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lambs and Wildlife

  • 22-03-2019 10:58pm
    #1
    Tomjim
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    I had a lamb (6 weeks old) that died from natural causes yesterday. When I went out this morning the head was taken of the lamb and the head was beside the lamb.

    What would have doing this


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  • #2
    ganmo
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    I'd guess a fox but it could be anythin


  • #3
    Tomjim
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    the head is taken now its gone - thats when I checked at 11 tonight


  • #4
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Tomjim wrote: »
    the head is taken now its gone - thats when I checked at 11 tonight

    Fox. I think one of the foxes (dog or bitch) brings the full lamb and the other just tales the head because the brain is so nutritious . might be an old wives tail


  • #5
    Ard_MC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭Ard_MC


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Fox. I think one of the foxes (dog or bitch) brings the full lamb and the other just tales the head because the brain is so nutritious . might be an old wives tail

    Think your right, i always heard when you found a lamb like that. It was a dog fox.


  • #6
    sonnybill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 973 ✭✭✭sonnybill


    Mr Fox was lying 25feet away from ewe with twins at 5am .. my timing was super, she had lambs lying either side of her and was facing him, he could have been there hours ... I hadn’t the shotgun with me as he was within range... it’ll be with me from now on! Delighted I got up as he surely would have had one of them away


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