Absolutely Mortified.....
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:42 pm
Yesterday morning, the basset boys went out for their morning ablutions... the big lad came in after a few minutes, but the 9 mth old pup was out for about 20 mins - nothing unusual in that, I thought, he likes a good mooch in the mornings....
We had a good day, hubby was home in the morning & thoroughly approved of me buying a new saw, a Smart Holder & Smart Splitter for my logging work..... he says our hayshed looks like a well organised mini-sawmill going on!!
So nothing untoward happened - we spent a few mins looking at the next door field - they had moved the 2 lambs (huge!!) and the 2 calves in with the geese & the turkeys - all was well with the world & the Welsomer Cockerel spent all day telling us too!!
Then last night, the eldest lad (35
) came & told us he had caught the pup chasing at the sheep yesterday morning, early on
He said that the pup wasn't attacking, but looked like he was trying to play 'chase'. Of course, the lambs didn't want to play & were racing around the top field panicking. Pup ran back thru the woods & came straight home when he was yelled at.
He decided to bring the lambs down to the bottom field, just to keep an eye & made a mental note to let us know later......
During the afternoon, one of the lambs laid out on the grass & died. Probably a heart attack.
To say that I was mortified is an understatement.
We offered to compensate him last night, or to buy another lamb, but he won't hear of it. Although the 2 lambs were originally bought as pets for the 4yr old, there were tentative plans to move them to the freezer just after xmas.
So, today I have been to buy a huge amount of wire mesh, fence posts, staples, you name it....
It's certainly a cost we could have done without at this time of year, but the security of their farm must come first as it's their livelihood.
Hubby told the farmer that if either of the boys are spotted chasing anything on their property again, to use his gun - obviously, I don't want that to happen, but I understand that it's the country way.
So for the next few days, I think I am going to be VERY busy enclosing the garden - all 2.5 acres of it
An early night for me tonight, I think.... but I'm still absolutely mortified -
Julie.
We had a good day, hubby was home in the morning & thoroughly approved of me buying a new saw, a Smart Holder & Smart Splitter for my logging work..... he says our hayshed looks like a well organised mini-sawmill going on!!
So nothing untoward happened - we spent a few mins looking at the next door field - they had moved the 2 lambs (huge!!) and the 2 calves in with the geese & the turkeys - all was well with the world & the Welsomer Cockerel spent all day telling us too!!
Then last night, the eldest lad (35


He decided to bring the lambs down to the bottom field, just to keep an eye & made a mental note to let us know later......
During the afternoon, one of the lambs laid out on the grass & died. Probably a heart attack.
To say that I was mortified is an understatement.
We offered to compensate him last night, or to buy another lamb, but he won't hear of it. Although the 2 lambs were originally bought as pets for the 4yr old, there were tentative plans to move them to the freezer just after xmas.
So, today I have been to buy a huge amount of wire mesh, fence posts, staples, you name it....

Hubby told the farmer that if either of the boys are spotted chasing anything on their property again, to use his gun - obviously, I don't want that to happen, but I understand that it's the country way.
So for the next few days, I think I am going to be VERY busy enclosing the garden - all 2.5 acres of it

An early night for me tonight, I think.... but I'm still absolutely mortified -
Julie.