That’s baa-rking! Drone footage shows turkey farmer using SHEEPDOGS to herd 10,000 birds around his land
- Steve Childerhouse, from Norfolk, herds 10,000 turkeys with border collies
- Dogs Pip and Tilly can herd turkeys to another field in an impressive 45 minutes
- Drone footage shows the dogs chasing the turkeys into a uniformed group
An ingenious farmer is keeping his turkeys in check during the busy run up to Christmas – by herding them with sheepdogs.
With thousands of birds to control, Steve Childerhouse, from Whews Farm in Norfolk, has drafted his trusty corder collies, Pip and Tilly.
And the clever canines are making easy work of the unusual task assigned to them – herding around 10,000 turkeys from one place to another in an impressive 45 minutes.
Steve Childerhouse, 47, from Whews Farm in Norfolk, has drafted in the help of his trusty Border Collies, Pip and Tilly
Incredible drone footage shows the dogs working together to herd the birds into place
Pip hard at work with the turkeys. The sheepdogs work together to herd the turkeys
Mr Childerhouse, 47, said Pip and Tilly, who are both four-year-old rescue dogs, have risen to the challenge and he’d be lost without them, especially at this time of year.
Incredible drone footage shows the dogs working together to herd the birds into place.
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They can be seen chasing the turkeys into a uniformed flock in their field as they try to make sure the birds don’t get separated.
Mr Childerhouse said: ‘Border Collies have two sides, on the one hand they’re very loving and on the other they’re very focused.
Mr Childerhouse, 47, said Pip and Tilly, who are both four-year-old rescue dogs, have risen to the challenge and he’d be lost without them
Pip herding the turkeys. Mr Childerhouse said: ‘Border Collies have two sides, on the one hand they’re very loving and on the other they’re very focused’
The dogs chase the turkeys into a uniformed flock in their field as they try to make sure the birds don’t get separated
‘It’s not hard to get them into work mode.
‘They picked it up really quickly.
‘Obviously we had a few hiccups at first but everyone including the turkeys now know where they’re meant to be and what they’re meant to be doing so things have gotten a little easier.
‘It might not be what most people consider to be normal but it’s the norm for us and it’s really obvious they enjoy their work.’
Mr Childerhouse with Pip and Tilly. He drafted in the dogs to help on Whews Farm in Norfolk
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