Thursday 4 September 2014

Changing fields.....

 Here is our new ram, Jakey Boy.....


.....handsome he may be, but happy he is not,
because himself could not  understand why he was in one field (the side field) while the girl sheep were in the other.
 So for many a day he had moaned, despite being told that he would have to wait a while before he could get to be with them, but that one day he would.
 Still, though, he kept up his persistence about having his rights with them. 

And so we gave in, and opened the gates so the girls could go across the lane into the side field ....


....but the girls hesitated. 'Do we or do we not' head towards that sheep with horns who looks like trouble (but that is only because they are not in season, they will soon change their minds when they are requiring of his services)

Ah, but they haven't been in the side field for a few weeks. It is their favourite field, and so they slowly moved towards the gate towards the side field entrance, this being the field which Bonny and the goats graze in every day and in which Jakey Boy has been staying
...but where was Bonny, who would normally be in the side field?


Bonny was racing up and down in the big field. Having not been in this field for many months, she was romping about.....

....going thisaway and thataway....moaning all the while about being on her own, or so she thought......



..... and then she saw her mum, 


...... and everyone else, so everyone had a mad gallop together....



and then off to have breakfast....


Meanwhile, over in the side field,
the sheep had gone through the gates alright......


..... but then all became not so good as Jakey Boy romped his way over to the girls to say hi, only they weren't fussed....



.... so everyone went thisaway and thataway, which JB found annoying because all he wanted to do was say hi and sniff their bums....


.... but gradually everyone came together,....


... and off they all went, and on into their day.....
I am sure that if sheep could smile then JB would have a grin from ear to ear!

Vx

8 comments:

Horst in Edmonton said...

Wow, you have quite the herd of animals. Your Ram looks healthy and ready to go. Nice to see that all is well at your small holding. Have a wonderful rest of the week.

Jean said...

I love the way you can tell how happy your animals are by the amount of jumping about they do!

Vera said...

Horst, bless you, and I wish you a good end of week as well.
Oh, and quietly saying that I still have not got round to making a sourdough starter yet, although it is at the top of my To Do list!

Jean, they do frolic, especially in the mornings. Even the grown up sheep can still do lamb-type springs and leaps!

Mizumatte said...

just love your animal, hope I could adopt all your animals. I have two old cats and they don't do much jumping anymore. take care Jaana

Vera said...

Jaana, I sometimes think that having house pets would be a lot easier than looking after our animals!

Niall & Antoinette said...

So nice to see your animals bouncing round their fields :-)

Vera said...

Niall & Antoinette, It gives us a real 'feel good' feeling as well!

Leon Sims said...

They are happy - you are happy.
How good is that?