Ewe must be joking: Sheep form a perfect ring in Herefordshire in a bid to copy crop circle
Posted on 01/26/2008 8:18:45 PM PST by BenLurkin
There were strange goings on at the farm today when a flock of sheep made their own version of a crop circle.
About 100 of the woolly creatures formed an orderly ring - baffling the farmer and passers-by.
But after hearing the roar of the boss's tractor the animals scattered like a group of naughty schoolboys.
Photographer Russell Bird, who captured the amazing scene, said:"I was quite taken aback. I couldn't believe what I was seeing," he said.
"I did see a dog worrying sheep nearby beforehand and the dog ran off round the hedge in a different field, so I don't know if they were discussing that."
Bizarrely, he then spotted another circle three fields away, but was unable to take a picture with both "formations" lasting around 10 minutes before dispersing.
Estate agent Mr Bird added of the scene in Kington, Herefordshire: "They moved around inside and were almost filling the gaps in.
"The only reason this circle came to an end was that the farmer came in with a tractor and some food."
Since the event he has been searching for an explanation but those experienced in working with sheep say Mr Bird could be disappointed.
Farm manager at Herefordshire College of Technology, Dan Seaborne, said: "I just think they've been fed with dry feed in that shape - you can get snacker feeders now and you tow behind a quad and it drops pellets on the ground.
"I would imagine that's what's happened."
He added: "I think there was a chap in Yorkshire who spelled out 'will you marry me' to his girlfriend in sheep by putting feed down."
Ewe must be joking: Sheep form a perfect ring in Herefordshire in a bid to copy crop circle
Jagger says "Hey, you, get off of my cloud". The Scottish shepherd says "Hey, McCloud, get off of my ewe".
Unbelievable.
Perhaps the farmer spread sheep food (what ever that might be) in a large circle?
Not long until we see the first wedding proposal written in ewe.
This must be what they mean by "sheeple"...............
Looks like Mitt Romney supporters.
In the evening twilight the shepherd sits at his lonely campfire singing “There Will Never Be Another Ewe!”
As a side note, most cows face the same direction in any given pasture.
Probably just doing the Hokey Pokey.
Mark
And “Ewe Light Up My Life”
Their playing Duck, Duck, Goose.
Would the message be written in ewebonics?
Yeah, I think your guess is a good one since that liklihood is mentioned so prominently in the article.
I’m pinging you in case this topic managed to slip pasture notice.
Dam, what ewe say?
I would not want a ram, buck, or wether from them critters...
< /humor >
Cows have social stars, too. Though I’m not sure it’s always attributable to the social stars.
They are certainly HERD animals.
A given individual starts munching in what looks like a good direction and it doesn’t take long for the herd to follow along.
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