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31.08.2013 19:16

Hraunsrétt 2013

At least one week earlier than usually the sheeproundup and sorting took part this weekend. We decided to spare the horses today after a difficult roundup and drive the herd back home walking and by car.

10 o'clock sharp the first group was driven into the big area for sorting. This time, there were rather few helpers for Hólmavað, but Ingólfur and Bensi already had calculated, that each and every of them was supposed to find 53 sheep. No idea, if everybody fullfilled that emoticon

The kids were really busy dragging sheep and lambs when they found one with the right number. I tried to find as many young rams as possible, as they are easier to hold with their big horns. When I spotted my grey ewe, I was rather happy to see her. Unfortunately, I couldn't find her sister Snilld. Maybe she is still in the highlands or somebody else didn't have a good look at the number and took her into his herd. We will hopefully get her back sooner or later.
During the break, we had a lot to do with keeping the sheep from our picknick. They really liked to taste all we had with us, even chocolate milk. My plasticbag with horsetreats disappeared misteriously and was found a bit later with a huge hole, but no horsetreats. Seems like sheep like that, too.

We were the first group to drive the herd back home and started just when the sorting was finished. The start went well, but then there was a farmer, who collected the sheep from a different area, with his big traktor and trailer, who was so unpatient to leave, that he didn't have regard for our group and just drove through the herd, driving the sheep here and there. It was really difficult, to get them back into the herd and on the right way again. This farmer himself is owner of a huge flock of sheep and he should know... Think it wasn't just me being really angry about this.

After running and shouting and more running, we brought the whole herd home to the big pasture, where the sheep wait for the sorting tomorrow.