Sheep breed of the week

[davelumb]

You have to admit its cuteness rating is almost off the scale!

[Happy Hayes]

You have to admit its cuteness rating is almost off the scale!

I’ll give you that
Regards
Tom

[davelumb]

Plenty of bleating today.

I was either too late or too early for the lamb races, but King of the Castle was starting!

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[davelumb]

https://museum.wales/lambcam/

What a surprise it's from Wales...

[Happy Hayes]

Very calming Dave .
At one stage ,a sheep actually moved .( maybe it was siesta time )
Regards
Tom

[davelumb]

Very calming Dave .
At one stage ,a sheep actually moved .( maybe it was siesta time )
Regards
Tom

I just had a look and one was head butting another!!

[davelumb]

Very calming Dave .
At one stage ,a sheep actually moved .( maybe it was siesta time )
Regards
Tom

You can skip back and watch the excitement when they see ewe nuts arrive, followed by frantic running around and jostling to get a head in the trough!!

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There were twins born, with some human intervention, this morning.

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[Happy Hayes]

Typical ,all the action when I’m not looking

[davelumb]

Typical ,all the action when I’m not looking

Another set of twins born a few minutes ago!

I drag the slider along until I spot something potentially interesting.

[Happy Hayes]

Good advice Mr Lumb
Regards
Tom

[Monts]

One for you Lumby.

[davelumb]

One for you Lumby.

Don't know how I missed that one.

[davelumb]

There's a sheep famine round here. So here's a pic I nicked off Twitter!

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[davelumb]

This local flock were having a mad five minutes today, and for some reason approached me instead of running away like they usually do.They were headbutting and jumping on each other, trotting about and generally acting like lambs! I bet they were glad of their thick fleeces, it was a bitter wind out there.

[Happy Hayes]

Obviously celebrating being able to meet up to six of their friends outside .
But maths wasn’t one of their best subjects
Regards
Tom

[davelumb]

Shear your own sheep. Weird people the Japanese!

https://www.felissimo.co.jp/youmore/blo ... /post-321/

[davelumb]

There's a saying that id a sheep could die twice, it would!

https://twitter.com/urupzia/status/1383518691963260933

[John Milford]

There's a saying that id a sheep could die twice, it would!

https://twitter.com/urupzia/status/1383518691963260933

I thought the rutting season was over?

[davelumb]

There's a saying that id a sheep could die twice, it would!

https://twitter.com/urupzia/status/1383518691963260933

I thought the rutting season was over?

[davelumb]

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[Will Smith]

Yes, they can be.

Will.

[davelumb]

Yes, they can be.

Will.

[Mike J]

Sheep breed the summer, the Romney.

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Until a few years ago this breed was known as the Romney Marsh.
Said to be the first breed of sheep introduced in England and the basis of sheep farming in New Zealand.

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[davelumb]

Sheep breed the summer, the Romney.


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Until a few years ago this breed was known as the Romney Marsh.
Said to be the first breed of sheep introduced in England and the basis of sheep farming in New Zealand.

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Softy sheep.


Not 'ard like them northern hill sheep with horns!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069gtk5

[Mike J]

Sheep breed the summer, the Romney.


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Until a few years ago this breed was known as the Romney Marsh.
Said to be the first breed of sheep introduced in England and the basis of sheep farming in New Zealand.

.

Softy sheep.


Not 'ard like them northern hill sheep with horns!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069gtk5

You eat horns then?
A Romney provides a carcass that is highly regarded by butchers, chefs and knowledgable cooks and why most flock owners still sell their meat privately, the fleece of a Romney has one of the longest staples of all our breeds, it is finer but also hard wearing which is why its used for high quality clothing and to weave Axminster carpets.

We also have wild ponies that roam the New Forest, just a few miles from the sheep in the photograph.

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[davelumb]

You can't eat horns but you can make crooks from them.

[Mike J]

You can't eat horns but you can make crooks from them.

Ah but a crook is only required if your sheep are badly behaved.

Besides a horn crook is only for posing, not for working sheep, for that you use one made entirely from aluminium.

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[davelumb]

This is a good book for anyone interested in livestock breeds. Nicely illustrated too. Cheap on the used market.

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Another one I have is a history of farm animal portraits. Lots of great old paintings reproduced of many breeds.

This one seems to have gone up in price on the used market since I bought my copy for £12.00!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Farm-Animal-Po ... 1851492399

[Will Smith]

Came across this tonight Dave, something you don't see every day, go to 1 min in.

I thought you would enjoy it .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni6MtbuA_aI

Will.

[davelumb]

Came across this tonight Dave, something you don't see every day, go to 1 min in.

I thought you would enjoy it .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni6MtbuA_aI

Will.

Thanks will.

It's an oldie but goldie.