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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: smudger on April 26, 2012, 11:08:48 pm

Title: half of dead sheep found...
Post by: smudger on April 26, 2012, 11:08:48 pm

Found remains in my field this evening. Not one of ours (definitely), technically/realistically how to dispose and should I bother telling neighbour (wasn't particularly interested last year when live lambs were in our field). It is in fields where our sheep are currently, should I worry about what it died of (no blood on remaining carcase, so guessing not actually killed by a fox).

Title: Re: half of dead sheep found...
Post by: smudger on April 26, 2012, 11:09:14 pm

Oops. should have said lamb.

Title: Re: half of dead sheep found...
Post by: tizaala on April 27, 2012, 07:22:22 am

Chuck it back to his side of the fence , or  drop it on his driveway .

Title: Re: half of dead sheep found...
Post by: smudger on April 27, 2012, 10:05:14 am

 ;D Why didn't I think of that?

Title: Re: half of dead sheep found...
Post by: kelpy on April 27, 2012, 01:53:19 pm

i was gonna suggest chucking it back over their side.
got awful visions of him chucking it back over.mind you if it keeps going back & forth for a few weeks there won't be a lot left.  ;D

Title: Re: half of dead sheep found...
Post by: Azzdodd on April 27, 2012, 01:56:45 pm

Tell him you have put it back on his land and you want it disposed off to decrease the spread Of infection if any :)

Title: Re: half of dead sheep found...
Post by: bazzais on April 27, 2012, 03:12:07 pm

Leave it, it would probably will have gone by now.

Title: Re: half of dead sheep found...
Post by: in the hills on April 27, 2012, 04:59:25 pm

Scoop it up in a bin bag and return it to him!

Wouldnt want it in with my sheep.

Leave it on his doorstep with a polite and concerned note if need be.