The flock loves being in the big field now and are exploring everywhere. They've been down to the lake, into the apple trees and walked around the sauna. They immediately found the rocks we have in the field near the cabin and all 20 lambs were, at one point, jostling for space on the pile. I'm the king of the castle...!
Then we had an "episode" down by the lake. I had taken a bucket of stale bread down there (it's a good idea to train the flock to follow a bucket) and Zelda had wanted to come too. I threw a stick for her to swim after and then started handing out the bread. Zelda swam back and some of the ewes surrounded her. She got angry and bit #258 on the nose. I threw the almost empty bucket on the ground so I could see if the bite was serious (it wasn't) and meanwhile one of the brown ewes had managed to get the empty bucket on its head and was running around bleeting inside the bucket!!! So funny. I was tempted to reach for my camera but scared that the ewe would run into the lake. So, I did the Right Thing and ran to the rescue of the ewe/bucket! She ended up in the reeds anyway and managed to shake off the bucket herself. A missed video gag opportunity!
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