Tuesday 7 August 2012

Reunited

 Yesterdays trek across the hills looking for a demonic shitland and his acolyte also revealed the hiding place of these two little flockers who have been MIA for several weeks. Daffodil went walkies shortly after being shorn, and this was about the time her lamb died. Nero the black ram lamb also lost his mum at the time of shearing, not through death but through sale, we actually sold a breeding set of Ryelands to another smallholder, they took Pedro, Maude and Bonny (I think) plus lambs at heel, but as they wanted ewe lambs Nero got left behind. It looks like Daffodil has adopted Nero, hes a very happy well fed big lad and from the pic below we can see Daffodil adopting the take on all comers stance when faced by two large Berners and a fat bloke. Luckily for all concerned we had other prey in our sights so left them too dinner. Having seen us obviously sparked a memory in the woolly brains and this morning Daffodil and Nero were lined up with all the others in the yard waiting for breakfast thus saving yours truly another trip over the hill with a large net. Trevor has yet to develop the same sense of direction and we await his return. Its not going to happen but we can hope.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't suppose Trevor has any feral Shetland blood in him ? The lady you bought him from, does his father or mother who if still alive like to run away ? Or any sibs of his she might have do the the same ? He does seem to be happier running wild, would it be so bad to get persmission from the miltia to let him run with their herd in the summer and early fall at least. Those foals are older know and a few knocks to the head from the mares for a few weeks without you coming to rescue him, might knock the sense into him that home might be a better place where he can actually be in charge of the other horses. And if you are afraid he will be round up too, can't you mark like you do your sheep so he won't be taken off.
Would explain his walkabouts, acourse come Winter when their is little good grass to be had, he might wonder home a bit more.
Kit

Anonymous said...

PS Just had a thought, since Trevor matches the rocks and land so well. Maybe since he likes to escape so much you could mark or paint his side safetly with nontoxic dye bright pink or green, maybe glow in the dark so you could have an easier time of smarting the runaway.
Kit

Anonymous said...

Fit the little bugger with a tracker!

JJ