Newsbot Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 A special breed of sheep native to the Isle of Man are to be sent to the Channel Islands as part of a National Trust grazing scheme. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/7842380.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digga Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 A special breed of sheep native to the Isle of Man are to be sent to the Channel Islands as part of a National Trust grazing scheme. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/7842380.stm Now there is a Solid Manx Name Manx Loaghtan sheep farmer George Steriopulos said the animals would restore the grasslands on the island's north coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 He is from those Greek Sailors washed ashore during the gulf war or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 lets hope the sheep do restore the countryside. the under payed over worked farmers aren't going to cos they don't have the time, money or inclination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 To be honest i never realised they had farmland still in Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 To be honest i never realised they had farmland still in Jersey. They have got to have somewhere to bury all of those orphans they killed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Will the sheep have travel insurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 There was an edition of the Food Programme (BBC Radio 4) a few weeks ago featuring a woman who farms Manx Loaghtans organically in Wiltshire. The meat commands an exceptionally high price / kilo. The farm has a website: Langley Chase Organic Farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Baa humbug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 To be honest i never realised they had farmland still in Jersey. Where did you imagine they grew all those Jersey Royals then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Not to mention grazing the Jersey cows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Not to mention rearing sheep to make wool to knit all those Jersies. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Hope they look out for the toads - "Jersey people are sometimes referred to as 'crapauds' (toads) by residents of our sister island, Guernsey. How did we get this less than flattering name? The legend goes like this: When St. Patrick arrived in Jersey he was unfortunately pelted with stones and insulted. On his arrival in our smaller, sister island of Guernsey, however, he received a very warm welcome from its in habitants. He liked Guernsey very much and decided he would lay claim to it. St. George was also in Guernsey at the time, and he, too had decided to lay claim to the island. Rather than argue the wise saints decided that neither would have it, but before they left they would bestow gifts on the hospitable islanders. St. George was standing by a small stream and he decided to bless the waters of the stream so that they had the power to heal. St. Patrick gathered all the nasty creatures that inhabited Guernsey at the time and promptly went back to Jersey and deposited them all there. From then on Guernsey would be free of everything nasty and Jersey would have more than its fair share of snakes and toads." http://www.jaynesjersey.com/legsnfolklr.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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