The first sheep to arrive were 31 small Ouessants, all males, entrusted by the OABA, the Organization for Assistance to Slaughterhouse Animals, following a seizure for mistreatment.
After years of abuse they suffered, they were suspicious but we gained their trust with patience and a lot of gentleness.
Later, 3 sheep arrived from an illegal farm.
L’Autre Ferme is responsible for pampering them on a daily basis: treating the wounds from the many fights they have the secret of, giving food and drink, cleaning a soft straw carpet to keep them clean and warm, repairing the fences, untangle the horns when they get too tangled, mow, enrich their meadow with things to climb…
In short, the good life with darling sheep!
They were seized at the request of the authorities. On the farm where they were born, they were locked in the dark, in unsanitary conditions. The ground littered with rotting corpses.
While they were afraid of the sheepfold when they first arrived, they now enter it without fear. They know what is good for them and are no longer afraid of anything. This trust warms our hearts and facilitates handling for annual mowing and deworming.
The most fragile leave the herd for our garden, closer to the house. They are thus under the constant surveillance of our team and the great Baba who navigates between the garden and the herd according to his mood. He knows very well how to show us what he wants.
Thelma, Luis and Shaun were wandering in a town in the department. We were asked by the authorities to recover them. They are clearly traumatized by humans and it took us even longer to gain some trust.
They discover the different meadows to get used to the place. We offer them grain by hand every day so that they realize that they are in no danger. The goal is to be able to handle them gently for clipping and cares.
Thelma
Luis (& Nana)
Robin
Arsène