Mike J wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:21 -They do say a sheep's ambition in life is to die. Preferably in a new and unexpected way!davelumb wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08 2022 08:11 -Have we had this before? Worth a second look if we have.
Idiot!
I was trying to catch one and it charged into a straining post and skulled itself.
Another that managed to get its head underneath a hayrack and died there, without a knife Id never have got it out.
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Sheep breed of the week
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davelumb wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:39 -Mike J wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:21 -They do say a sheep's ambition in life is to die. Preferably in a new and unexpected way!davelumb wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08 2022 08:11 -Have we had this before? Worth a second look if we have.
Idiot!
I was trying to catch one and it charged into a straining post and skulled itself.
Another that managed to get its head underneath a hayrack and died there, without a knife Id never have got it out.
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I would add - in the most awkward place possible and at the most difficult time for its owner.
But don't ya just love em
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Mike J wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 16:48 -I would be inclined to agree with both of you gentlemen .davelumb wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:39 -Mike J wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:21 -They do say a sheep's ambition in life is to die. Preferably in a new and unexpected way!davelumb wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08 2022 08:11 -Have we had this before? Worth a second look if we have.
Idiot!
I was trying to catch one and it charged into a straining post and skulled itself.
Another that managed to get its head underneath a hayrack and died there, without a knife Id never have got it out.
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I would add - in the most awkward place possible and at the most difficult time for its owner.
But don't ya just love em
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Great day out over the border on Sunday. My flat cap even made the front page of the Yorkshire Post yesterday!
Five year old Edie and her sheep Alvin (the most placid sheep I've ever met - he put up with Edie's endless grooming ) caught the eye of the YP photographer, but he thought a flat cap would 'make' the picture and Edie's mum asked if they could borrow mine. I agreed and helped out by holding one of the flash lights for the shoot.
There was a write up about the show inside the paper. Good to see a paper that gives positive coverage to farming and rural affairs.
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Five year old Edie and her sheep Alvin (the most placid sheep I've ever met - he put up with Edie's endless grooming ) caught the eye of the YP photographer, but he thought a flat cap would 'make' the picture and Edie's mum asked if they could borrow mine. I agreed and helped out by holding one of the flash lights for the shoot.
There was a write up about the show inside the paper. Good to see a paper that gives positive coverage to farming and rural affairs.
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Nice story Dave!
I can see next week's headline.
Tarleton man gets nits and Monkey Pox after lending flat cap to 5 year old.
I can see next week's headline.
Tarleton man gets nits and Monkey Pox after lending flat cap to 5 year old.
"He's some sort of lure savant. Or just has an unhealthy addiction to old lures. We are not quite sure . . . . . "
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John Milford wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14 2022 10:57 -Good job I'd run the beard trimmer over what's left of my hair the night before.Nice story Dave!
I can see next week's headline.
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I'd seen that reported somewhere else.
How about these for sheep?
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davelumb wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14 2022 10:17 -Great day out over the border on Sunday. My flat cap even made the front page of the Yorkshire Post yesterday!
Five year old Edie and her sheep Alvin (the most placid sheep I've ever met - he put up with Edie's endless grooming ) caught the eye of the YP photographer, but he thought a flat cap would 'make' the picture and Edie's mum asked if they could borrow mine. I agreed and helped out by holding one of the flash lights for the shoot.
There was a write up about the show inside the paper. Good to see a paper that gives positive coverage to farming and rural affairs.
This link might not work for everyone - I've signed up through my library. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/yorkshire-post/20220613
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Fame at last, well atleast for the cap
Nice set of pics, thanks for posting
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Mike J wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19 2022 11:22 -Cheers Mike. The youngest age group of Young Shepherds is always a fun class to watch. And as today's judge said, "That's the hardest class to judge out of the way!"davelumb wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14 2022 10:17 -Great day out over the border on Sunday. My flat cap even made the front page of the Yorkshire Post yesterday!
Five year old Edie and her sheep Alvin (the most placid sheep I've ever met - he put up with Edie's endless grooming ) caught the eye of the YP photographer, but he thought a flat cap would 'make' the picture and Edie's mum asked if they could borrow mine. I agreed and helped out by holding one of the flash lights for the shoot.
There was a write up about the show inside the paper. Good to see a paper that gives positive coverage to farming and rural affairs.
This link might not work for everyone - I've signed up through my library. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/yorkshire-post/20220613
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Fame at last, well atleast for the cap
Nice set of pics, thanks for posting
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There'll no doubt be some sheep pics from today later.
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I was in Whitefaced Woodland country today.
