The sheep have all taken their shearing very hard and so I am worrying.
Lambie has gone into a decline, even resorting to being nice to me so he must be upset.
I’ve told him umpteenth times that he is still handsome. What more does he want?
The others spent their day hanging around the house, refusing to go anywhere which is not like them. Eventually, I persuaded them to go into a field and I will leave them there all night.
And I am very worried about Barrel. He just sits by himself.
Edna has taken herself off down to the burn. Yes, this is a very sheltered field with lots of long grass, but it will be difficult for her to come home (she struggles with walking) and I am worried about her. This is not unusual behaviour for Edna, though, after shearing. She has done this before. The others were horrible to her too, so she might just want some time out from the flock.
I spent my day checking her, popping down with her breakfast and then with some TurmerAid in the hope she will rest here, then feel better and come home. Failing that, tomorrow, I will get her back by the best means possible.
Meanwhile, Gussie and Dahlia refuse to talk to anyone (obviously Pepper is not just anyone).
And Bert’s best friend is a duck.
Obviousy, I will spend my night worrying about them all. The shearing needed to be done and I suspect a lot of this are sulking by any other name.
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Oh dear, what can the matter be? I hope they are out of the doldrums soon. Perhaps they’re in need of flute duets.
Now, not having been around livestock, I have to wonder if this is a common occurrence post shearing & if so, is this because: 1) It’s traumatizing ;It’s a vanity issue (as in ‘bad hair day’ ;or 3) Is this a temperature issue. Whatever it is, I’m hoping all start feeling better & I think today I am channeling Edna.
I love seeing all of Lambie’s spots! I hope they’re all feeling better tomorrow.
I wonder if sheep in huge commercial flocks have such individual reactions at shearing times? Yours certainly show their characters! Hopefully they’ll all be back to normal in a day or two. Fingers crossed for them.
Sometimes it feels like you are damned when you do, and damned when you do not.
So sorry the sheepsies are all upset by being sheared, I hope you’ve had a chance to put your feet up a bit this evening.
Just here to repeat what everyone else has said.