Feeling a little SHEEPISH.

Meet CHOWDER the sheep. He will be living in the round pen at the ranch for the next 64 days until his big premiere at the Park County Fair where he will be shown fro 4-H and the sold at the auction......I don't think he wants to know what happens after that. A friend wanted his son to be able to show sheep like he did as a child but they live in town. Obvious answer....the ranch. We spent Wednesday evening revamping the round pen and making it sheep proof so that Daniel can come out to the ranch every day to feed, water and 'train' his sheep.

Stare down. The horses are not impressed with this small animal making strange noises.

I think he is trying to hide himself.

The very BEST part of this story is what happened on Chowders second day on the ranch. Matt (the dad) and Travis (works with G and Matt) stopped by to check on Chowder and give his some hay after a site visit in the Valley.

PLAN A:

Trav has the wonderful plan to catch Chowder...for fun I guess?? Well, sheep are fast and this guy is not trained to love people yet. Result....Trav chased Chowder right out of the round pen through the gate that he had left slightly open. So now Chowder is loose in the paddock. Mat says 'DON'T MOVE'; Trav thinks he can handle it and catch him and they end up chasing that poor sheep for hours up and down the creek bottom and all over the fields. Chowder #1 was last seen at about 3pm yesterday when they decided that they had frightened him to the max and they were not going to be catching him by chasing him.

PLAN B:

Purchase another sheep from the sheep farm and put Chowder #2 in the round pen to hopefully lure Chowder #1 back down the mountain and back where he belongs. The guys were out well after dark last night in search for Chowder #1. No Luck.....he spent the night alone in the big bad world. We hoped that in the morning we would find him back down in the paddock waiting to meet his new roommie but Chowder #2 was by himself this morning in his new home.

UPDATE:

I got a call from G at lunchtime today and Chowder #1 has been found and returned to his home!!! YAY!!!! And now we have to deal with 2 sheep????