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Stick making demo. There's a lot of work goes into making a good stick. If I'd had more cash on me I might have got myself a nice plain buffalo horn market stick.
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davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19 2022 19:33 -Should’ve got him to do you an eels head one Dave,might be the only one you get your hands on this summerStick making demo. There's a lot of work goes into making a good stick. If I'd had more cash on me I might have got myself a nice plain buffalo horn market stick.
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Nige Johns wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19 2022 20:01 -I've not tried for eels yet, Nige. Can't get motivated.davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19 2022 19:33 -Should’ve got him to do you an eels head one Dave,might be the only one you get your hands on this summerStick making demo. There's a lot of work goes into making a good stick. If I'd had more cash on me I might have got myself a nice plain buffalo horn market stick.
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davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19 2022 19:33 -Stick making demo. There's a lot of work goes into making a good stick. If I'd had more cash on me I might have got myself a nice plain buffalo horn market stick.
Oh my life!
I never walk anywhere in the countryside without a stick and your pic of that horn on the clamp has got me so envious you cannot believe. If I had been there Id have offered him a couple of tenners for it on the spot!
Ive always wanted a horn to add to one of my sticks but the straightening requires a clamp and getting hold of a straight horn in the rough is nigh in impossible down here. I have kept a real beaut of holly now fully seasoned just waiting for a bit of good horn from somewhere.
Im currently making a wading staff out of holly for next season, planning to put a thumb top on it cut from a bit of roe.
Down here we have plenty of holly and as you know holly makes the king of sticks. So if your interested, you can buy a finished buffallo market handle for apx £20 so all you'd need would be a quality stick, not some crap hazel with no life in it but something that would last 30years or more and get the attention of a knarled old sheep farmer at one of your shows.
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Mike J wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 10:24 -He had a few blanks already flattened and straightened. I have the bloke's business card. I can PM you his e-mail if you like?davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19 2022 19:33 -Stick making demo. There's a lot of work goes into making a good stick. If I'd had more cash on me I might have got myself a nice plain buffalo horn market stick.
Oh my life!
I never walk anywhere in the countryside without a stick and your pic of that horn on the clamp has got me so envious you cannot believe. If I had been there Id have offered him a couple of tenners for it on the spot!
Ive always wanted a horn to add to one of my sticks but the straightening requires a clamp and getting hold of a straight horn in the rough is nigh in impossible down here. I have kept a real beaut of holly now fully seasoned just waiting for a bit of good horn from somewhere.
Im currently making a wading staff out of holly for next season, planning to put a thumb top on it cut from a bit of roe.
Down here we have plenty of holly and as you know holly makes the king of sticks. So if your interested, you can buy a finished buffallo market handle for apx £20 so all you'd need would be a quality stick, not some crap hazel with no life in it but something that would last 30years or more and get the attention of a knarled old sheep farmer at one of your shows.
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I have thought about buying some shafts and pieces to make my own stick. Trouble is when out taking photos I need both hands free so a stick would get in the way!
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davelumb wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 10:51 -Mike J wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 10:24 -He had a few blanks already flattened and straightened. I have the bloke's business card. I can PM you his e-mail if you like?davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19 2022 19:33 -Stick making demo. There's a lot of work goes into making a good stick. If I'd had more cash on me I might have got myself a nice plain buffalo horn market stick.
Oh my life!
I never walk anywhere in the countryside without a stick and your pic of that horn on the clamp has got me so envious you cannot believe. If I had been there Id have offered him a couple of tenners for it on the spot!
Ive always wanted a horn to add to one of my sticks but the straightening requires a clamp and getting hold of a straight horn in the rough is nigh in impossible down here. I have kept a real beaut of holly now fully seasoned just waiting for a bit of good horn from somewhere.
Im currently making a wading staff out of holly for next season, planning to put a thumb top on it cut from a bit of roe.
Down here we have plenty of holly and as you know holly makes the king of sticks. So if your interested, you can buy a finished buffallo market handle for apx £20 so all you'd need would be a quality stick, not some crap hazel with no life in it but something that would last 30years or more and get the attention of a knarled old sheep farmer at one of your shows.
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I have thought about buying some shafts and pieces to make my own stick. Trouble is when out taking photos I need both hands free so a stick would get in the way!
Yes please
No need to have a stick get in your way.
A decent bit of holly can be shoved into the hardest ground without the need for a ferrule, or the handle can be stuck in your collar if there are onlookers who might like it.
