The Poultry Keeper

debcat · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 2:07 am Post subject: the biggest pain in the world!!

I have never met a lamb like Fred 1 Shocked

he is 6 1/2 weeks old and I can honestly say that I never want another like him
he can clear the garden wall (3 ft 6 in) in one jump - something he does frequently ie. every 5 minutes
He's really good at stopping the traffic, more than one car has stopped and put him back over the gate
he has found his way to the OH's house to pinch his sheeps breakfast Shocked

He goes the other way nextdoor and eats her plants Rolling Eyes

I've blocked every hole I can find and he still gets out.
put him in OH's field and he gets out and comes back home.
He's always here at bottle time though

The girls have always wanted to keep every lamb we get - not now. They are totally fed up with fetching him back from the road.
As Becky said today 'I'm going to like eating him Twisted Evil

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He is now living in the barn with the goats, if he gets over their 5ft high gate I give up

CP · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 2:15 am Post subject:

Ball & chain? Laughing

debcat · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 2:18 am Post subject:

I don't think that would stop him Confused

OH says he's never met such a clever sheep
even the boss is amazed and it's one of his lambs Shocked

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

not like salt went out today for the first time ,
got stuck on the roof i had to get a stepladder and get him down Rolling Eyes

i think he's now decided to stay indoors it's safer Very Happy

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

mint sauce Razz

fairislefaerie · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 542

debcat · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject:

he jumped the wall just to say hi to the postie today Shocked

he's still shut in the barn at night with the goats, let him out today and within 2 mins he was on the road, he soon came back when it started to rain though Laughing

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

kevin says he has it's cousin Wink

a sheep that doesn't like rain

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

is that the ducks or the lamb

debcat · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject:

the ducks are nearly as bad as Fred
OH says he will never live it down after herding ducks 1/2 mile down the road Shocked

at least Fred stays near home

skye girl · Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 638 Location: Isle of skye

lol, Lamb and mint sauce, hay roasted MMMMMmmmmmm, any good recipes for goats ?????? I am sending my goats back Wink

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

cook the same way as lamb
kids to good to curry Wink

debcat · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

skyegirl, sorry about your goats Sad

maybe with a bit more time they would be freindlier

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

i'm sitting here trying to type with alfy on my knee asleep

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

got home from work ,to find the goats apart from the billy in the garden
may was easy to catch ,suki took an hour and a half to catch
kidnaped the kids in the end to catch her Rolling Eyes