The Mirkwood Rest Home for Retired Sheep

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The Mirkwood Rest Home for Retired Sheep Vegan sanctuary where we take in aged sheep and allow them to live out their lives in peace and comfort.

There is far too much animal cruelty in the world, we offer an oasis of kindness. 🐑

Hello everyone, once again the incredibly talented and extremely generous Ann Dawson has been busy knitting toys for us ...
03/03/2025

Hello everyone, once again the incredibly talented and extremely generous Ann Dawson has been busy knitting toys for us to sell to raise much needed funds. 🐑❤️
They stand approximately 26cm tall and this time round we are selling them for £15 each which includes 2nd class postage. They are sold on a "first come, first served" basis and as such can I beg you please to ONLY post your requirements in the comments and NOT on the actual picture itself, that way I stand half a chance of keeping on top of who has ordered what and in what order! 🐑❤️
Get the worlds smallest violin out but I am extremely busy with the sheep and work four days a week but I will endeavour to get them packed up and in the post to you within a couple of days. My PayPal link is below and if you haven't ordered from us before you will need to message me your address. 🐑❤️
https://paypal.me/AndrewBailey620?country.x=GB
If past experience is anything to go by they will sell like the proverbial hot cakes so could I please reiterate, do NOT post on the individual pictures which I will mark as sold as soon as I can but DO post your order in the comments below and I will be able to see who ordered what and when. Our thanks not only to you wonderful purchasers but also to the magnificent Ann, it is generosity such as this that keeps us going. 🐑❤️

EDIT - thank you so much to everyone who has purchased one of these, I'm delighted to say they are all spoken for now! I really couldn't do what I do without your help and you are all correct... Ann rocks! 🐑❤️

Today we wish a great big happy birthday to Emily who is seven years old. 🐑❤️She is by quite some distance the biggest s...
03/03/2025

Today we wish a great big happy birthday to Emily who is seven years old. 🐑❤️
She is by quite some distance the biggest sheep in the flock and towers above all the others especially little Squirty the Hebridean. Never a fusspot she is definitely mellowing with time and I think she is enjoying her retirement here. 🐑❤️
She arrived back in October of 2023 when her carer passed away and the rest of the family didn't have the knowledge or the inclination to care for them but luckily we do and we have so all's well that ends well. 🐑❤️
I love this great big floof and hope we get to share many birthdays together. 🐑❤️

Hello friends of Mirkwood, you will be pleased to hear that the incredibly talented and extraordinarily generous Ann Daw...
02/03/2025

Hello friends of Mirkwood, you will be pleased to hear that the incredibly talented and extraordinarily generous Ann Dawson has been busy again and has produced this flock of little beauties ready for Easter, some bunnies in here too! 🐑🐰❤️
Could I please beg you NOT to order from this picture, this is just a taster but I should take possession of them tomorrow and because there is always an awful lot of interest in them I will do a post at 8 o'clock on Monday evening which should give everyone an even chance. 🐑🐰❤️
This time around they will sell for £15 each which includes postage and packing and as always they will sell on a first come, first served basis. Again can I urge you please NOT to order after seeing this post. Thank you so much for your interest and thanks again to the one and only Ann. 🐑🐰❤️

Our gorgeous little man Park is seven years old today! 🐑❤️He came here when he was just six months old back in October o...
26/02/2025

Our gorgeous little man Park is seven years old today! 🐑❤️
He came here when he was just six months old back in October of 2018 and was bullied a lot but he stood his corner and has matured into the friendly, cuddly and well rounded young man that he is today. 🐑❤️
I love you to the moon and back Park, may we get to share many more birthdays. 🐑❤️

Happy Birthday Topsy, she is twelve years old today. 🐑❤️She arrived with us back in May of 2021 having enjoyed a success...
23/02/2025

Happy Birthday Topsy, she is twelve years old today. 🐑❤️
She arrived with us back in May of 2021 having enjoyed a successful show career. A little stand-offish at first she has mellowed over the years and is a proper little fusspot these days. 🐑❤️
Bananas are her thing, normally it's only the girls on medication that get bananas but she loves them and I can't refuse that cute little face. Happy Birthday TopsyPops, hope we get to share a few more with you. 🐑❤️ ###

Eleven years ago today, Broomwell Ulrika came into this world in Dumfries... have I mentioned that her Dad is Johnny Dep...
20/02/2025

