. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. GREGARIOUSNESS 67 on its rump, the point where she usually sniffs at the lamb to recognize it. Gregariousness.—Sheep have the gregarious instinct; that is, they like to keep together. The flocking instinct is not so pro- nounced in some breeds as it is in others, but there is no breed or variety known that does not possess it. Of the well-known breeds, the Merinos have this trait most strongly developed, for, as stated in Chapter I, they stay close together whether grazing or resting. On range where herding is practiced this statement applies to the whole
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. GREGARIOUSNESS 67 on its rump, the point where she usually sniffs at the lamb to recognize it. Gregariousness.—Sheep have the gregarious instinct; that is, they like to keep together. The flocking instinct is not so pro- nounced in some breeds as it is in others, but there is no breed or variety known that does not possess it. Of the well-known breeds, the Merinos have this trait most strongly developed, for, as stated in Chapter I, they stay close together whether grazing or resting. On range where herding is practiced this statement applies to the whole of a large band. On the other hand, nearly or quite all of. Fig. 36.—Following the leader. (By courtesy of The Country Gentleman, Philadelphia.) the English mutton breeds are less inclined to stay close together while grazing. Flocks of any of the mutton breeds seem to prefer to spread out over a rather large area while feeding, yet if some- thing frightens them, as the bark of a strange dog, they show their gregarious instinct by bunching up as fast as they can. One of the breeds least inclined to close flocking is the Black-faced Highland, a mountain breed of Scotland. In their native country, one may see the hill or mountain sides dotted with small groups consisting of from three to ten of these sheep picking at the heather, apparently oblivious of their flock-mates more than half a mile away. The flocking instinct is so strongly implanted in sheep that when an individual is separated from the flock, it is an indication that. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Coffey, Walter Castella, 1877-. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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