Sheep Mogli
"I am Mogli, a little black sheep..."
An animal-loving family has brown Coburg chestnut sheep in their barn. A few weeks ago, out of the blue, a little coal-black sheep was born. A black ram that the children named Mogli. Unfortunately, the mother sheep abandoned him and so he was considered an outcast. In the wild, he would have died, so the family took care of the little offspring in the barn.
He developed well and was given milk substitute every four hours. Even at night, little Mogli was hungry and pulled wildly at the bottle. During the day, he jumped around in the garden in a cheerful and high-spirited manner. Actually, he had become a lucky sheep after all.
The family wanted to offer Mogli a species-appropriate life in a flock of sheep. Under no circumstances should he be slaughtered, because he was not suitable for breeding. It was decided to contact Gut Aiderbichl.
Many people now know that handicaps, coat colour, age etc. are not an issue. At Gut Aiderbichl, the animals are allowed to be who they are.
The Coburg chestnut sheep
The characteristic of the Coburger Fuchsschaf is the brown coat colour, it is hornless, the head as well as the legs are unwanted and the ears are slightly drooping. Coburg chestnut sheep have strong hocks, as little Mogli proves.
Since the 19th century, the Coburger Fuchsschafe have colonised the European low mountain range. The Coburg chestnut sheep was known by various names: Goldfüchse, Eisfelder Fuchsschafe, Eifeler Schafe, Solognotes, Rousse Tetes or Welsh Mountain Sheep.
A few decades ago, the Coburg Fox Sheep was threatened with extinction, but breeders were always found and so the sheep breed lives on.
So much for the origin of our Mogli - with him everything fits perfectly, only he is black and not brown.
Mogli likes his new home
For a few days now, little Mogli has been living together in the stable with our Batman. Two days ago, Blacky, another black sheep, joined the little group. "Maybe Batman and Blacky know that I am the smallest and youngest sheep among them? They take me in their midst and protect me. I'm doing really well here. Human hands give me a bottle with good milk in it a few times a day. Unfortunately, it is always empty far too quickly...".
Mogli loves when the animal keepers come into the barn, sit down in the hay with the sheep and take him on their laps. He greedily drinks the milk and would prefer not to stop. After feeding, he loves when his little tummy is stroked or when his ears are massaged - then he contentedly falls asleep.
Mogli and his two friends are looking forward to your visit - the stable of the three sheep is near the animal buffet at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf.
