Leather collars & Bells (sheep)
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:01 pm
Thoughts??
Years ago when i got into sheep my old timer sheep breeder told me to do this, he did this.. and had large flocks out on pasture so he clearly knew something about dealing with predators and using them to begin with.
I will admit any of my loses were not collared & belled from Coyotes. Do I think this is some 'magic bubble?' nah, i know enough not to stick my eggs all in one basket lol.
I am about to bell and collar my only remaining young ewe tomorrow... All my other ewes have been bell/collared for years...
For what it's worth, i have nice swiss bells so when the sheep all bounce and runabout they sound lovely, plus it was extremely helpful the one day they got lose as we heard bells right beside the house lol.
Years ago when i got into sheep my old timer sheep breeder told me to do this, he did this.. and had large flocks out on pasture so he clearly knew something about dealing with predators and using them to begin with.
I will admit any of my loses were not collared & belled from Coyotes. Do I think this is some 'magic bubble?' nah, i know enough not to stick my eggs all in one basket lol.
I am about to bell and collar my only remaining young ewe tomorrow... All my other ewes have been bell/collared for years...
For what it's worth, i have nice swiss bells so when the sheep all bounce and runabout they sound lovely, plus it was extremely helpful the one day they got lose as we heard bells right beside the house lol.