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Lionheart
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 Posted: Thu Jun 29, 06 5:04 pm Post subject: Beware Of Flying Sheep |
 
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About 2 weeks ago my only two mad Balwen escaped from a field after our electric fence gear was stolen....and were last seen running off down the road by a postman at about 5am.
Well, this morning I received a call from a local farmer saying they'd been spotted on his land and that he'd managed to trap them between two fences running along a stretch of land approximately 100 yards long.
So off I go with the trailer to fetch back the foster sheep.
Having opened one end of the extra long 'pen' and positioned the trailer so that they could be driven straight in from the opposite end, I began to walk around them to get in the other end and gradually move them towards where I wanted them. I have to state at this point that the sheep are wild in the extreme and if usually you're stood on one side of a 10 acre field then they will invariably be in the furthest corner away from you they were unwanted 'gifts'!).
Anyhow, I climbed in to the bit they were holed up in and moved towards them slowly with my hazel stick, as you do, and predictably they started to scarper away heading towards the trailer.
About 10 yeards from the ramp they stopped - turned to look at me - and then decided between them that it would be a good idea to charge at me to get past and head off in the other direction.
Suffice to say this breed can leap and one ewe left the ground about 3 yards in front of me and promptly headbutted me in the face. Two minutes later, when I'd come around, the result was - one fractured cheek bone, a split cheek, one filling knocked out and my face is now completely black and blue.........I look like I've done 5 rounds with Mike Tyson!
I can't explain to you how difficult it was telling the nurse in A&E how I'd come to sustain such injuries, and I'm convinced they very nearly called the police to inform them that the delerious casualty in the bay had been mugged and a statement might be needed.
Apparently, the ewe was last seen by the farmer heading down the M11.
Watch out for flying sheep........................
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