I think by now you have the answer that these "critters" really can leap! I was loading up some young lambs to go to the sale barn one year. I had some ewes that were VERY skiddish. when I came back into the barn where I had them one of these ewes met me. I'm almost 6' foot and caught her by the legs as she went by my shoulder! Needless to say I just turned around and put her in the truck too. --- blueberryfarm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How high can these critters jump? We have had > severe weather the last > few days with much thunder and lightning. One young > ewe (7 months) has > appeared outside my fence 3 times in the last two > days (the same ewe on > each occasion). The last time, there was no weather > disturbance that > might have scared her. I walked the entire fence > and find no holes. > There is one section of the fence that is only about > 3 feet high, the > rest being 5 feet. Do I have a particularly > athletic ewe? > > Jerry > Picayune, MS > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "The Wintermutes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Lamb Thieves > > > >I have lost about 15 lambs. A coyote might account > for a couple of > >those. > > There is no way I can look at around 200 lambs and > tell that one is > > missing. > > I believe they are being stolen late at night > roughly once a month. > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > Mark, > > > > Holy cow...that's awful and it would be so easy > for someone to make > > off with > > > > one or two and it would be hard to notice. > > > > We have watch dogs on all sides of the sheep, plus > motion detector > > lights > > and elec fencing. In your case I would ad video > cameras if possible. > > > > Happy New Year to you, too. > > > > Beth Stamper > > Sierra Luna Blackbelly Sheep > > Powell Butte, OR > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > > Visit the list's homepage at > %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at > %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
