Dahlia and Gussie are doing well. I am trying hard to integrate them into the herd but with limited success.
While they eat separately from everyone, and I don’t blame them, it can be a rugby scrum of interchangeable bowls when the others are involved.
So after breakfast, Dahlia and Gussie join everyone else for the day in a field of someone’s choice (usually Lambie’s). They spend the day together perfectly amicably generally staying with ‘Ster who stays around while the others go under the fence to find better grazing.
And then, when I come outside in the afternoon having finished my sheep-making, I feed the ducks/hens and then let D+G out – they ask to be put back into their big field with the horses.
They are happy with this routine. Their days are spent with the other sheep while nights are with the old horses/ponies.
So sort of integration but not quite. Their situation is better than it was and no one is having a go anymore.
Dahlia has made friends with Maggie, which is good – they were both hill sheep so they have that in common.
And Gussie’s chosen friend is Barrel (son of Maggie) – they gently argue and wind each other up.
Of course I blame Gussie. He likes a good joke and food, he definitely likes food.
