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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: sokel on April 06, 2013, 10:02:22 pm

Title: Meet Geofrey
Post by: sokel on April 06, 2013, 10:02:22 pm

This little one arrived yesterday, after being found by our farmer friend in a bucket of water in the early hours of the morning  :o He wasnt expected to live as he was cold couldnt stand or even lift his head  up and wouldnt feed.
He is in the house and  36hrs later he is taking bottles, very active and loving the attention he gets from the yorkies and actualy sucks their noses when they wash his face  ::).
He can now jump out of his box ,so will have to think about moving him into the stables with the others if the weather stays nice
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/grahamsokel/tillyminigeofry.jpg)

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 06, 2013, 10:04:14 pm

 :thinking: hmm, I would love to meet Geofrey but the box says image removed or deleted  :-\

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: colliewoman on April 06, 2013, 10:04:57 pm

The picture is broken :-\  I NEED to see Geoffrey as he has the best name ever ;D

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: sokel on April 06, 2013, 10:06:31 pm

Ok Fixed,  PB seems to be doing that a lot recently

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: weewooliewifie on April 06, 2013, 10:08:53 pm

Good work, he's looking great!

Geofrey is a great name for a sheep.

I had a ewe with a bad leg living in the garden a few years back.  We called her Jeff - as in Mutton Jeff.

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: bloomer on April 06, 2013, 10:10:20 pm

great picture with the little dog as well

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: sokel on April 06, 2013, 10:13:07 pm

Those  2 dogs love him , yet when they go down the stables they totaly ignore the other lambs and goat kids

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 06, 2013, 10:15:19 pm

Absolutely fab  :love: I can imagine the suction onto poor pooch's nose  :roflanim:

Geofrey is a lucky chap  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: Brucklay on April 06, 2013, 10:19:45 pm

That's great - so nice to hear of one coming back from the brink..  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: Pedwardine on April 06, 2013, 10:41:34 pm

What a lucky boy and what a lovely outcome. Just goes to show what some TLC will achieve.

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: sabrina on April 06, 2013, 10:49:05 pm

He is lucky that he was found and great to see him looking so cute. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: sokel on April 07, 2013, 07:17:59 am

Well it seems geofrey has a friend coming this morning.  A ewe has just lambed twins and they have lost her and 1 of her lambs , Thankfully we froze loads of Colostrum when the goats kidded so its coming up here

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: Blinkers on April 07, 2013, 08:25:32 am

Awww bless....Hello Geoffrey. :hug:
Looks like you can remove the FRAGILE stickers now too  ;D :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: Bionic on April 07, 2013, 09:44:15 am

He is lovely. Well done  :thumbsup: 

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: LOCHBYRE on April 07, 2013, 10:12:55 am

He is very sweet !!

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: sokel on April 09, 2013, 08:00:41 am

Geofrey is now out in the stable with the others and we now have 2 new ones indoors that need that bit more TLC   
Numbers are now up to 13 and more expected daily  ! Our friend is having a really bad time with it this year  :(   We will be rearing them past weaning then some will go back to hers and we will keep some ourselves

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: Small Plot Big Ideas on April 09, 2013, 09:57:08 am

It's good to see Geofrey is doing well and I'm taking notes about all of this for next year - it is especially relevant for me at the moment as are should be moving to a place in your part of the world sometime next month!  :wave:

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: sokel on April 09, 2013, 10:10:05 am

Well if your ever over this way your more than welcome to pop in and see/feed the lambs and goats  ::)

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: goosepimple on April 09, 2013, 10:23:23 am

Good story, kids liked that one too  :eyelashes:

Title: Re: Meet Geofrey
Post by: Small Plot Big Ideas on April 09, 2013, 10:52:33 am

Quote from: sokel on April 09, 2013, 10:10:05 am

Well if your ever over this way your more than welcome to pop in and see/feed the lambs and goats  ::)

 :thumbsup:   Thanks for the offer!