Can sheep walk backwards?

-- Tim Tyree (timtyree@hotmail.com), January 06, 2002

Answers

my mom always told the story that when she was a little kid they had sheep and the would get their head stuck in the fence and it was her job to walk the fence in the evening and she would push there heads out cause they weren't smart enough to walk backwards.

-- marie (jolly_old_goat@hotmail.com), January 06, 2002.

Yes, try catching the last one in the shearing grab pen.

-- Ross (amulet@istar.ca), January 06, 2002.

Ross has got it. They prefer to watch where they're putting their feet, but they can sure go backwards if they perceive a need - like if they realise they're about to go through a doorway into a shed.

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), January 07, 2002.

Maybe the sheep that can walk backwards hang out with the pigs that can fly :-)??!!

-- Marcia (HrMr@webtv.net), January 07, 2002.

Mine have backed up from me plenty of times.

-- Alison in NS (aproteau@istar.ca), January 07, 2002.

Mine sure can back up at shearing time and hoof trimming time. You'd be suprised at how fast the little buggers are!

-- cowgirlone (cowgirlone47@hotmail.com), January 07, 2002.