With the driest summer on record since the 1970's and another heatwave on the way we are certainly feeling the repercussions!
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The grass has been scorched so badly that it hasn't grown during its usual season (May-July) it's looking unlikely it won't grow now which leaves us in a dire situation 😖
Grass as the main food source for our Baah-Land family is now scarce and is already in short supply
Normally the hay would have been made for the winter stock by now but with no grass to even provide for the summer this winter is going to be a serious challenge!
We need to secure our hay supply now otherwise we just can't afford to to pay the prices that are already through the roof!
Can you help by buying a bale? A round bale is £20 now and will no doubt be over £50 by the time we get to the colder seasons.
As the sheep's only food source we have no choice but to buy the bales whatever the cost!
If you would like to help you can donate, subscribe or sponsor one of our Baah-Land friends use the link below
https://www.baahland.co.uk/support-us
As always we are deeply moved by the love and support we get from our beautiful supporters, THANK YOU
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Meet Yoda and Marshmallow! These two little boys are currently settling in next door to our lovely Eliza who we recently introduced you to - the coat you can see then nuzzling belonged to their carer, as where possible we always like our residents to have a little piece of home (unless it was a home they would prefer to quickly forget, as is the sad case with many of our other sheep).
Although Eliza will never be able to see them, sheep form strong friendships, and as they grow up together Yoda and Marshmallow will help to become her eyes, guiding her around the sanctuary together, and keeping each other safe. We have several blind sheep here at Baah-Land, and all can be found with their friends, their guides, helping them to live life exactly as they do. We can learn a lot from our animal friends 💚
Following our post about little Eliza, the lamb born without eyes, we thought you’d like to see this small snippet of video we took of her during her visit to the eye clinic. Here she is happily grazing like any other lamb! She is getting used to the world around her using her other senses and we have changed our care routines for her to make life a little easier - we actually have several blind sheep here at the sanctuary, all who live with this disability in a way that is quite inspiring. Animals simply make the best of what they have and here we try to give them even better 💚
The Baah-Land crew have recently been Shawn, with the warm weather they have to have their wool off sure it’s a relief! Also important for their well-being as it prevents maggots from getting into their wool which can be fatal!
We use special sanctuary sheerers as they take extra care and time not to rush or hurt the sheep, traditional sheering is super fast which means accidents do happen!
With 140 sheep at £5 each it certainly adds up!
If you can help us pay the bill or have sponsored one of our family and would like to pay for their sheering please use the link below.
As always we are deeply grateful 🐏🙏😊
https://www.baahland.co.uk/support-us
Winners of Baah-Land easter bonnet competition!
WINNERS OF BAAH-LAND EASTER COMPETITION
We've been busy counting up the votes, and we've found our winners!
3RD PLACE - Betty
You will receive a surprise gift by mail!
2ND PLACE - Tulip
You will receive £20 to spend on Baah-Land merch in our store!
AND THE WINNER IS... Jack!
You will be the first guests to visit Baah-Land upon opening, with the opportunity to have afternoon tea with your choice of sheep! You will also receive £30 to spend on Baah-Land merch in our store, and a free adoption of a sheep!
Thank you so much to everyone who entered, we hope you all had lots of fun. We loved every single one of the bonnets we received, and we are overjoyed with your support. The competition was a close one as every entry got lots of votes!
Even if you didn't get a prize, you can keep an eye on our Facebook to see when we are open to visitors.
If you liked seeing our sheep and hearing their stories, you can read more about them here - https://www.baahland.co.uk/support-us
Or check out our merch here - https://www.baahland.co.uk/shop
All purchases and donations go towards supporting our sheep family. Thank you all!
Don't forget to vote for your favourite bonnet in our Easter Bonnet Contest!
Watch the video to see all the entries again and vote here: https://bit.ly/2OiGRfS
Good Morning from Baah-Land 🐑🐏🐑❤️
Friday Feast!!!
Shout out to @marcusemmersonphotography for the fab video