What do you miss most about Great Britain? (buying, preschool)

[backtotx]

Found a website, sheepusadotorg. There are sheep breeders out there but I don't know why you don't see them in the fields as you drive around.
We are from a farming part of Co Durham and I loved springtime, seeing the lambs jumping about and having fun. I don't know when they go from that to just being plain dumb however. Did you ever wonder why they graze the road instead of staying put in their fields? It is to do with the salt, apparently they love salt. You'd better get over there with one of those bacon sandwiches.

[LINCOLNSHIRE]

Originally Posted by backtotx

In all my time living in the US, I hadn't seen sheep until a few months ago at the zoo in Chicago. How sad is that?

You need to look at Wales..That is not an intro into the old jokes about the Welsh and sheep..My in-laws live in Cardiff,,no sheep there only on the slab!! But my Mother and Father in-law live in Abertillery, about 20 miles outside of Cardiff. I went into property with Dad in-law a few years ago and the biggest problem, and expense, is repairing fences around the houses that sheep from the hills have flattened to get into gardens. Go into Abertillery town centre [very small place really] and the sheep are eating from the bins at bus stops. No fear whatsoever..The kids there are so used to it they give them names and the sheep know when the kids will be at the stops and turn up for the tit-bits..

[backtotx]

That is funny. When we were extending our house back home, a lamb kept wondering in there and bleating like crazy. Apparently its mother had died and it was looking for a new one poor thing. This sounds horrible but the farmer next door told us that when a ewe loses a lamb, sometimes they skin the dead lamb and put the skin over another lamb to fool the ewe whose lamb died, into feeding the other lamb. The things they do in the country.

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

Originally Posted by backtotx

That is funny. When we were extending our house back home, a lamb kept wondering in there and bleating like crazy. Apparently its mother had died and it was looking for a new one poor thing. This sounds horrible but the farmer next door told us that when a ewe loses a lamb, sometimes they skin the dead lamb and put the skin over another lamb to fool the ewe whose lamb died, into feeding the other lamb. The things they do in the country.

I had heard that. Its sad but necessary.

[southdown]

Originally Posted by RH1

....a field of sheep all grazing on grass makes the most hilarious noise..... "maaare".....

Good point.

Why do we tell kids that sheep say "baa"?

The noise is definitely more "maaare" than "baaa", sheep can't pronounce the letter "b", can they?

[Hobokenkitchen]

I grew up in the country in England (Wye Valley). Makes perfect sense to me - that way the orphaned lamb gets a new Mummy.

We see the odd one around here (Bucks County), but not many. I thought once we moved to the country they would be all over the place like at home, but sadly no. I miss them!

There are a LOT of deer here though - more than I have seen in the UK anywhere.

We're moving back to the city soon, so we'll be back to no wildlife/ farm animals then.

[ontheroad]

Back to lambs! Now of course I want a chop!

Here's a site I frequently refer to for local farmers and community service agricultural groups. You'll see quite a few farms that rear up "organic" lamb/sheep, here.

Lamb is often on restaurant menus, and generally I'll see a small section for chops, and leg of lamb, but nothing compared to beef sections. Also for quite awhile, years ago I believe, much of the lamb was imported from Australia.

Another meat you'll infrequently see is veal. It was once as common as chicken but someone got it into their heads that it was evil to kill small critters, and veal disappeared.

[LINCOLNSHIRE]

Originally Posted by ontheroad

Another meat you'll infrequently see is veal. It was once as common as chicken but someone got it into their heads that it was evil to kill small critters, and veal disappeared.

It is getting more accessible now after many years,,And I risk the wrath of our vegan friends by saying very tasty it is too..

[Cornerguy1]

Originally Posted by LINCOLNSHIRE

It is getting more accessible now after many years,,And I risk the wrath of our vegan friends by saying very tasty it is too..

To keep balance in the discussion, let it be known I prefer my roast critter to accompanied by suitably slaughtered carrots and mash.

[LINCOLNSHIRE]

Originally Posted by Cornerguy1

To keep balance in the discussion, let it be known I prefer my roast critter to accompanied by suitably slaughtered carrots and mash.

Of Course!!! Call me soft but could never look a potato in the eye whilst pealing it..