Some cell moves require a little creativity to transition the herd to new pasture - like passing under the electric fencing. Its not the norm and Ingrid, bless her, followed the regular practice, leading everyone astray ๐
That is until loyal Joseph veered right, ignoring herd mentality and chose to follow his human dad, bringing the rest with him ๐ Good boy Joseph. You're daddy's favourite for a reason ๐ ๐ ๐
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Emergency struck our sanctuary last Sunday, with our beloved Sage having ruptured an unknown umbilical hernia! Doing our morning feeds we discovered 20cm of gut hanging from her belly button! ๐ฐ๐ท๐จ
Matthew, our amazing vet from Penrith Veterinary Hospital, came to her aid. Thanfully Sage anaesthetised well, which can be very problematic for pigs. As she slept, we preformed the emergency surgery onsite with a number of volunteers helping ๐ ๐ฅ๐งโโ๏ธ๐๐ป
Thankfully the surgery was a success, with all infectious material safely removed and the muscle wall repaired ๐๐ป ๐
For six days Sage has enjoyed the comforts of a very warm recovery suite, being hand fed fruits and bread and lucerne. ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐พ
With her wound healing nicely, and being bright eyed and bushy tailed, this morning Sage rejoined her best friend Albert who had been talking to her through the fences. It was certainly best to keep both near one another, as pigs are so emotional. They have pined for one another and Albert has been sure to keep Sage safe as best he can from a distance. ๐ ๐ท ๐ฝ
Please keep beautiful Sage in your prayers and thoughts, as we work for a successful full recovery ๐๐ป โจ๏ธ ๐งก
We are very grateful this beautiful girl is still with us as the original prognosis was not favourable. ๐ค ๐
Thank you to Matt for his amazing work, comittment and compassion to all our animals. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who helped incredibly on the day and night, and for the past week caring for Sage.
It means a great deal to us giving these beautiful animals the new beginnings we believe they deserve ๐๐๐
Volunteer in a range of different ways - admin, social media, advertising, fundraising, hands on animal care, sanctuary maintenance and much more. Use your talents to help us give rescued livestock the new beginnings they deserve ๐งก๐
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Sage and Albert love their cuddles and play time ๐ท๐ฝ
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#HireOurHerd projects are always an adventure! We'll go wherever we need to and do whatever it takes to safeguard our partners and community from the lethal threat of bushfires. ๐ฅ ๐ก ๐
And just checkout our goats - calm, resolved and enjoying the views. They love these adventures, even hoping into the trailer when we're not working to say, "lets hit the road!" ๐ ๐
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Many of our customers get an absolute thrill from having our goats on their property. #HireOurHerd becomes less about land clearing and more about cuddles and cuteness! ๐ The goats don't seem to mind and neither do we ๐งก ๐
Thank you @croyberg for loving on our little ones during your #HireOurHerd ๐
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Our cute Nigerian Dwarf duo, Dexter and Diego, are loving there latest #HireOurHerd assignment. Not only great food but lots of scratches too!
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Albert and Sage enjoying a very healthy breakfast of recycled fruit, vegie and bread "waste". Its so good people could eat it! Save your left overs and donate to our beautiful animals #helpourherd
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If you'd like to give this beautiful girl a forever home, please reach out to us ๐๐ก
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Our tallest and toughest land clearers: the Big Buddy Herd. ๐ช ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ
Lambie, Thor, Pepito, Odin, Ragnar and Oscar each have a unique rescue story varying from abandoned orphan babies found in the wild, to neglected and abused farm animals rescued from dire situations. โค๏ธโ๐ฉนโ๏ธ
These six boys, with personalities as big as life, are happy and healthy with us, clearing Greater Syndey's toughest properties. ๐ โฐ๏ธ
Customers fall in love with these gentle giants every #HireOurHerd placement.
They are in our hearts and a part of our home. We love them ๐ฅฐ
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After a challenging #HireOurHerd assignment that may have included rain, toxic plants or external parasites, we like to rest our goats in a harmony field where they can relax, restore and rebuild so they are rejuvenated and ready for their next assignment. ๐ก ๐ช
This also provides opportunity to assess herd dynamics, monitor pregnancies, administer routine health treatments and gives us time to bond with our beautiful animals who we love and know by name. ๐ ๐งก ๐
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Our infamous and beloved Derby was bitten by a snake yesterday whilst clearing a property. ๐๐ฅ
He was very sick, covered in vomit, his face swollen and his body weak. Thankfully we got to him in time and provided supportive care back at home. ๐ ๐ก
Today, Derby is doing much better. He has stopped vomiting, his swollen face has reduced, and his appetite is back. โค๏ธโ๐ฉน๐
Thank you to all who keep our people and animals in your prayers. Please continue to keep us in them. The work we do for the community is dangerous. ๐๐ป ๐ก
We are very grateful Derby has bounced back. We have a sneaking suspicion he is loving every minute of his well deserved stay at home ๐ ๐งก
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What a Flocking Adorable goat install looks like! ๐ ๐งก
This is the fun and rewarding part of a three day process that included a mammoth amount of brushcutting, chainsawing, fence installing, slipping and sliding on steep undulations, and finally goat loading, goat transporting and goat installing!
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Don't underestimate the small guys. These rescue goats might just save lives and property next fire season. ๐ ๐
Big thank you to Michael from Yahoo News for covering our story ๐
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We are getting bigger and there is much to do with many new animals needing TLC! ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฎ ๐ฅฐ
Become a volunteer and help out in a number of ways:
1. Be an Onsite Sanctuary Hand helping with regular feed, cleaning and vet care routines for our poultry, pigs and rabbits at Mulgoa, plus occasional construction, fencing and landcare maintenance ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐
2. Be an Offsite Goat Shepherd helping us move and mange multiple herds grazing in different areas around the Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Wollongong, Hunter and Shoal Haven regions. This important work protects local communities from bushfires, improves the biodiversity of properties, and keeps our goats happy and healthy as they consume new feeding sites like they would naturally. ๐ป ๐ ๐ฑ๐
3. Collect organised food donations, prepare them at home, then drop them off at our sanctuary ๐๐ฝ๐ฅญ๐ฅฌ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
4. Take footage of our animals and turn them into social media master pieces for the world to see ๐ธ ๐คฉ Help with administration, rescue cordination and sponsorships so we can keep doing the work we are doing ๐ ๐ฅ ๐
DM us today to join our team ๐ ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
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