Today we had to move a small bunch of store lambs down the road from a field of grass onto some stubble turnips. The turnips were planted in the summer and should provide enough winter feed to fatten these lambs. They are in a bunch of 77, with a further 260 to follow in a couple of days. The road was quiet and after we had got them out of the gateway they moved swiftly down the road. It amuses me that if you ever want to get sheep out of a gateway intentionally they will not oblige, however, leave that gate open when you want to remain in the field it's a different story! Storm, the sheepdog, favourite at Wychall school, makes an excellent cornering manoeuvre to herd the flock into the field gateway.
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