Saint Beans Animal Sanctuary for Lambs

25/05/2024

Willow🐑 and her pumpkin friends Alma🐑 and Luna🐑 got up early this morning and got to the hay first. The big woollies push them out of the way so they were very happy to have it to themselves. They demolished it though and had no regrets.

21/05/2024

Poor wet woollies today 🌧️. There was a lot of rain overnight so it’s all muddy. The woollies tried to shelter but it was no good, the rain kept coming. Strong cold winds now so they are snuggled up for the night in the stables.

19/05/2024

Beautiful relaxing Sunday for the woollies today☀️. Well until Fanta🐏 and Frosty🐏 had to have their hooves checked. Fanta was limping a little and Frosty needed a second spray. Unfortunately mud had gotten inside Frosty’s nail so it had to be cleaned out and cut back (slide 7).

14/05/2024

Most mornings at least one of the pumpkins (Alma, Luna or Willow) is in a cheeky mood and wakes up the other woollies. Poor Flora was the main target this morning. The day started with a pretty sunrise but unfortunately then came the rain so the woollies are back in the stables.

30/04/2024

Little Homer 🐏 was trying to tussle Daisy and Lily again. He’s banned from tussling because he always injures himself so he was moved on. Another spectacular day ☀️ for the woollies today. This time everyone went for a walk to the long grass. They parked up and spent the afternoon there.

25/04/2024

The stroppiest of them all, Lily lamb (technically a ewe) looking relaxed after causing a big fuss this morning 🫠. She was limping and had to have her hooves treated. As usual she made it difficult but heavy rain was coming so it had to be done. Thankfully the rain didn’t come until late afternoon which gave the spray enough time to work. The woollies are back snuggled up in the stables with a rainy night ahead.

14/04/2024

Big rainbow over the woollies this morning 🌈. The storm has gone so the woollies were able to dry out in the sun. Beans🐏 was a bit grumpy after the storm and he wouldn’t have his medicine this morning and he was shoving any woolly that got close to him. Thankfully after a snooze in the sun (slide 7,8) he was back to his normal self by the afternoon ☺️.

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05/04/2024

Willow🐑 and her friends Alma and Luna trying to get into the garden today. Sorry Willow no time right now. After the rain 🌧️ yesterday the woollies were much happier today when the sun ☀️ came out. Willow was being cheeky and jumping up on the other woollies. Beans 🐏 stood up on Beans hill and enjoyed the view.

27/03/2024

After getting stuck behind a fence yesterday Willow was busy doing some power posing today. She also has a new charcoal pinstripe. Meanwhile the woollies had their weekly zinc drench today and it gave poor Frosty an upset belly (slide 5). Thankfully by the afternoon Frosty was up and looking happier ☺️.

23/03/2024

Where are my pellets! Flora🐑 has had enough and was demanding pellets all day. Sorry Flora the pellets went mouldy but your human will get some more next week for sure. The woollies have rejected their new batch of premium hay. It’s not good enough for them so most of it was given away 🤦‍♂️. However it appears they like one of the last ones thankfully.

20/03/2024

Nice relaxing day for the woollies today. The gates were all open so they got to please themselves. Little Homer🐏 was being silly and tried to tussle Lily again. Lily is feisty so that’s a bad idea, and sure enough Homer broke one of his horn stumps clean off (slide 5).

18/03/2024

The woollies got a nice surprise first thing this morning when their human opened the gate to one of their favourite paddocks. It’s been shut for 6 weeks to let the grass grow. They raced out for a munch. The good weather ☀️ is back but it’s a little cooler so perfect for the woollies now that their winter coats are starting to get thick.

15/03/2024

Mr Smoochy Beans🐏 hopes everyone has a great weekend ☺️. He has purple hooves because he had messy hooves that needed to be cleaned and he had a precautionary spray at the same time.

12/03/2024

Frosty🐏 put on some eye shadow this morning. Looking good Frosty. The woollies like having their ears warmed if it’s been a cold night. It was zinc drench day today and Daisy spat some of hers out (slide 5). This isn’t good because they all get a precise amount based on their weight. Willow’s ears are a little sunburnt so she had some sunscreen put on today.

08/03/2024

Mr Smoochy Beans🐏 came into the garden today. He raced around and had a great time ☺️. Unfortunately he didn’t find any pellets waiting for him up on the deck but he had an extra long munch on his favourite shrub. When he came out all the woollies had disappeared. Poor Beans got a little worried but we found them having a lamb adventure down the hill.

