Anyone know what this is?

[Fair Hill]

Called to a friend this afternoon that I haven't seen since before Covid and he had this latest addition to his menagerie.

He reckons it's a cross between a Red stag and a Soay ewe he owns that draws stags when she is in heat. He has seen stags around her in the field when she is "in".

I tried Google and there is very little evidence of it actually happening but this man is not one to tell lies, he's one of those people that has what we in Ireland call "a way with animals".

He had a set of twins last year and said they shed their coat practically over night, I got no pictures of them as they are away up in the hills.

 

[VSS]

That's just an ordinary soay lamb.
It's not possible for sheep and deer to hybridise.

 

[Stalker62]

 

[Fair Hill]

That's just an ordinary soay lamb.
It's not possible for sheep and deer to hybridise.

Wouldn't have thought they could cross breed myself up until listening to my friend today.

He doesn't have a Soay ram, could it maybe be a Soay ewe crossed with a wild goat?

 

[Ratel]

Do either of you live near Blarney castle.

 

[VSS]

Wouldn't have thought they could cross breed myself up until listening to my friend today.

He doesn't have a Soay ram, could it maybe be a Soay ewe crossed with a wild goat?

No. It isn't a cross with a wild goat, either. It's just a sheep. Probably soay, but possibly soay crossed with another similar breed.
What kind of ram does your friend have?
And, equally importantly, what kind of rams do his neighbours have?
Most likely there was an uncut ram lamb running about unnoticed last autumn.

 

[slider]

Not possible

 

[Tim.243]

Called to a friend this afternoon that I haven't seen since before Covid and he had this latest addition to his menagerie.

He reckons it's a cross between a Red stag and a Soay ewe he owns that draws stags when she is in heat. He has seen stags around her in the field when she is "in".

I tried Google and there is very little evidence of it actually happening but this man is not one to tell lies, he's one of those people that has what we in Ireland call "a way with animals".

He had a set of twins last year and said they shed their coat practically over night, I got no pictures of them as they are away up in the hills.

Stick to politics.....(or your version of it)

 

[Fair Hill]

No. It isn't a cross with a wild goat, either. It's just a sheep. Probably soay, but possibly soay crossed with another similar breed.
What kind of ram does your friend have?
And, equally importantly, what kind of rams do his neighbours have?
Most likely there was an uncut ram lamb running about unnoticed last autumn.

Okay, I know you know your stuff and you are quite certain so that's good enough for me.

I'll let my friend think what he wants as he's very happy thinking a Red stag is the sire, God only knows what rams he and his neighbours have.

 

[Fair Hill]

Do either of you live near Blarney castle.

Was born and reared about 5 miles from it, one of my brother in laws is the master stone mason there in charge of the restoration.

 

[johndeere]

sheep, but quite happy to show my rear end in any town centre if wrong (but not on gay pride day )

 

[potshotpat]

Could it possibly be a McGinty.

 

[Mungo]

Called to a friend this afternoon that I haven't seen since before Covid and he had this latest addition to his menagerie.

He reckons it's a cross between a Red stag and a Soay ewe he owns that draws stags when she is in heat. He has seen stags around her in the field when she is "in".

I tried Google and there is very little evidence of it actually happening but this man is not one to tell lies, he's one of those people that has what we in Ireland call "a way with animals".

He had a set of twins last year and said they shed their coat practically over night, I got no pictures of them as they are away up in the hills.

Looks like an entirely normal Soay lamb to me.

And there’s absolutely no way it could be a red x Soay cross. Completely impossible. Quite apart from anything else, red deer have 68 chromosomes and sheep have 54.