by: Bangbang on April 08, 2012, 08:17:52 am

 ;D ;D