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Pundyburn Lynn

  • Joined May 2012
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #30 on: August 05, 2014, 04:41:55 pm »
No, nothing.  I've lost hope, I must admit!  The tales from the forum have really cheered me up though!  Thanks to you all!
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shygirl

  • Joined May 2013
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #31 on: August 22, 2014, 09:06:33 pm »
any news yet?
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Pundyburn Lynn

  • Joined May 2012
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #32 on: September 08, 2014, 12:58:57 pm »
My Soays have been spotted!  :sheep:
 
On Thursday we had a call from a cyclist who'd previously seen our posters for missing sheep and thought they were funny.  She'd seen the sheep in an area of woodland around 5 miles from our home.  When we went there on Friday there was no sign of them, but a man at a nearby cottage had also spotted them the previous day.  We searched and searched on Friday evening, but again, no sign of them.
 
The Police called this morning saying that our sheep had joined another herd of sheep over the weekend and they are calmly and quietly chomping grass in someone else's field.  I plan to go there after work with a dog harness and a 5m length of rope!  I have no idea how to catch them!
 
Any ideas?
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Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
    • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2014, 01:31:42 pm »
You have to get the whole flock in that field into a small pen (probably with the help of the resident shepherd) and then pick yours out from the group and trailer them home I would have thought. Otherwise they will just jump the nearest fence and be off again...

I am just thinking that you may have a hard time persuading them not to do a runner again.... once the taste of freedom has been acquired... but good to know they haven't been killed in one way or another!
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2014, 01:39:03 pm »
Fantastic news  :thumbsup:   :relief:

Yes, get 'em tightly penned with the others, then bundle yours into a secure trailer.

And then you're going to need to make sure that fences are very secure and that the sheep are very happy to keep them at home!  Mine get a bit of cake each day purely to keep them happy and from crossing the river...
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #35 on: September 08, 2014, 01:44:47 pm »
Oh, thats such good news. I thought you had seen the last of them but at least now you know they are ok.
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shygirl

  • Joined May 2013
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #36 on: September 08, 2014, 05:27:52 pm »
Quote from: SallyintNorth on September 08, 2014, 01:39:03 pm

Yes, get 'em tightly penned with the others, then bundle yours into a secure trailer.



and then off to the rare breed sale they go... :-J
good luck in catching them, what a strain for you.
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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #37 on: September 08, 2014, 05:42:13 pm »
Quote from: shygirl on September 08, 2014, 05:27:52 pm
and then off to the rare breed sale they go... :-J

No, keep them securely penned at your place for six months, THEN  send them off to the rare breed sale safe in the knowledge that after a few weeks they'll be back at your place again  ;) .

I'm SO pleased for you that they've been found Lynn. Good luck in catching them and getting them back home!!
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Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
    • Durham
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #38 on: September 08, 2014, 06:59:20 pm »
Glad they have finally been spotted. Good luck with getting them home  :fc:
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Katrina

  • Joined Jul 2014
    • Cornwall
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #39 on: September 08, 2014, 07:48:46 pm »
Great news  :thumbsup:
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Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
    • Herefordshire
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #40 on: September 08, 2014, 07:48:52 pm »
How high are your fences?  I'd be inclined to go for putting them in the shed fronted by vertical hurdles then straight on the trailer to market.
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hafod

  • Joined Jan 2013
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #41 on: September 08, 2014, 08:57:16 pm »
great news!
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ladyK

  • Joined Dec 2012
    • Conwy Valley
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #42 on: September 08, 2014, 09:05:07 pm »
Such good news!
Hope you get them home safely  :fc:
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shygirl

  • Joined May 2013
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #43 on: September 08, 2014, 09:09:40 pm »
so what happens with the police and animal health etc do you get a rollocking for them going awol or are they sympathetic?
just curious - (and im touching wood it doesnt happen to us)
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Bramblecot

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: Oh no! My Soay's have escaped!
« Reply #44 on: September 08, 2014, 10:43:11 pm »
I don't envy you catching and keeping ::) them.  But I'm so very, very pleased that they were found safe ;D .
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