Re: Thanks for the welcome

In article <slrne7p9g2.lcf.greymaus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<greymaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

_Amazingly_ /Wots a Beltex/ ie, where do they come from?. For someone new
to sheep, and with limited acres (Farming? East Sussex?).. Suffolk or
South Down, big placid sheep, beware of Oxford Down, I once shore an
aged ram that must have weighed over 200kg.

Was a voluntary worker at an open air museum for several years; they had
Oxford Downs. Work to be done in the sheep field sometimes took two people
- one to keep the ram busy while the other did the work. Yes, he was a big
boy; got quite fond of him despite a few "encounters". Our breed are big
too - British Milksheep; generally placid - at this time of year, at least.

Might as well give everybody a laugh.... I failed to turn one of our boys
not so long ago. Didn't fight or run away but he just didn't topple
whatever I did (much too heavy to lift). When I finally gave up he just
gave me a look which said "What was all that about?" and went on grazing as
though nothing had happened; I suppose from his point of view nothing had.

Good luck. Don't be afraid to ask questions, we enjoy a
discussion/argument/reminiscence (as above) - it's why we come.

Cheers
jane

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Jane G : j.gillett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : S Devon
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