[sheepyhollow87]

hello all 

just getting to grips with this website , little confusing but im sure i will get the hang of it !

let me introduce myself, i moved to north somerset from London 2 years ago , living by the channel so sea views in the morning is beautiful. very friendly community - (people actually talk to each other and say good morning)
 
I have 8 pet sheep, all have names and different characters , mixed herd - first time of owning sheep.
They keep me on my toes , typically if they not trying to escape they are trying to kill them selves  lol

looking to invest in a Shetland to live with them , my sheep are very demanding and bucket trained.
They have once escaped from my field into next doors 300 - let me tell you i was not happy lol
Thank god they are bucket trained , let me paint the picture ........

300 beautiful looking sheep - like fluffy clouds all scattered over a lush green field, until at the corner of you eye in the back ground you see 8 tatty dirty looking sheep , that would be mine !!! thinking OMG how the hell am i going to get them back ? well they spotted me from a distance and start calling baaaaaaaa !
so there i am calling them back shaking the bucket calling BABIES !!
at this point they are running towards me in what looks like slow motion - it reminded me of a 80/90s pop boy band video ... suddenly appearing from smoke and a crowd.
well i managed to walk them back into their field without trying to inherit some extras lol
im so glad i bucket trained them.

So that is my story and look forward to this website and speaking to you all , and learning much more.

xxxx

[mart6]

Lucky the 300 were not bucket trained

[Fleecewife]

Hello and welcome to TAS    from misty Scotland.


Mmm yes - "good fences make good neighbours".  Find out where they escaped and block it off.  Check the rest of your fences for any gaps at all and deal with them.  Whilst your tale is funny it is also a problem as there are such things as movement rules, standstills and disease prevention strategies, which your neighbour will wish to maintain, so you need to keep your flock separate. 
You will love your Shetland, but once you have her you will absolutely have to learn to spin

[sheepyhollow87]

Thank you all fences were fixed and since no problems it was a hole in the hedging that they got through it's no more that 2-3feet deep bushes luckily they have now moved next doors sheep so the calling between them had soon stopped. They haven't bothered since.
 I brought a spinning wheel and looking forward to spinning.

Many thanks
Xx

[Lesley Silvester]

sheepyhollow, you gave me a much needed laugh. Glad you sorted out the barriers because they would no doubt be using the escape route again. Good luck with your    and the shetland that you are getting. Enjoy the spinning    . It's very addictive.

[wayland]

Hi Sheepyhollow. In my experience sheep are good at two things. Escaping and dyeing. Good Luck. 

[Fleecewife]

Hi Sheepyhollow. In my experience sheep are good at two things. Escaping and dyeing. Good Luck.

If you mean dying, then most sheep die when they get slaughtered.  Some die when their humans fail to recognise that they have a problem, and some die of old age (here anyway  ).  Whichever way they do it, sheep only die once, like every other creature on Earth.
If you mean dyeing - well that's the fun bit and goes hand in hand with the spinning and knitting