[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 77, Issue 4

[Katherine Williamson]

Not to sound dumb, but HOW do you hook them.  I've been told not to hook
them around the neck, but around the legs.  And not to hook them when
they're running.  (which is when I really need to catch them!)  For me, that
hasn't worked too well.  I mostly use the crook to make my arms longer when
trying to herd them.  Maybe I need a YouTube video!

Kathey



> I use a hickory crook I got from Lehman's hardware in Kidron, OH.  It's

> pretty old and still works but the hook got looser over time from being

> left

> out in the barn all the time.  I bought a new one, but haven't really had

> to

> use it and it's nice to have a clean/pretty one for more public situations.

>

> My son likes to "hook" them and then I step in and grab the sheep more

> securely.  He's only 8 but it slows them down enough that I can catch them

> and he likes to be helpful.  He can usually catch lambs himself though.

>

> Heather Hettick

> Moonstruck Farm

> Creston, OH

> www.moonstruckfarm.wordpress.com

>

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