The Herd

March 5, 2007 lavenderlady 16 comments

As an old farm girl I should know why some of the sheep have red tags and some don’t. I can come up with several theories, but what is yours? The story behind this photo is probably more interesting than the photo. I have been “eyeing” a field beside 101 for the last couple of weeks thinking we would have to have baby lambs soons…a sure sign that spring is on it’s way. I parked in a very dangerous spot today to get out and take pictures…turning on my emergency flashers. Once I got out and starting shooting, the big guy in the middle decided I must have brought lunch…it was a stampede to the spot right in front of me. I was afraid the babies might get trampled, so I packed up and tried to get back on the road…my son-in-law spots me and calls on my cell to see if I am having problems. A chuckle on the line when I tell him what I’m up to. It is so nice to be checked on. I love my family.

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Written by photowannabe about 4 years ago.

I just got off the phone with my son and his wife. They call just to check on us and find out what’s new. Yes family is everything.
Great shot of the curious sheep. I guess they really do follow the leader.
Written by mrsnesbitt about 4 years ago.

I love sheep! So work orientated. The farm over the road has barns and can hear the new lambs each night. Will be watching to see when they emerge to the world.
Written by kris about 4 years ago.

interesting adventure for you and these guys are most cuddly!
Written by Dsole about 4 years ago.

I don’t know what’s the meaning of the red sign… I’m a city girl , even I have family that owned sheeps and I remember being little and going with my cousins there and fed them, it was really great!
With your photo I can only hear beeee beeee beeee (that’s what sheeps do in Spain).
Written by Isabella about 4 years ago.

Should we change your name from Lavender to Bo Peep? Love the photo and the story. About the red tags – I believe it identifies their origins, but I prefer to think the sheep just like red earrings
Written by sophieandersen about 4 years ago.

They all look so natural in front of the camera….nothing sheepish about them. Okay, sorry.
Enjoyed reading about your harrowing tale! As for the red clips in the ears….are they listening to iPods?
Written by cergie about 4 years ago.

My husband wanted to grow goats (we do cheese with their milk in france)
He is an agronomist. It did not happen. Would we be less happy ? I’m not sure We are living in Paris and life is sometimes like a jungle
Now there is in Paris what we call “the greatest farm in France” = le salon de l’agriculture about whitch Olivier spoke today
I fing goats more clever than sheeps
These ones seem to have a clever look though
Written by Kate about 4 years ago.

Red tags—hmmm?! Some sort of identification (smart, huh?!). No clue. My first thought when I saw the picture, was–”my word, where is she taking this photo–lying down, counting sheep?” It looked like an unusual photographer’s stance. The photo is marvelous. Love their sweet, curious faces.
Written by Olivier about 4 years ago.

c’est la journee des animaux ;o) dans deux semaines ma star sera un belier. ce troupeau de mouton, me fait penser à mon perigord natal, il y avait toujours plein de troupeaux de moutons et de chevres (Hummm le fromage de chevres)

it is the day of the animals; O) in two weeks my star will be a ram. this herd of sheep, makes me think of my perigord native, there was always full with herds of sheep and goats (Hummm the goat’s milk cheese)
Written by ming_the_merciless about 4 years ago.

Gosh, what a beautiful photo!?!?! They look so attentive!! Did you bribe them with some food??

Why are some of their faces black while others are white? Are they of different breed or just a variation in color?
Written by Lessie about 4 years ago.

Oh, I love them! And it’s a great picture too. The guy in the middle is kinda intimidating!
Written by alice about 4 years ago.

When i was a little girl, my grandmother had two or three sheep and goats. Every year in vacation, i found new babies and it is a great memory. The babies goats (sorry, i don’t know their right name) were used to be real acrobats, climbing everywhere and curious of everything. The lambs were shyer (more shy?). Sometimes the mother of three could not feed all her babies, so i gave him a baby-bottle and after a few days, he was following me everywhere, even in the house if the door stayed open. But you’ve grown in a farm, did you write, so you know all about that…It was a cruel world, many of these lovely animals took place on Easter table.
Written by Kate about 4 years ago.

LL-If you send me your email (mine is on my profile), I’ll send you the artist’s response to your questions re. the quilt you admired on my blog.
Written by Ruth about 4 years ago.

I’ve had sheep stampede toward me at the side of the road too! It’s kinda freaky. I don’t know about the red tags, but I’ll ask my husband. He knows everything. (I’m not being smart, I mean that literally.)
Written by ming_the_merciless about 4 years ago.

I’m curious!! If you had a shearer with you, would they beeline towards you or RUN LIKE HELL?!?!
Written by Tim Israel about 4 years ago.

The answer to the question and more is listed on this web site.
It explains birth year and gender by a quick view of the tags.
More information than almost anyone would want.

http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/LBUN-5GQ7C9?open

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