I've been attacked by a sheep

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We brought our rams and ewes to check which ones had been tupped.
I opened a gate to move some round the pens and our newest ram took a run at me and butted me in the thigh. I guess I got too close to his girls. I had just been praising him for his prowess. The cheeky bugger.
I've got a massive bruise.

Think yourself lucky that's all you got

Ooer .



That must herd a lot.

Are ewe ok?

I might have some sympathy if you'd been on a footpath through someone else's farm, but given they're your sheep I'm afraid you get a

Ouch! Wool he be punished for that?

He probably was a bit miffed that you were checking whether he was doing his job properly.

Baa d sheep!!
Maybe threaten him with a knitting pattern and needles.
Or some mint sauce!!

He probably was a bit miffed that you were checking whether he was doing his job properly. He is a bit 'entitled'

You poor thing. Has he done a good job?

How baaa'd is the bruise?

I hope he is feeling sheepish now.

A flat-out cross ram can be a dangerous missile. When I was a teenager we had a very small flock of Soay sheep, we were warned to stay out of their paddock but I ignored it. Mr Soay Sheep sent me flying with a well aimed charge into the back of my knees!

Has he done a good job? He's very thorough!
He's our first Irish sheep. Maybe they've got more testosterone than their more weedy Scottish/Welsh/English brothers.

Yeah I bet you insulted him

Obviously didn’t think he had the stuff

Had that the other week, one of our Suffolk ewes took a running headbutt at my leg, I'm still hobbling, I thought she'd broken my shin at the time and I landed in a bunch of shit, chaos

I absolutely LOVE the word 'tupping'. Am currently resolving to use it more in day-to-day life.

It does sound like the poor chap felt you were questioning his masculinity. Bloody male violence.

Meh.

Meeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh..

Did he ram you?



I was helping a friend move his sheep recently and I got butted by one which knocked me over, they then trampled over me - I was bruised and covered in sheep shit.

His sheep are feral while mine are not so I was unprepared.

Thanks for all your supportive messages

Glad to know nothing serious.

Mrs Thatcher was attacked by one and had to leave her job three weeks later!

Wool you feel ok tomorrow?