Author Topic: I thought one of my sheep was dead (Read 7249 times)

in the hills · « **Reply #15 on:** June 20, 2012, 09:32:35 am »

Mine never do that dead sheep act. Heads always seem to be up and alert even if resting.

Must confess that I quite often cross the lane and stand clapping and calling to my neighbours sheep ...... it's when they extend their necks back at such a funny angle ..... can't be comfy

Bionic · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2012, 09:37:00 am »

ITH, never say never

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #17 on:** June 20, 2012, 09:41:13 am »

This thread has reminded me of my 5 year old daughter's rabbit 'BennyBunny'. He used to lie down in that dead pose and one day the girls said he looked ill so I said "oh just prod him! He'll jump up then". Of course, the one day I didn't panic he was dead, he was

in the hills · « **Reply #18 on:** June 20, 2012, 09:58:38 am »

Bionic .... if I see mine doing it, I will be in a panic ...... probably will be dead!!

Plums ..... shouldn't laugh, but

that made me smile.

kaz · « **Reply #19 on:** June 20, 2012, 05:48:33 pm »

Sally
You was right to have a look, they sleep at really odd angles at times. If you do find one cast, with all 4 legs in air, they will lay very still if they have been there a fair while, just turn them downhill. Nine times out of ten they try to get up uphill and it doesn't work. If they are o.k. they will get up have a shake, do their business and then walk off to have something to eat.
Sheep are funny creatures.

Bionic · « **Reply #20 on:** June 20, 2012, 06:16:07 pm »

Yes Karen, they are funny creatures. They have just been making me laugh.
When they saw me they ran to meet me at full pelt. Of course they were only after food but they don't seem o have realised yet that they only get a couple of sheep nuts each in the morning to keep them tame.
Sally

Big Benny Shep · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2012, 03:26:20 pm »

had 2 big texel tups laid "dead" next to each other,turns out they were ust sunbathing but i still had to shake them to wake them up!
lazy sods

in the hills · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2012, 09:07:59 pm »

Blackbird · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2012, 09:54:32 am »

Looking after a friend's beloved horse while she's at the Olympics and found him stretched out motionless in the paddock this morning. Ran as fast as my legs could carry me and found him perfectly ok and not at all pleased to be woken up, even for his breakfast!