04/03/2024

Once a year the woollies shed their thick winter coats for summer (they are a self shedding breed who do not need to be sheared). They wear wool hats made out of the loose wool and have a competition to see who wears the best hats. Winner gets treats. The winner is normally announced in January but this year the woollies human dad forgot so here goes…. The winner of the 2023 wool hat competition is 🥁… Daisy! Again, she also won 2022. It was close but once again Daisy couldn’t be beat. Her mother Flora came second (last slide). Congratulations 🙌 Daisy you will get your treats very soon.

26/02/2024

Fanta🐏 made himself a nest out of the remains of his hay bale overnight. If you saw the post about Homers swollen jaw then good news the antibiotics worked. Slide 5 is Homer on Saturday, slide 6 is Sunday, and 7 is today, all better ☺️. Meanwhile Willow had a two hooves forward Monday and there was a pretty sunset last night.

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19/02/2024

Dark clouds ☁️, and rain 🌧️ is forecast but the woollies are locked out of the stables! These woollies need a wash and everyone voted for them to stay out. Meanwhile they got some new hay and have been enjoying it. Unfortunately Beans doesn’t like it though 🤦‍♂️

11/02/2024

Perfect day ☀️ for the woollies today. Sunny and a cool almost autumn breeze kept them cool. Beans🐏 was a good boy and ate some conventional hay (slide 1). He’s getting some more premium hay next week. Lily is doing better today (see previous post), the antibiotics worked and her messy behind is under control.

08/02/2024

Willow has wooly patches on her back. They almost look like wings but they are patchy and different sizes, unlike Beans perfect wool-angel-wings. However from a distance they look like wool-angel-wings 👼☺️.

04/02/2024

Mr Smoochy Beans was walking better today after having a hoof spray yesterday. Unlike most woollies who try and hide the pain Beans is the opposite 😅. Finally all the bad weather has gone so the woollies emerged from the yard back out into the paddocks. Looks like they have a week of fine weather ☀️ ahead and milder temperatures which will keep them happy.

02/02/2024

Watch out Beans, three naughty pumpkins have you in there sights 😁. Beans tried to fend them off but the little woollies won and he had to get up and move.
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A little rain and the woollies run to shelter. A wash wouldn’t hurt however and it’s warm summer rain at the moment. Should the woollies get locked out so they can have a wash?

18/01/2024

Fanta🐏 would like to thank everyone for all the kind messages yesterday ☺️. Good news about his swollen jaw (see previous post). The swelling started to come down last night and this morning it was 90% gone 🙌 (slide 1,2,3). The antibiotics worked. Fanta was in good spirits today, acting and eating normally but it was hot 🥵 so the woollies didn’t leave the yard until the end of the day. And if you thought Willow’s cheeky streak had gone then don’t miss the last three slides 😁.

17/01/2024

Oh dear Fanta down. Fanta is the toughest woolly but this morning his jaw was very swollen 😳. Fanta has had a persistent sore hoof so yesterday he had to have it treated again. He was being difficult however so his human gave up and had to man handle him. The vet doesn’t think it’s related but the stress might have triggered the infection 😟. Sorry Fanta! Fanta has had some antibiotics and anti-inflammatories. If it isn’t improving by tomorrow he will need to see the vet. This is very unusual for Fanta.

16/01/2024

Amazing sunset last night. Even the woollies were intrigued by the light.

14/01/2024

The life and times of a little pumpkin called Willow ☺️. Look how big Willow is now (slide 9,10) compared to just a few months ago 😍.

13/01/2024

Oh dear Homer down. Little Homer was walking a bit slowly today so his human brought him in to check. Poor Homer had been hiding three minor hoof infections and one serious one 🙀. He had to have a major trim and clean with iodine then antibiotic hoof spray. He started to grind his teeth which is a sign of pain (if you’re woolly) so he also had a shot of painkiller 💉. Homer will be feeling much better tomorrow ☺️. Meanwhile some very naughty little woollies broke into the feed shed and made a mess.

12/01/2024

It’s a good day (if you’re woolly) when you wake up to find a fresh hay bale waiting for you ☺️. The woollies wasted no time and started munching on it immediately. Beans didn’t like it though so he had some of his own special premium hay around the corner (slide 3). Later on they got to go back out into the big paddock where the hay was baled but this time they weren’t interested and left 🤷‍♂️.

08/01/2024

Fanta🐏 showing off his new look after being sheared yesterday. Just as well because it was very hot today, the woollies were overheating 🥵. It’s going to be a hot week so Beans will need to be misted with the spray bottle.

27/12/2023