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Mike J wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 10:56 -If I stuck a stick in the ground I'd wander off and leave it! PM on its way.davelumb wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 10:51 -Mike J wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 10:24 -He had a few blanks already flattened and straightened. I have the bloke's business card. I can PM you his e-mail if you like?davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19 2022 19:33 -Stick making demo. There's a lot of work goes into making a good stick. If I'd had more cash on me I might have got myself a nice plain buffalo horn market stick.
Oh my life!
I never walk anywhere in the countryside without a stick and your pic of that horn on the clamp has got me so envious you cannot believe. If I had been there Id have offered him a couple of tenners for it on the spot!
Ive always wanted a horn to add to one of my sticks but the straightening requires a clamp and getting hold of a straight horn in the rough is nigh in impossible down here. I have kept a real beaut of holly now fully seasoned just waiting for a bit of good horn from somewhere.
Im currently making a wading staff out of holly for next season, planning to put a thumb top on it cut from a bit of roe.
Down here we have plenty of holly and as you know holly makes the king of sticks. So if your interested, you can buy a finished buffallo market handle for apx £20 so all you'd need would be a quality stick, not some crap hazel with no life in it but something that would last 30years or more and get the attention of a knarled old sheep farmer at one of your shows.
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I have thought about buying some shafts and pieces to make my own stick. Trouble is when out taking photos I need both hands free so a stick would get in the way!
Yes please
No need to have a stick get in your way.
A decent bit of holly can be shoved into the hardest ground without the need for a ferrule, or the handle can be stuck in your collar if there are onlookers who might like it.
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Pigs Dave Pigs, I'm watching a program about the Staffordshire County Show, those rare Pig breeds are cool. They seem to have bags of personality.
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Monts wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 19:29 -I used to like looking at the pigs on a friend of my mum's farm when I was little. They are characterful. But even less controllable than poultry or sheep!Pigs Dave Pigs, I'm watching a program about the Staffordshire County Show, those rare Pig breeds are cool. They seem to have bags of personality.
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davelumb wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 19:40 -Monts wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 19:29 -I used to like looking at the pigs on a friend of my mum's farm when I was little. They are characterful. But even less controllable than poultry or sheep!Pigs Dave Pigs, I'm watching a program about the Staffordshire County Show, those rare Pig breeds are cool. They seem to have bags of personality.
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davelumb wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:39 -Well this one might be scouting out a resting place for afterwards!Mike J wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:21 -They do say a sheep's ambition in life is to die. Preferably in a new and unexpected way!davelumb wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08 2022 08:11 -Have we had this before? Worth a second look if we have.
Idiot!
I was trying to catch one and it charged into a straining post and skulled itself.
Another that managed to get its head underneath a hayrack and died there, without a knife Id never have got it out.
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I saw this and thought of this thread...
sheep by Chris Gash, on Flickr
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chrisG wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 21:26 -That might be a ghost sheep!davelumb wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:39 -Well this one might be scouting out a resting place for afterwards!Mike J wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09 2022 12:21 -They do say a sheep's ambition in life is to die. Preferably in a new and unexpected way!davelumb wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08 2022 08:11 -Have we had this before? Worth a second look if we have.
Idiot!
I was trying to catch one and it charged into a straining post and skulled itself.
Another that managed to get its head underneath a hayrack and died there, without a knife Id never have got it out.
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I saw this and though of this thread...
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davelumb wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 19:40 -Only just, if not more so as tasty DaveMonts wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 19:29 -I used to like looking at the pigs on a friend of my mum's farm when I was little. They are characterful. But even less controllable than poultry or sheep!Pigs Dave Pigs, I'm watching a program about the Staffordshire County Show, those rare Pig breeds are cool. They seem to have bags of personality.
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Will Smith wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21 2022 19:34 -Sausages.davelumb wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 19:40 -Only just, if not more so as tasty DaveMonts wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20 2022 19:29 -I used to like looking at the pigs on a friend of my mum's farm when I was little. They are characterful. But even less controllable than poultry or sheep!Pigs Dave Pigs, I'm watching a program about the Staffordshire County Show, those rare Pig breeds are cool. They seem to have bags of personality.
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I've discovered there are old books about sheep available on-line...
These Limestones (aka Silverdales) are now extinct.
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Why are there extinct Dave
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Happy Hayes wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03 2022 17:48 -They must have fallen out of popularity for not being commercially viable for some reason. Reading about other breeds some have been too large for a changed market, others too woolly. Thier genes live on though, as they were crossed with other breeds to change them to suit a shifting market.Why are there extinct Dave
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Looking at thee old photos some breeds look a lot different to how they do now. Compare the face markings in my photo of a Rough Fell with the old ones.
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