General Chat

It’s the same every Easter bank holiday. Ramblers and pack rats. First ones parked their car across a gate. Found them on the hill and told them to get back and shift it or I’d do it for them with the tractor. Then a bit later I see all the sheep in a huddle and a dog running round them. The owners thought because it was open access land it was quite acceptable to have lambs all over the place separated from their mothers. They even got all shirty when I pointed out the law on shooting dogs that were off the lead near to stock. The dog went onto the lead, however. Very quickly.

How do these people function in their day to day lives with such a total lack of common sense and even the barest shred of intelligence?

why ban bank holidays, pmsl I can picture you marching up the hill ranting,

Hi Elboy,

I take it the annual townie outing has pee,d you off a tad Squire !!!!!

Have you tried labelling the stock? They might not have known that the fluffy white things were what they buy - prepped and vacuum packed...lol

Sue

It's the same every bank holiday. The hills are alive with red cagoules and ski sticks. It's like some ancient ritual - we must walk up the hill, leave the gates open and stray off the footpaths. You see them limping back down in their new designer walking boots, wet to the waist 'cos they stepped in a bog. Or they come knocking at the door to say there's a lamb caught in some plastic down the road and they've tried to catch it but they can't......they don't understand the concept of putting plastic coats on new lambs in bad weather.

I'm dreading Sunday.

They annoy me Ray.

There is a strict country code and loads of people leave gates open, drop litter and let their kids and dogs run wild in the countryside.

Anyone who lives on or near a farm knows exactly what Eldrick means.

do you really put plastic pac a macs on lamb in bad weather?

i love to see the lambs in their little jackets

I thought you were an affluent farmer on another site....?

Yes, we put little plastic coats on them. Keeps them alive in the sort of weather we're having!

Not very ECO friendly is it.

Hi Kitty

Fully aware of the country code thank you,

Just reminded me of that advert where the cartoon couple who wave back at the man in the water,,,,,,,drowning lol

Ray x

They are degradeable, pet. When they fall off, the dickie birds eat them. Honest. The coats, not the lambs. You get different flavours - wood for the woodpeckers, worm for the blackbirds, that sort of thing.

really thats cool...must take you ages to dress your little darlings in the morning how many did you say you had?

Hi All

have to agree with Eldrick,

Have had many a row over dogs on leads,and no bags to clean up after them.
Must say though the bad tempered Llama idea is a good one my Dad thought of the other day. Should keep them on the path.

DL

Lots. And yes, it does take ages. Especially when they are spread all over the place after Bouncer has been chasing them.

Eldrick bank hols No,,just inexperienced ramblers who dont even know what rights of way they have,,

you should go turn the public footpath sign the other way,,,,,towards the steam,:}}}

is Bouncer your dog?

No, my dogs are Tyson and Fang. They have tourettes.

them little jackets are so cute.,,,,,especailly when its not been put on right and its slipped so its under its little belly,,,,bet they itch though....

yeah about them little jackets will you send me 1 for the cat, please and do they come in colours like brown for the wood pecker and red for worms and burberry for the chavs?