All 32 sheep off site

Hello all,

It all went smoothly today walking the sheep down the byway to get them offsite, I am sure they will enjoy fresh grass at another one of our sites

Thanks so much to everyone's help lookering this season.

I'll be back in contact in a few months when we have an idea of when they will be back!

If your ever up on the Down in the mean time and see anything nice or not so nice always feel welcome to let me know :)

Thanks,

Bea

Sunday 9th January

 It was a very wet weekend!! We can report that all 32 sheep were present & correct, appearing to look healthy, with no limping, and all very interested in following us with the bucket of feed!! Very friendly flock. The gates seemed to be all ok too. We walked early, to try & get the best of the weather, so didn't meet any other dog walkers  I am afraid. Nothing else untoward to report. All good.  Pippa   pp. Mike & Lindsey Moore

Friday 6 January 2023

All 32 sheep appear in good health with no obvious issues.

No dog walkers present, gates all ok.

Wednesday 4 January

 All 32 sheep present but 1 is holding back and has a heavy limp. Water, food and gates ok. Local male dog walker with liver and white spaniel seen. Advised from afar to put dog on lead prior to entering the compartment. Dog put on wander lead. 

Tuesday 3rd Jan

All 32 sheep present, I observed no lameness. Both lower gates fine, I didn't check the top ones. Nobody daft enough to walk their dog in this weather. Food running a bit low, probably just 2 or 3 days worth left

Monday 2nd January

32 sheep counted, trough water level good, nuts need replenishing soon - they are abit damp & powdery. Gates 6 & 2 intact. Gate 4 needs another label saying sheep grazing. Met two dog walkers at gate 1 & explained the sheep were on the slopes near by so they walked on up Whiteshoot to gate 2.  Pippa & Tim

Sunday 1st January 2023

As far as we could tell, we counted 32 healthy sheep. Not a lot of food left in the tin. Drink container was full, unsurprisingly given the rain we've had. No dogs or humans in the western compartment. All gates that we came across were properly shut.   Pippa     pp.  David & Vicky Reynolds