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Anne | Sheep

Anne, Ready, Lampi-Lampi, Jim and Bonnie are beautiful Carinthian spectacled sheep and had to be given away by the sheep farmers with a heavy heart. The family had kept sheep for 50 years. The barn and the run were leased. Due to a change of ownership, the lease was terminated and the barn was to…

Curly | Sheep

Curly and her fellow sheep were more than just sheep for their owners - they were family, friends, companions and also therapists for her husband. He suffered from severe rheumatism and looking after the sheep was a joy and also an occupation for him. The heavy work, such as mucking out, etc., was done by…

Peter | Sheep

Peter - surprise number 1 Peter's mom Eva was getting on in years and had been classified as unfit for breeding. The breeder gave the old Eva to Gut Aiderbichl without knowing that Eva was pregnant. Presumably he would not have given her away, but would have continued to breed her. Peter and his brother…

Felicia | Sheep

Felicia the sheep - suddenly Felicia, Fraya and Finja were lying in the straw Felicia and her sisters were born at Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf. Mother sheep Flocke should have been taken to the slaughterhouse about five months before she was born. But fate decided otherwise. Flocke became the happy mother of Felicia, Fraya and…

Mimi | Sheep

Mimi belongs to the endangered breed of Zackel sheep. They used to be a typical feature of the Hungarian puszta. But unfortunately, due to industrialization, there are only a few thousand of them in the world today and they have almost disappeared from the scene. Little Mimi was born on a farm in Austria, but…

Raphael | Sheep

Raphael, Sophia and Alexander, who has since died, owe their lives to animal rights activists from Halletau. On May 20, 2014, they were alerted by animal lovers that three lambs were living in a construction trailer. With the help of the police, the trailer was opened, the sheep were freed and brought to safety. At…

Juri | Sheep

When this call for help reached us, we couldn't believe our ears or our eyes. On a farm in the Graz area, we discovered an animal farm that was unsurpassed in its cruelty. In the midst of animal carcasses, 30 sheep, 1 horse, two donkeys and a pig had to eke out an existence. The…

Werner | Sheep

The sheep Adrian, Alissa, Dea, Eva, Fabian-Mattheo, Martina and Werner were born Aiderbichler. They and their parents belonged to a very special breed of sheep: the so-called Zackel sheep, which originate from the Hungarian Puszta and were rescued into modern times with a great deal of effort and ingenuity. Many breeders, including Gery Keszler, the…

Rocky | Sheep

Rocky was born in Bavaria. His mother died after giving birth. The shepherd wanted to kill the little sheep to save himself the effort of raising it. Animal lovers found out about this and picked Rocky up and brought him to Aiderbichler employee Christian Kögl. He immediately agreed to raise the sheep and so Rocky…

Agnes | Sheep

When her mother Mina came to Gut Aiderbichl in 2018, we didn't know that the Zackelschafdame was pregnant. In February, we were surprised with little Agnes. The Hungarian Zackel sheep has probably been around for about 5,000 years. Until the 18th century, it was the predominant breed of sheep in Hungary, but was also widespread…

Poldi | Sheep

Poldi was born in Bavaria. His mother died after giving birth. The shepherd wanted to kill the little sheep to save himself the trouble of raising it. Animal lovers found out about this and picked Poldi up and brought him to Aiderbichler employee Christian Kögl. He immediately agreed to raise the sheep and so Poldi…

Mia | Sheep

Mia is a mixed-breed sheep - her mother is a Texel sheep and her father is a Hungarian Zackel sheep. The Texel sheep or Texelaar is a breed of meat sheep that originally comes from the Dutch North Sea island of Texel. The Hungarian Zackel has been around since the 9th century and is unfortunately…