The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  ting tong          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Smallholder animals Author Message milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7336 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 4:20 pm    Post subject: ting tong right any idea how to convince a lamb that she is a type of sheep she won't stay in the garden with the other normal sheep ,i take her up there and wait till she's not looking and run and hide behind the shed ,spends ages finds a tiny hole and stands baaing out side the back door ,any jonerny to the car is done commando style ,caravan duck behind green car where we store the hay quick run hide behind red car grass well sheep eat that ,sit up there watching the sheep she totally turns her nose up knobby there's room in the car for the 17th she's going to live with you don't worry she'll learn just thought you could do with the laugh of my rushing to the shed ,diving behind it and peeping round to see if she had noticed only to see her appear round the other side of the shed looking at me as if to say did you think it was that easy suz Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8773 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 5:12 pm    Post subject: bottlefeds are very strange annabanana will only have her bottle off me - she does eat grass though Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 7:03 am    Post subject: Poor Ting Tong, whats wrong with her living with you ???? Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7336 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 8:38 am    Post subject: well i'm sure there must be rules somewhere that says sheep should not try and share a bath with their owners ,fedding the chichens is done with me leading followed by ting tong then thecat and following that the dog ,it's ,still i'm sure she'll have a great time living with you you'll have to get her a nice collar and lead suz Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 10:20 am    Post subject: Mmmmm....she can come here, when shes all cut up into nice joints of meat !!!! Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7336 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 10:54 am    Post subject: well you'll have to do that bit yep right knobby suz Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8773 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 2:46 pm    Post subject: milkmaid wrote: well i'm sure there must be rules somewhere that says sheep should not try and share a bath with their owners suz she's worse than trudiewoo ever was Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7336 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:39 am    Post subject: ok we have a sheep ,begining to think the children where right and she was a wooly type of dalmation ,heelwork better than most dogs she's eatting grass ,with the others the dog can have his cage back, sweetums is still call sweetums ,but with the other name get off my foot you clumsy oaf , the rest of them are getting really big now the boys are going in the freezer and the girls are staying ,they are getting a bit big to sit on my lap which they still try suz Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8773 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:57 am    Post subject: did she stay out all night? might try mine in the field tonight Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7336 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:09 am    Post subject: yep all night and deb the girls are getting nearer kidding they have little udders suz Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8773 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:18 am    Post subject: how many weeks to go now? Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7336 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:28 am    Post subject: all around the 16th of july ,although might be a week earlier holi's starting to dry off, , suz Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Smallholder animals All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group