Eleven years ago today, Broomwell Ulrika came into this world in Dumfries... have I mentioned that her Dad is Johnny Depp? 😂🐑❤️
She was bought by the lovely Gill and Tim and moved down to Coxwold in Yorkshire to continue her show career but sadly, she didn't begat as hoped so she was allowed to retire here in October of 2018. 🐑❤️
I am in no way concerned with how sheep look but there is something about Ulrika, she holds herself well and simply looks the part so I can see how she would have been a winner at the shows. Add to this the fact that she is a foodie and a proper cuddle bunny and you have the sheep that I know and love today. 🐑❤️
Happy Birthday Ulrika-ka-ka-ka, may we share many more together.🐑❤️ ###

This is Nightstar Vera and she is ten years old today. 🐑❤️Another retiree from Coxwold in Yorkshire, she joined us back ...
19/02/2025

This is Nightstar Vera and she is ten years old today. 🐑❤️
Another retiree from Coxwold in Yorkshire, she joined us back in May of 2022 and is certainly making the most of her twilight years. 🐑❤️
Like all Ryelands, she is very fond of her grub but is always up for a cuddle, love you BigVee, hope we get to spend many more years together. 🐑❤️

Today we wish a great big Mirkwood style happy eleventh birthday to our gorgeous Doris. 🐑❤️Doris joined us along with he...
17/02/2025

Today we wish a great big Mirkwood style happy eleventh birthday to our gorgeous Doris. 🐑❤️
Doris joined us along with her best mate Heather back in May of 2023 moving up from the west country, a long old journey but worth every mile. 🐑❤️
She continues to thrive and it's obvious that mealtimes are a thing of joy for Doris, happy birthday darling, let's hope we share many more. 🐑❤️

Hello wonderful people, in four weeks time, Saturday March 15th, these beautiful animals will be due for their second Fo...
15/02/2025

Hello wonderful people, in four weeks time, Saturday March 15th, these beautiful animals will be due for their second FootVax injection. I was thinking of just doing the injection then doing everything else a few weeks later but this seems particularly bonkers so I think we'll turn it into a full-on day and do everything that needs doing. 🐑❤️
This means that not only will we be giving them their second injection but we will be putting them in the sheep seat to trim their toe nails, worm them, trim wool from their eyes and remove wool from their ears and tidying up any mucky bottoms that happen to be present. 🐑❤️
It is a full-on, quite physical day but I'd love to get enough people signed up to be able to rotate the jobs and give everyone a chance to try their hand at anything they care to try so it really is a case of the more the merrier. Most people who have helped us out in the past have enjoyed and and generally come back for more... the fools! 😂🐑❤️
I will provide ample refreshments and we usually stop for lunch which will almost certainly be pizzas! 🍕☕️ If anyone is travelling from afar to see us/help out I have a spare bedroom with a double bed which you are more than welcome to use. It would be lovely to see as many of you as can make it so don't be shy, over to you! 🐑❤️

Our gorgeous Heather is eight years old today! 🐑❤️Heather and her best mate Doris joined us from the west country back i...
08/02/2025

Our gorgeous Heather is eight years old today! 🐑❤️
Heather and her best mate Doris joined us from the west country back in May of 2023 and has settled in as if to the manner born. 🐑❤️
You can't really tell from this picture but she has a grey body and a dark brown head, very easy to spot form a distance. She is also a massive biscuit fan, she actually trembles with excitement when it's time for biscuits, guaranteed to make me smile. 🐑❤️
Love you Heather, looking forward to sharing many more of your birthdays with you. 🐑❤️

Good morning Mirkwood peeps, we have two birthdays for you to celebrate today and both of these gorgeous girls came from...
06/02/2025

Good morning Mirkwood peeps, we have two birthdays for you to celebrate today and both of these gorgeous girls came from Gill and Tim from Coxwold in Yorkshire. 🐑❤️
First up is our dowager duchess Princess who is fourteen years old today, She joined us along with four of her mates (sadly no longer with us) in May of 2018 and has never been an ounce of trouble from that day to this. She is showing signs of her age these days but still has a ravenous appetite despite not being over blessed in the teeth department and she struts around on her wonky little legs like she owns the place... which she does! 🐑❤️
And second birthday today is YumYum who at seven years old is just half of of Princess's age. Joining us in May of 2023, YumYum has a bit of a penchant for nibbling your trousers which is amusing until she manages to nip your skin at the same time 😳 but I wouldn't change her for the world! 🐑❤️
Happy Birthday to both of you wonderful little creatures, may you both continue to live with us for as long as possible, love you. 🐑❤️

Another day, another birthday and today our gorgeous Mia is eleven years old. 🐑❤️Se joined us from Cannock in July of 20...
05/02/2025

Another day, another birthday and today our gorgeous Mia is eleven years old. 🐑❤️
Se joined us from Cannock in July of 2023 when her carer moved to the Isle of Wight and has never been an ounce of trouble. She's always up for a bit of a cuddle and is always amongst the first to investigate anything new that may be happening. 🐑❤️
I have a lot of time for this gorgeous little chunk, happy birthday Mia and I hope we get to share many more. 🐑❤️

