Isn't there something you can spray on arable crops to stop deer and rabbits grazing it? I remember seeing as advert for it in farmers weekly years ago but don't know what it was or what it was called.
Biological barrier for sheep
- Thread starter delilah
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- Montgomeryshire
But the OP doesn’t want to stop the sheep eating the weeds, sorry, sweet flowers & herbs.
My sheep will only eat nettles if either they are damned hungry, or the nettles are dead & dried after spraying off. Maybe mine arejust being choosy though?
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- East Sussex
Get some Kent's (Romneys) but they must be bought from the Marsh that has water around them as they have been trained to Dykes! The survivors got the message!!
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- Owaka, New Zealand
Egg powder + acrylic resin is what we used to spray on pines to deter hares and deer 
for what that's worth
for what that's worthBut the OP doesn’t want to stop the sheep eating the weeds, sorry, sweet flowers & herbs.
No, I do want to stop them, it is the rubbish on the riverbank that they are going for.
Some interesting suggestions on here, thanks, will investigate further, if only as an excuse to google ' Cardona bra'
Anyone think the deer buzzers may work on sheep ?
clod hopper
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- SHREWSBURY, shropshire
I think it will work at first but eventually I think they will get used to itNo, I do want to stop them, it is the rubbish on the riverbank that they are going for.
Some interesting suggestions on here, thanks, will investigate further, if only as an excuse to google ' Cardona bra'
Anyone think the deer buzzers may work on sheep ?
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- Scottish Highlands
Make the sheep seriously scared of water, so they won't go near it? Suggested half in jest.
Sheep dog trainer pal left sheep in the pen and went for lunch. The pups on free range gave the sheep a serious ragging in the pen. Sheep were let out and loose wool picked up. A friend called with his young dog. Could he please get a shot of the sheep to give his young dog some practrice at penning? Sure, help yourself! Twenty minutes later, "I can't understand it. My dog was doing well yesterday, but today he couldn't get those sheep anywhere near the pen!". That's a true story.
Sheep dog trainer pal left sheep in the pen and went for lunch. The pups on free range gave the sheep a serious ragging in the pen. Sheep were let out and loose wool picked up. A friend called with his young dog. Could he please get a shot of the sheep to give his young dog some practrice at penning? Sure, help yourself! Twenty minutes later, "I can't understand it. My dog was doing well yesterday, but today he couldn't get those sheep anywhere near the pen!". That's a true story.
Grazers, never used bit but they seem to sell plenty.
Princess Pooper
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- East Mids
Can't answer the question, but we have the same problem with sheep drowning.
Not lost so many since we put an alternative water source in the field (no mains, so water into a trough from an IBC on a few pallets, have to take it back to farmyard to refill every now and then.
Not lost so many since we put an alternative water source in the field (no mains, so water into a trough from an IBC on a few pallets, have to take it back to farmyard to refill every now and then.
spin cycle
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after my lamb bhuna last night i think i might have the answer for the op .........just got to find suitable tupperware so can post
......have i finally 'gone to far' on an internet forum
.........just got to find suitable tupperware so can post......have i finally 'gone to far' on an internet forum
clod hopper
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- SHREWSBURY, shropshire
Thank God you didn't provide a photo!after my lamb bhuna last night i think i might have the answer for the op
......have i finally 'gone to far' on an internet forum
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- Scottish Highlands
I have been looking for a Youtube video showing a dog trained to keep sheep off growing crops. (I've seen several). I'm told that's what German shepherds were originally used for before wire fences were invented. GSDs are highly territorial so the dogs were used to protect their home territory from marauding cattle.
In my search, I came across this video about border collies used to keep birds away from aeroplane runways to prevent bird strikes. But if it took 18 months to train the dog, I can only say they were not good dog trainers!
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I've suggested something like this might work to keep geese off young grass in the spring. I can't really see why it would not work to keep sheep away from a river, but maybe the shepherds on here can advise? If sheep are continually dogged from an area (say near the river), would they stay away? I don't know and I'm curious.
I have certainly had dogs that have a 'thing' about birds! I had one here that would not tolerate a single bird landing in it's run. It was so paranoid about small birds, it ran itself to exhaustion, lost flesh, and I was quite worried about it's condition. Same thing on a large area. Every bird had to be cleared off the local games fields before it would rest!
In my search, I came across this video about border collies used to keep birds away from aeroplane runways to prevent bird strikes. But if it took 18 months to train the dog, I can only say they were not good dog trainers!
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I've suggested something like this might work to keep geese off young grass in the spring. I can't really see why it would not work to keep sheep away from a river, but maybe the shepherds on here can advise? If sheep are continually dogged from an area (say near the river), would they stay away? I don't know and I'm curious.
I have certainly had dogs that have a 'thing' about birds! I had one here that would not tolerate a single bird landing in it's run. It was so paranoid about small birds, it ran itself to exhaustion, lost flesh, and I was quite worried about it's condition. Same thing on a large area. Every bird had to be cleared off the local games fields before it would rest!
JD-Kid
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- Akaroa.. New Zealand
only makes them not eat it would not make a fenceEgg powder + acrylic resin is what we used to spray on pines to deter hares and deer
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JohnGalway
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- Connemara, Ireland
No, absolutely not. They go where they want unless physically stopped. Particularly if they find what to them is nicer grazing.
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- Ardrossan Ayrshire
Thats not entirely true. Hefted flocks stay pretty much on their own territory, and hefted flocks (original flock cullled in foot and mouth) have been reestablished by continually pushing the flock back to their territory.
JohnGalway
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- Connemara, Ireland
Not if the flock know of better grazing nearby, chase them all you like they'll turn into walking skeletons to get to it.
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- Ardrossan Ayrshire
Plenty flocks in the Highlands fully hefted, also the North of England.
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- Scottish Highlands
I have heard of glens staying devoid of red deer after a severe culling and that glen being avoided for years.
JohnGalway
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- Connemara, Ireland
I never said there isn't. But sheep anywhere will go walkies once they know of something tastier to eat.