tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069149801108945582.post6012031660461227000..comments2023-12-28T06:41:31.627-05:00Comments on Bluebell woods: Sheep........Janice Kay Schaubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01218296462551967972noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069149801108945582.post-52998348445976344342012-10-31T11:10:58.369-04:002012-10-31T11:10:58.369-04:00Living on a sheep farm, I can confirm that to reac...Living on a sheep farm, I can confirm that to reach my house by car in the middle of the 'secret valley' you have to open and shut two gates to stop the sheep from disappearing. They are free to roam over a large portion of the valley but seem to prefer standing in the middle of the road holding up the traffic :-)<br /><br />The sheep also have coloured marks of spray paint on them and the colour can denote many things - who they belong to, which ones will give birth first, which ones are having twins and, I'm afraid, which ones will be going off to market.<br /><br />Loved your post, so accurate. Our Cotswolds region of England has more sheep than people living in it and even has its own rare breed named after the hills - the Cotswold sheep.<br /><br />JohnsonJOHN SHORTLAND, Cotswold Hills, England.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11702000270961029986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069149801108945582.post-78097148524240877422012-10-30T19:43:22.721-04:002012-10-30T19:43:22.721-04:00I love this post! When I was in England, the frien...I love this post! When I was in England, the friend I was visiting, took me on the country side and I was so exciting see sheep and cattle in the road. I had my head hanging out the window taking pictures! Loved it! That is so bad that farmers would loose their entire herds! Horrible! Take Care ;o)Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069149801108945582.post-65079819411856377822012-10-30T17:32:09.060-04:002012-10-30T17:32:09.060-04:00I love this post. I remember when I was about 4 or...I love this post. I remember when I was about 4 or 5 years old, we lived on a farm for a short time (rented the house on the property) and the owner had sheep. I can still see (and smell...lol) them. I didn't think too much more about them until a couple of years ago, I was visiting Lake Erie and stopped at a "petting farm" and became fascinated with the sheep! One came out of the barn and stood and looked at us and let out the loudest "BAWWW" I've ever heard! It made us laugh so hard! Now I love sheep. Nice post.<br />CindyCindy Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529188086850479173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069149801108945582.post-73253415900203522872012-10-30T05:41:27.671-04:002012-10-30T05:41:27.671-04:00Being from Kansas, I can't imagine sheep runni...Being from Kansas, I can't imagine sheep running free like that. But, having moved to New Zealand, I find a lot of rural life around me. Love your post.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069149801108945582.post-24603403225493572612012-10-30T03:11:57.881-04:002012-10-30T03:11:57.881-04:00They often graze sheep up at Ivinghoe where I walk...They often graze sheep up at Ivinghoe where I walk the dogs, they are contained by a couple of cattle grids in the road, but they wander into the road, and are often in no hurry to move when you drive up to them. And as Michele above asks, these usually have blue marks painted on them!<br />Of course, if the sheep are there, we walk elsewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069149801108945582.post-46468668317027627962012-10-29T20:06:47.410-04:002012-10-29T20:06:47.410-04:00Oh- You have hit on one of my favorite animals. I...Oh- You have hit on one of my favorite animals. I love sheep...always have. My Uncle was a sheep farmer. His hands were like silk from working with all the lanolin that comes from the sheeps coat. I loved watching him shear his flock- xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069149801108945582.post-25177443573286654892012-10-29T19:53:32.337-04:002012-10-29T19:53:32.337-04:00Do English sheep farmers spray paint their sheep a...Do English sheep farmers spray paint their sheep as they do in Ireland? I will never EVER forget seeing bright blue, green and purple sheep markings, was hilarious to us city folk.<br /><br />Love these pictures!Michele M./ Finch Resthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971943265328093734noreply@blogger.com