Yes, the farmer and his wife who live just up the hill from me (Jet's people) don't chase sheep about like that. They are much kinder, and use the 'food method' if they need to get the sheep into a particular spot. They fix up gates and pretty roomy 'clamps' for them, and direct them in by rattling the food in a bucket, just as you describe.
They even leave food and milk out for a whole bunch of feral cats who have been around for many years, and make sure a small barn with hay bales is always available for them as a shelter.
I am glad to say they are always decent with their animals. I have no idea who owns the sheep who graze on the moors (that's a mile or two away from me) But they will not have healthy sheep if they treat them like that. And they are likely to have many abortions if they do it when they are in lamb.
They even leave food and milk out for a whole bunch of feral cats who have been around for many years, and make sure a small barn with hay bales is always available for them as a shelter.
I am glad to say they are always decent with their animals. I have no idea who owns the sheep who graze on the moors (that's a mile or two away from me) But they will not have healthy sheep if they treat them like that. And they are likely to have many abortions if they do it when they are in lamb.
