Soooo, yesterday......

[RemudaOne]

You guys crack me up: when is the last time you ever heard of a sheep drowning?

sheep really hate water, they will drink out of a pond if forced to, but prefer water troths.

but your stories keep me going, almost better then a cup of coffee.

Trust me...... If there was ever going to be a first, mine would be it. Due to the drought, our ponds have a very wide rim of thick sucking mud around them. Also, this particular wether tends to run full blast with my LGDs....They go into the pond at full speed sometimes so it wouldn't surprise me to see him follow them in there. He's just a couple months old and still gets the urge for lamb races

Ive only had sheep for a bout a year and a half so you're right.....LOL, i've never heard of a sheep drowning!

 

[BrownSheep]

Oh I know my guys hate water. Ever tried to herd while irrigating?...I should have filmed it. It was beautiful. I've never seen them leap so high.

 

[Bridgemoof]

I can't tell you how many times I've seen a sheep floating belly up in my pond...in my mind!

 

[bonbean01]

Yup...me too

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

http://www.rgj.com/article/20060106/NEWS10/601060412/UNR-will-investigate-drowning-sheep
344 drowned sheep.
'Nuff said

LOL

 

[bonbean01]

Well now...I think I want that little pond filled in...the big pond with fish is not in the pasture :/

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Well now...I think I want that little pond filled in...the big pond with fish is not in the pasture :/

Poor Bon, those sheep died of a flood. I noticed that after I posted it, 37 cows died in the same field when it flooded in like 1986. I was hoping no one would notice, LOL

 

[Sheepshape]

I read somewhere that sheep could swim.....but they don't look ideal for the job! There again, neither does an elephant, but they are excellent swimmers.

My sheep practice the head thrown back and all 4 limbs out straight look which looks exactly like they are dead. I've run over many times to find the sheep looking at me totally disgruntled by the fact that I have disturbed their nap.

 

[SheepGirl]

Don't have any standing water around here, but my Lady Gaga has given me mini panic attacks pretty much everyday since she was a month or so old. She lays flat out and looks dead

 

[CocoNUT]

Ok..first off I have to say I had the most hilarious visual in my mind while reading this! I can just imagine you running out, across the field with horror on your face. (I'm not smiling AT you...only WITH you!) Since Snuggles isn't out on her own just yet, I can't WAIT for her to give me these little heart attacks. I have had to rush outside and LAUNCH myself over the deck stairs to retrieve an unfortunate bird from the mouth of my Gus!

SheepGirl - On Tuesday of THIS week...Gus was laying in EXACTLY the same manner for over 30 mins! I kept trying to see if she was breathing (rise/fall of her fur) and couldn't make it out. I didn't want to overreact either...but ultimately I had to call out to her to 'make sure' she hadn't been attacked by one of the neighbors fed up with her barking all night!

Lady Gaga is absolutely adorable BTW!