{"id":201939,"date":"2025-04-24T03:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animal\/edna-and-madges-arrival-my-shetland\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T03:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:48:28","slug":"edna-and-madges-arrival-my-shetland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=201939","title":{"rendered":"Edna and Madge\u2019s Arrival | My Shetland"},"content":{"rendered":"


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And this is how Edna and Madge arrived.<\/p>\n\n

January 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Every day, Floss and I drive over to Sandness.\u00a0 Recently we have been seeing a lone sheep talking to folk. So two days ago, on our way home, I stopped the car, and asked if anyone owned the sheep.<\/p>\n

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The older sheep was very tame.\u00a0 She came straight up.\u00a0 She was very obviously someone\u2019s caddy (bottle fed).\u00a0 When she put her front feet on my shoulders, stared into my eyes and said \u201chelp me\u201d, I knew I had to do something\u2026..<\/p>\n

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Her friend was shyer, so we put more food on the ground for both of them.\u00a0 They were both very thin.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday, we fed the ewes again and I asked a few more questions. No one owned them. The first one had turned up in December and then a few weeks later the other one appeared.\u00a0 Neither had tags though holes where tags had been \u2013 they had been ripped out and the sheep dumped.<\/p>\n

I phoned around including our Grazings Clerk and told him I wanted to offer them a home.\u00a0 He agreed this would be best.<\/p>\n

So today we took the van and stopped off where the sheep were.<\/p>\n

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Floss and I were nervous about whether they would load but no, they both walked straight in, no fuss, no discussion!<\/p>\n

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A quick drive home and we welcomed them to Thordale.<\/p>\n

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They girls are very good about following so, as there was about to be torrential rain, I took them into the stable and put down more feed plus some hay.<\/p>\n

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After my lunch, I went back to the stable, sat down on a horse-rug and waited.<\/p>\n

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While the older ewe is very tame \u2013 like a kind gentle big dog \u2013 the younger one is apprehensive.<\/p>\n

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This old ewe is a sweetie.\u00a0 She is lame on her front left (holds it up while standing) and limps. I think it is arthritis so I offered her the TurmerAid and she wolfed down a good quantity. That should help.<\/p>\n

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She also quickly plonked herself down.<\/p>\n

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Friend sheep (who I think is her daughter) kept her distance.\u00a0 She is coughing so tomorrow I will drench them both.<\/p>\n

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The vet is coming on Monday to check them over and we will discuss how best to deal with any potential pregnancies.<\/p>\n

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They are not thrilled with hay and I want them to be eating all the time, so once the rain had done its worst, I let them out to spend tonight outside if they want.<\/p>\n

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I am glad they are home now.<\/p>\n

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As for the Boyzens?\u00a0 Well, after breakfast, they went \u201cdown the pub\u201d and when they come home tomorrow morning, we will make the introductions.\u00a0 Well, that\u2019s the plan.<\/p>\n

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I just couldn\u2019t keep driving past. They need to be loved.<\/p>\n

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