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ellisr

  • Joined Sep 2009
  • Wales
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« on: February 26, 2011, 07:00:13 am »
We had the arrival if 2 ewe lambs last night. Mum and lambs doing really well this one is a time served good mum. Worrying moment as she had them in the field as I like but 5 mins after the second was born the foxes started barking and I spotted 2 at the top of the field so OH had to rush to muck out the stable and the horse had a night outside. Lots of work today emptying the junk from the field shelter for new mum and orphan lambs.

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2011, 07:26:35 am »
 :o I'm glad you heard the foxes in time!

OhLaLa

  • Joined Sep 2010
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2011, 08:50:56 am »
Glad they are ok. Will you put a pen around the field shelter to keep them in, or does it close up with a door? What are your plans re letting them in / out?

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ellisr

  • Joined Sep 2009
  • Wales
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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2011, 08:56:29 am »
The field shelter is actually on my drive so I have converted it into stables so it has a door on half and I'm building the other today. I am walking them across the drive so they can play in the home paddock through the day

andywalt

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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2011, 01:13:20 pm »
Well done for spotting those foxes, please take some photos so we can see them?



andy
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ellisr

  • Joined Sep 2009
  • Wales
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2011, 06:56:24 pm »
Here they are in Blue's stable because of the foxes, hopefully I'll get the other stable cleaned out tomorrow as I think Blue is a bit upset having to stay out

andywalt

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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2011, 07:14:52 pm »
ahh they look really good, great stuff, have you any more due?
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ellisr

  • Joined Sep 2009
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« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2011, 07:20:54 pm »
yes we have about another 5 ewes still to go, 2 look very close and I am not sure if the others are still carrying after the fox attack at xmas

andywalt

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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2011, 07:41:28 pm »
ohhh fox attack, thats sounds horrid !!!
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ellisr

  • Joined Sep 2009
  • Wales
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« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2011, 07:49:59 pm »
Yup lost 3 of last years lambs and a couple of my rams/wethers were left with puncture wounds. Pretty horrid to clean up as there were just bones every where

woollyval

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« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2011, 08:41:48 pm »
ellisr.....that cannot possibly be a fox attack.....not on large sheep!!!
Did you actually see the fox attacking the sheep?
In all my years of keeping livestock (30 +) I have never ever seen or heard of foxes attacking older sheep. They will take lambs no doubt and I have lost lambs to fox and also a piglet.
If older sheep are attacked and left savaged and with puncture wounds its 100% certain to be a dog (or 2)!......quite probably one that is curled up asleep in a basket in a house  somewhere near your property!
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ellisr

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« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2011, 08:59:28 pm »
thats what I originally thought because this has happened to the ram/wethers a couple of times but my neighbour is adament it was a fox as he stood and watched and didn't do anything

woollyval

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« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2011, 09:14:28 pm »
mmmmm has your neighbour got a small brown dog....... ::) Foxes just wouldn't do that....got to be dog...honest!
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shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
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« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2011, 09:19:55 pm »
I have to agree totaly with wooly shepherd never seen or heard in nearly 50 yrs only time ive seen a fox attack is when a sheep was trapped in a bog,even when ive watched 2 foxs trying to take alamb from its mother they kept well away from her.Dog attacks are differant lots of bites/tearing as they hang on and while a fox focuses on 1 animal (except poultry) dogs or dog go crazy injuring /killing/chaseing

robert waddell

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« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2011, 09:34:14 pm »
this neighbour that seen the attack is that the same one that is giving you bother   and does the one that is giving you bother have a dog or dogs

 

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