Well would you look at that now, Holly is 13 years old today. 🐑❤️She arrived along with Sage, who is sadly no longer wit...
04/02/2025

Well would you look at that now, Holly is 13 years old today. 🐑❤️
She arrived along with Sage, who is sadly no longer with us, and Shaun back in October of 2022 and immediately slotted in to the laid back lifestyle we have round here. 🐑❤️
The bane of most elderly Ryelands, she has developed arthritis and no longer gets around the way she would want to but has settled to life in the infirmary and takes each day as it comes, greeting every new dawn with a smile. 🐑❤️
Happy Birthday darling Holly, let's enjoy every day you get to spend with us.🐑❤️

Edie is eight years old today. 🐑❤️She and her flockmate Alice joined us having retired from the Wonderland flock back in...
03/02/2025

Edie is eight years old today. 🐑❤️
She and her flockmate Alice joined us having retired from the Wonderland flock back in June of 2023. Being charitable you would have to describe her as "plus size" but she's not an ounce of trouble and trundles through life with not a care in the world. 🐑❤️
Love you Edie and I hope we get to celebrate your special day many more times. 🐑❤️

Well that was a rather special day! 🐑 A massive thank you to Elaine, Rick, Jane, Dave, Tamara and Robert for their inval...
01/02/2025

Well that was a rather special day! 🐑 A massive thank you to Elaine, Rick, Jane, Dave, Tamara and Robert for their invaluable help as today we ran all the girls through a footbath containing Golden Hoof and injected them with Footvax in an effort to get on top of the footrot problem we have at the moment. 🐑❤️
Never having done it before I had no idea what to expect but the actuality surpassed my wildest dreams. The race we had designed to get the sheep to the footbath worked a treat and thanks to Anna for suggesting the straw in the footbath 'cause I think this really helped but all the girls and boys were surprisingly well behaved and it went off so much better than I had any right to expect, no escapees, no dramas just a well-oiled machine getting the job done. 🐑❤️
Thank you so much guys and gals and a special mention to Dave who I met in Aldi who had never handled a sheep before but who took to it like a duck to water. You were all absolutely magnificent and if the stuff does what it is supposed to do, the girls and boys will probably be thanking you in a few days too! 🐑❤️

Just a reminder that tomorrow we will be treating the sheeps feet to a bath with Golden Hoof and in an effort to try and...
31/01/2025

Just a reminder that tomorrow we will be treating the sheeps feet to a bath with Golden Hoof and in an effort to try and get on top of the problem, we will also be injecting them with Footvax. 🐑❤️
I believe I currently have four helpers and the weather looks like being quite reasonable. If anyone else would like to come along it would be lovely to see you, if you want something a little less hands-on than manhandling sheep then someone to fill the syringes would be a bit of a bonus. 🐑❤️
You will be fed and watered and have our undying gratitude and these days usually turn out to be good fun too, we'd love to see you! 🐑❤️

Some cheerier news today, Venus is ten years old! 🐑❤️She joined us in June of last year and almost immediately palled up...
29/01/2025

Some cheerier news today, Venus is ten years old! 🐑❤️
She joined us in June of last year and almost immediately palled up with her old flock-mate Vera. 🐑❤️
A gregarious sheep, she is always on the look out for food and fuss and is pretty much glued to my leg when my pocket has biscuits in it, happy birthday Venus, let's hope we share many more. 🐑❤️ ###

***  RIP Willow  12.03.2016 to 28.01.2025  ***Once again I am saddened to have to tell you that another cherished reside...
28/01/2025

*** RIP Willow 12.03.2016 to 28.01.2025 ***
Once again I am saddened to have to tell you that another cherished resident has crossed the rainbow bridge to sheepy heaven. 🐑🌈💔
Willow arrived with us back in May of 2023 after a career in the show-ring and rearing the next generation of show stoppers. She was never an ounce of trouble and seemed to enjoy her retirement as well as the ubiquitous rich tea biscuits. 🐑❤️
I have cameras in the sheds very kindly bought for us by the one and only Mandy and I always check them just before I go to bed which these days is not long after 9 o'clock. A little over a month ago I found Willow cast (upside down) in one of the sheds (she was OK at bedtime the night before) and she had obviously been down for quite some time. 🐑😢
This really rocked her and to be honest, she never really recovered, she never regained her bubbly personality or her appetite and obviously decided that her time had come for when I fed them this morning she had departed this mortal coil. 🐑💔
She was one of those sheep that just got on with it, no drama so in a way I'm pleased she decided when to leave. Going to miss you Willow, until we meet again night night darling ### 🐑❤️

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