[luckylady]

If our pet lambs come across some dried horse poo they have a good munch on it.  When our mare had her foal the foal used to eat her poo, presumably to get the right bacteria from it for a healthy gut.  Could this be what the lambs are seeking to do?  Should I be discouraging this or leaving them be?  I hasten to add that we do poo-pick our paddocks but its impossible to get every scrap.
Would appreciate opinions.  Thank you. 

[Mammyshaz]

Perhaps it's the same reason as our dogs do.... Just to laugh at us yelling at them as they run past with a mouthful, just far enough not to be put back on a lead!!
Or perhaps someone with a reasonable answer will come along soon 

[luckylady]

Thanks Mammyshaz - its good to get the lighthearted replies too.   
 

[Small Farmer]

Horses have much less efficient digestion systems than ruminants so I'd expect theres good eating in some of that sh*t