We were helping to look after the animals for a few days while their rightful owners were away. Feeding piglets, running the poultry gauntlet and - to our great joy - looking after the dog. But two turkeys decided they weren't going to sit about waiting for their food...they were going to brave the village! So we had to try and get them back...
You may think herding cats is just a figure of speech; well, herding turkeys should replace it as an even more frustrating - but it has to be said, even more amusing - activity...
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| Getting ready to herd |
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| I know food comes out of wheelie bins...so if we just wait... |
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| I'm still waiting! |
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| Dammit, they've got sticks and a dog! On the run...in the right direction... |
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| Take a turn left...still going the right way... |
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It's all gone wrong Gromit! Bonnie spectacularly fails to herd while the turkeys disappear into the distance.
At this point, the turkeys vanished into the undergrowth.
Some time later, Mel made a second attempt by cycling around to get behind them and throwing food over their heads until they followed the food to the croft...There are sadly no photographs of this second attempt, but suffice to say it worked - although it did take over an hour to get them from A to B, B being around a ten minute walk from A in normal circumstances.
We are better and wiser people for this experience!
(The piglets were much cuter, if less adventurous:)
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The wildlife on Rum never ceases to amaze!
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