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Was going to suggest that too, but hadn't got the enthusiasm to write anymoreThis is what I used to do but with a 50 metre roll of the plastic barrier net builders use. More of a solid looking barrier.
Was going to suggest that too, but hadn't got the enthusiasm to write anymoreThis is what I used to do but with a 50 metre roll of the plastic barrier net builders use. More of a solid looking barrier.
The best tip is to sell them and buy yourself some Romneys ........
Help! Can't get cattle out of field. (Tried everything)
Hello there - I have a problem on my hands. On my father's farm in the North of England UK there is a herd of 25 limousin cattle which we cannot get out the field, back to the farm and away to market. My father is 86 has worked the farm all his life and is ready to retire. The cattle have been...thefarmingforum.co.uk
Reminds me of this legendary thread!
once they're bucket trained you won't be able to get in/out of the field
Ahhh! . . . She'll need a grain store!temporary problem once they're bucket trained you won't be able to get in/out of the field
could read my diary (shameless plug)...for a few 'tips'
Ahhh! . . . She'll need a grain store!
Just buy a quad bike. Its faster than any sheep
Spend a lot on hurdles and have very long funnel.... ?
excellentDon't run and shout, use their flight zone to move them away from you. You must be calm.
Work out who their leader is. If you can't work it out, put an old trained ewe in with them.
If funnelling them into a smaller area, don't put a pen at the end, they will see no exit and run back at you.
At the end, make a gateable gap on the side next to the open field but running back towards you and dead ended. When you chase them into it the funnel, instead of running back at you, they will go through the gate thinking they are getting away and past you on the other side, by which time you can close the gate off.
If the field is not level, put the arrangement at the top of the hill and calmly train them to it just before dark without handling them. Put their feed and water in there, preferably tipping it into a metal trough and leaving them to it so they learn the sound signal. Similarly away from roads and other distractions and not in dark area e.g. shaded by trees.
Wear the same clothes each time (unwashed if you've handled the sheep) and come in from the same direction each day.
Good luck
excellent
You'll be going full camo with burnt oil over your face next thing.Don't run and shout, use their flight zone to move them away from you. You must be calm.
Work out who their leader is. If you can't work it out, put an old trained ewe in with them.
If funnelling them into a smaller area, don't put a pen at the end, they will see no exit and run back at you.
At the end, make a gateable gap on the side next to the open field but running back towards you and dead ended. When you chase them into it the funnel, instead of running back at you, they will go through the gate thinking they are getting away and past you on the other side, by which time you can close the gate off.
If the field is not level, put the arrangement at the top of the hill and calmly train them to it just before dark without handling them. Put their feed and water in there, preferably tipping it into a metal trough and leaving them to it so they learn the sound signal. Similarly away from roads and other distractions and not in dark area e.g. shaded by trees.
Wear the same clothes each time (unwashed if you've handled the sheep) and come in from the same direction each day.
Good luck
Err, are these males of the species.....? ( Sorry, couldn`t resist!!)For full on willy sheep