Rolling Dog Farm Blog

Molly the sheep is now able to stand up in the hay feeder.  She had company today:  Myrtle, another of our four sheep, decided to join Molly inside the feeder this afternoon.  <sigh>  She obviousy thought Molly was onto a good thing.  I have this sinking feeling by morning we’ll find the other two sheep, Mort and Minnie, in the feeder as well.

To get Molly out we’ll need to open up the feeder, but the feeder legs are frozen deep in several inches of ice.  So we’ll have to take a crowbar and bust open the ice first. 

Incidentally, this is the second type of round bale feeder we’ve used with these girls.  Molly got herself stuck in the other one, too.  It’s time to make some modifications to sheep-proof the dang thing!

Myrtle had her ears chewed off in a dog attack a few years ago in Yakima, Washington.  The dog also left deep wounds on both sides of her neck.  Myrtle’s owner gave her no medical care and was just waiting to see if she would die from her wounds.  That’s when we were called.  Now Myrtle’s biggest challenge is seeing how much hay she can eat in a day.