Gathering the flocks.

With our summers you have to make the most of a cooler weekend. It was time to bring in the flocks to sort through them and choose which ewes could go back in with the ram. We wanted well rounded younger ewes. We also removed last years lambs, so it was rather noisy last night. The gather went really well for us. Maggie, now she's older, has decided listening helps and the sheep head in the right direction! However there's always a couple of sheep that won't go the right way. One vanished under a fence while the remaining sheep needed persuading. Counting sheep is an art which I don't have. They rushed through the gate as I counted to 60 and I lost count, so we have more than 60! A lot more than 60. We'll need to sell some lambs. Another job for a another cool weekend.