Today was Shemp's turn to go to Halsey's Meat Packers. He had an appointment or we might have called it off for the weather. It rained all day yesterday then it turned to snow over night. The ground is warm so it is just turning to muddy slush. Muddy slush is not the best conditions for moving livestock.
Lisa got them in the catch pen before Andy and I came down in the truck. They are a lot more easy going and cooperative when it is just Lisa. They just follow her in. Her and the bucket of food, that is. Shemp's mother, Samantha, is in front with the horns.
Shemp is the big black sheep.
We put the sheep cage on the back of Andy's truck. They call it a "goat gopher" but it has only had sheep in it. Regular blog readers will recognize it, we use it a lot.
We culled Shemp out from the rest of the herd so he was alone in the catch pen.
We caught him behind the green panel and I tied his feet while Lisa leaned on the panel. Once he was tied we just dropped the panel and lifted him into the truck. He was pretty big, we guessed at around 150 lbs.
It took a while to get the wet line off his legs. It was supposed to come untied when the tension was released but he laid down on the line and it was wet. Once we got him to stand back up his pulling on it released the tension. We didn't want to leave him hogged tied for the ride to Wolfe County. There was no reason for his final hour to be uncomfortable.
Lisa got them in the catch pen before Andy and I came down in the truck. They are a lot more easy going and cooperative when it is just Lisa. They just follow her in. Her and the bucket of food, that is. Shemp's mother, Samantha, is in front with the horns.
Shemp is the big black sheep.
We put the sheep cage on the back of Andy's truck. They call it a "goat gopher" but it has only had sheep in it. Regular blog readers will recognize it, we use it a lot.
We culled Shemp out from the rest of the herd so he was alone in the catch pen.
We caught him behind the green panel and I tied his feet while Lisa leaned on the panel. Once he was tied we just dropped the panel and lifted him into the truck. He was pretty big, we guessed at around 150 lbs.
It took a while to get the wet line off his legs. It was supposed to come untied when the tension was released but he laid down on the line and it was wet. Once we got him to stand back up his pulling on it released the tension. We didn't want to leave him hogged tied for the ride to Wolfe County. There was no reason for his final hour to be uncomfortable.
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