Sheep Zucker

Bubi | Sheep

Bubi, a four-year-old black-nosed sheep, lived together with Loulou on a mountain pasture. Unfortunately, the lease expired and the two sheep were placed with a farmer who was unable to keep them as they were used to. So the owners contacted Gut Aiderbichl's animal emergency center. And now they are here - Loulou and Bubi.

Manchester | Sheep

Manchester was born at Gut Aiderbichl. He is a Merino sheep. Some of you will be familiar with this breed of sheep, as they gained their sad fame through mulesing, which is mainly practiced in Australia. Here, a piece of skin and the tail are removed without anaesthetic so that the wool is not so…

Lynn | Sheep

The artist Erwin Wurm and his wife Elise Mougin are fascinated by the Hungarian Zackel sheep breed and want to contribute to the preservation of these wonderful animals. Zackel sheep are one of the breeds threatened with extinction. For this reason, they keep a small herd on their property and lovingly look after them themselves.…

Eva | Sheep

An animal lover regularly visits a farm where she feeds the cats and has them neutered if necessary. One day, a ewe rejected her lamb and the animal lover agreed to bottle-feed her. As it was a breeding farm and the plan was to bring the sheep back into the flock, the animal lover named…

Peter the Bock | 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…

Maggi | Sheep

Maggi belongs to the so-called Zackel sheep, which are considered to be very robust and hardy. They originate from the Hungarian Pustza and have been considered endangered since 1903. With a lot of effort and ingenuity, this wonderful breed has been saved for modern times, but the danger is not over yet. In our fast-moving…

Blacky | Sheep

An animal lover contacted the Gut Aiderbichl team by email. She said that sheep had been living in her neighborhood for some time, but now they had to leave the property where they had been living. Their lives were already on a knife's edge, but another neighbor was able to save the sheep from the…

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…

Clyde | Sheep

Clyde and Bonny are two Hungarian Zackel sheep that were born at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf. The brother and sister pair belong to a breed of sheep that have been the companions of Hungarian shepherds since the 9th century. Unfortunately, industrialization has meant that this breed of sheep is threatened with extinction: too little meat, scratchy…

Hera | 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…

Marei | Sheep

An Aiderbichl resident contacted us at the Gut Aiderbichl administration office. Her neighbor had died a few months ago and since then she had been looking after the two 10-year-old sheep Marei and Wolli. But things could not go on like this in the long term. The animal lover asked for help and for admission…