Roger our new sheep dog has settled in well and is working nicely, although he hasn’t quite mastered the ‘on the bike’ command yet!
Author: Flexigraze
When being moved, by the volunteers at Hauxley, to a new paddock earlier in the week the Manx Loaghtans (the brown sheep) got all the way to the gate and then decided they preferred where they had been and ran all the way back their old field!!! This afternoon after a little persuasion from Jess, the collie, they were reunited with the rest of the flock again.
A bit more tricky than usual checking the Galloway cattle this morning, fortunately they like to come and see us and check out what we are up to.
Some of our Highland cattle on the move to a new field. to get there they had to walk 3/4 mile across 3 hay fields and down a track.Once on the move they strolled along happily but did enjoy stopping for a munch on the patches of red clover growing on the way. Thanks to John and Rebecca for their help.
Several times a year we have to move the livestock around on the grazings to take account of the changing seasons. In times past they would have walked but now with the roads dominated by cars they get to travel in style. The pictures demonstrate why they have to be moved over the winter……….and in the case of 2012 sometimes the summer as well!