Saturday 31 Oct

 All 52x counted. Some slight lameness in 2 or 3, but this could just be the effects of boisterous behaviour. All otherwise fine and no concerns.

Friday 30th Oct - 52 SHEEP FOR NOW.

 All 53x counted. All looking well apart from mini sheep, so Ellie came and took it away for some rest and care.

WE THEREFORE HAVE ONLY 52 SHEEP FOR NOW!

Thursday 29 Oct

 Not my usual day, but there was a dog in the eastern enclosure, so I ran out to help.  A passerby (not the owner of course...........) had caught the dog by the time I arrived.  The owner was very apologetic, so lesson learnt in this case.  The dog had not been on a lead - it was a small 2yo yappy thing and I don't think it did anything worse than unsettle the sheep.

I'm not sure whether the signage could ask people to keep their dogs on a lead?

The dog may have got into the field under the gate or through the wire near the water trough in the western enclosure.  Ellie said she will have a look.

I checked on the sheep and calmed them down.  Ollie led them all to me and he rooted through my pockets while I looked over and counted the rest.  All 53x counted and they all look ok.

Mini-sheep was detached from the flock when I arrived.  It was looking a little uncomfortable and walking awkwardly, but re-joined the flock while I was there.  I reported this to Ellie and we agreed to keep an eye on it.

Tuesday 27th October

All 53 sheep OK.

After the fourth consecutive count of 52 from afar, I must admit my heart started racing a bit. Fortunately, stepping forwards 20m showed that actually, I'd been counting two sheep as one large one so I'd found the "missing" one. Enough excitement for one day. 

Sat 24 and Sun 25 Oct

 All 53x counted, those with limps are looking much better and no messy back ends. The mini sheep was a bit behind the rest of the flock and slow to join them when they all came to the bucket. Nothing specific to be concerned about and I will continue to monitor.

Wednesday 21st October

 All 53 counted.Two still limping slightly and a couple of messy back ends but otherwise all good.

Tuesday 20th October

All 53 sheep counted in the western compartment. The lameness seems to be gone in most of them which is good news. Back ends dried up as well. No coughing from mini sheep.