[Jacob-list] sheep tales

[Mary McCracken]

Even more fun than the two wheeled cart for a hay delivery system is the
plastic snow sled.  We have snow in the surrounding mountains here in
northeastern Oregon but my small valley plot is still bare.  Only throw a
couple of flakes to bring the girls in for casual inspection.

Enjoying a couple of new Shetland sheep.  I helped place more than thirty
into local homes after the local sheep buyer ended up with a flock of young
ewes and ewe lambs from an Idaho auction.  Each had a US Forest Service ear
tag.  Nothing else known.  Anyone out there have information that may clear
the mystery?  We are surmising that it had to do with a weed program or
eating a fireline????  Why Shetlands?  The entire flock almost went by truck
to the California ethnic market.  Certainly glad our wonderful local sheep
'jockey' made a call before sending them on.  He really loves sheep.  Great
to see!!  mary
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From: Jacobflock at aol.com <Jacobflock at aol.com>
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Date: Sunday, November 19, 2000 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] sheep tales


>Fred here.  One of those crazy but true stories.
>
>I also use one of those big Rubbermaid two-wheelers to take hay out to the
>back pasture.  We had to resort to throwing hay becasue of the drought so I
>take a bale in the cart out to the 40-50 ewes in the back pasture just
about
>every night.  We use saquare bales of "hay grazer"...johnson grass, a
little
>young sorghum, etc. super sweet and they love it.  I generally tear each
>flake into two or three pieces and throw it to keep the girls out of the
>wagon.
>
>There are a couple of girls who are now aware of the feeding pattern and
when
>I tear the flakes and throw them, they run after the partial flakes and try
>to catch them before they hit the ground...just like Tib and Tee our border
>collies.  I ain't lyin' when I tell you that a couple of ewes actually
caught
>the flakes goin through the air.   Fred.
>
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