Sam was out maneuvered or out gunned
When my 4am alarm woke me up I could hear Sam barking non-stop in the field. He does this sometimes when he is unsure of what is "out there" in the dark while he is by his sheep.
When I headed out of the house, Sam darted out of the barnyard on high alert. I then noticed there were just a few sheep (some of the remaining lambs to go to market) in the barnyard. Where were the rest of the market lambs? I headed out into the dark on our Kubota RVT900 with all its flood lights on. Yep, not all the sheep were in the barnyard. Raced up the field to where I could see glowing eyes. The main flock was on the other side of the fence in the field where we put them and the missing market lambs were on the fence next to the main flock. I spot lighted the field where the main flock was; all clear. Checked up the hill from where these sheep were; all clear. Drove back towards the barnyard along the fence line and found a dead lamb (butt and belly ripped open).
Got Nell from the house to move market lambs into barnyard; locked them in. Moved main flock to outside barnyard. I removed the lamb carcass from the field. I then left for work.
Several living market lambs were also injured, not too badly. My wife treated them after the sun came up. Sam was also injured; a small cut on his back flank.
Time to get Sam some help. We started looking for a working bred Anatolian or Anatolian cross (preferably a female).
When I headed out of the house, Sam darted out of the barnyard on high alert. I then noticed there were just a few sheep (some of the remaining lambs to go to market) in the barnyard. Where were the rest of the market lambs? I headed out into the dark on our Kubota RVT900 with all its flood lights on. Yep, not all the sheep were in the barnyard. Raced up the field to where I could see glowing eyes. The main flock was on the other side of the fence in the field where we put them and the missing market lambs were on the fence next to the main flock. I spot lighted the field where the main flock was; all clear. Checked up the hill from where these sheep were; all clear. Drove back towards the barnyard along the fence line and found a dead lamb (butt and belly ripped open).
Got Nell from the house to move market lambs into barnyard; locked them in. Moved main flock to outside barnyard. I removed the lamb carcass from the field. I then left for work.
Several living market lambs were also injured, not too badly. My wife treated them after the sun came up. Sam was also injured; a small cut on his back flank.
Time to get Sam some help. We started looking for a working bred Anatolian or Anatolian cross (preferably a female).
