[Jacob-list] still waters

[Linda Bjarkman]

I also buy the off brands, Ritz crackers are abit too Ritzy for my budget.  I just 
discovered that my ewes also like toast.

Do you notice that it's easier to get a timid sheep to take something from your 
fingers than from the flat of your hand (like you would feed a horse)?  Even the 
most wary sheep will usually venture to take a nibble from an extended cracker, but 
many are too timid to go past your fingers to see what you have on your palm.  

Of course, once they decide that the treats are worth pursuing, the ewes can be abit 
overwhelming!  On a few occasions, I've had bouncy, overly enthusiastic ewes slip a 
lateral horn into one of my pockets.  It's not so bad with jeans, but it's rather 
awkward with elastic waisted jogging shorts! 

Linda



On Fri, 16 May 2003 15:30:51 -0700, Melody wrote:
>Hey, aren't those Ritz crackers wonderful?   I can go out to the fence and
>yell "Hey girls" and rattle a cracker wrapper and have every sheep and goat on
>the place there in nothing flat!  I cheat, though--I go to the "grocery
>outlet" store and buy the off-brand ones by the case for about a dollar a box.
>Once in a while I actually get to eat one or two of them!
>Melody at CritterLand Redmond OR
>
>Linda wrote:  Linda Bonding to her sheep with Ritz crackers, not bone
>crackers.
>
>
>
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