I learned something fascinating

[Soubriquet]

A field nearby has lots of cauliflowers on them ready to be harvested

The other day, we spotted lots of sheep on the field

Thought that the caulis were ruined due to the weather, or the sheep had escaped.

However, we managed to speak to the farmer and no!

The sheep eat the greens around the cauliflower, but leave the actual flower alone.

What was once a green field, now actually has lots of white where the exposed cauliflower are.

I was amazed really

Hehe, I saw this when I first moved to a rural place and saw fields of cauliflowers one week and then a load of sheep munching away the next!

@Eckhart

I read a news article once where sheep were getting into the gardens in a village, despite cattle grids. Locals set up cameras to see how they were getting in during the night. They had 2 methods: 1) roll 2) One sheep lies down on the cattle grid, and everybody else runs over the top of it.

They are NOT stupid. NEVER trust a sheep.

Omg 😳 🤣 Sounds like a Wallace and grommet film

@BestestBrownies

Bet they don’t get washed before being sold.

Mmmmmm.... sheep slobber.

OMG! Does this mean the caulis are no longer vegetarian

I'm not sure I've ever bought a cauliflower without the leaves! I always chop them up and add them to whatever it is I'm cooking, bit of extra green. Where are people finding naked cauliflower? Fascinating fact though OP!

Does this mean the caulis are no longer vegetarian

No! No animal was harmed in the making of these cauliflowers. (except the sheep might have got a bit of wind)

@Eckhart

I read a news article once where sheep were getting into the gardens in a village, despite cattle grids. Locals set up cameras to see how they were getting in during the night. They had 2 methods: 1) roll 2) One sheep lies down on the cattle grid, and everybody else runs over the top of it.

They are NOT stupid. NEVER trust a sheep.

I for one welcome our new sheep overlords.

This is why they don’t eat the white bit.....too close to cannibalism

@Judashascomeintosomemoney

This is why they don’t eat the white bit.....too close to cannibalism

But how do the cauliflowers survive the conditions without their jackets on? They have leaves for a reason.
Yes, I want to know that too.

I LOVE the idea of sheep defeating cattle grids by rolling or one lying down on the grid.

Ooh, cauliflower/mushroom sheepies. We are getting slightly desperate for isolation activities...

@Eckhart

I read a news article once where sheep were getting into the gardens in a village, despite cattle grids. Locals set up cameras to see how they were getting in during the night. They had 2 methods: 1) roll 2) One sheep lies down on the cattle grid, and everybody else runs over the top of it.

They are NOT stupid. NEVER trust a sheep.

Oh my god, I am SO ready for the sheep to take over society. They can only improve us really, let's face it.

Love this .

Actually I read a thing about sheep the other day that said if a sheep gets onto its back, it won't be able to get up again because of the weight of the wool (especially if it's wet) so you must always save a sheep if you see it stuck on its back.

Perhaps they're not quite at the overlord stage yet.

No caulis here but I've seen cows penned in ... sugarbeet fields? Some kind of root veg field. Cattle ate the tops and were slowly moved across until all clear & harvest time.

There's no overstating how much I love this.

Perhaps they're not quite at the overlord stage yet

@DontWalkPastTheCastle That's exactly what they want us to think, you bloody fool!!

@lljkk

No caulis here but I've seen cows penned in ... sugarbeet fields? Some kind of root veg field. Cattle ate the tops and were slowly moved across until all clear & harvest time.

Were they mangelwurzels?

Actually I read a thing about sheep the other day that said if a sheep gets onto its back, it won't be able to get up again because of the weight of the wool (especially if it's wet) so you must always save a sheep if you see it stuck on its back.

Absolutely true, you must roll a sheep over and back onto its feet if you see one! You can't hurt it. When they are stuck on their backs they are "rigged" and can die.

I recommend a great documentary series called Shaun the Sheep. It teaches you everything you need to know about sheep.

Dd had lessons in how to sit a sheep up against you, it was mayhem. Girls weighing 50 kgs manhandling reluctant sheep around 90 kilos. If only they had laid on their backs 🤣. (Erh the sheep that is )

Were they mangelwurzels

possibly! Sorry, didn't pay enough attention.

@lljkk

Were they mangelwurzels

possibly! Sorry, didn't pay enough attention.

That's ok, I didn't need an answer. It's just so rare that I get to say 'mangelwurzel', I thought I'd take the opportunity

Do you think the sheep think the cauli's white flowery bits are mini sheep and leave them alone?

Loving this thread 🙂