Eddy the sheep
now has many friends
Eddy the sheep comes to Gut Aiderbichl
A young girl raised a Coburg fox sheep with a bottle over two years ago. Unfortunately, Eddy cannot stayin his familiar surroundings. The animal-loving girl asked the animal emergency centre at Gut Aiderbichto take in her Eddy, because her motherwas about to drive her beloved Eddy to the butcher. Eddy the sheep was to be lucky and now lives at Michael Meckl’s Gut Aiderbichl farm in Eslarn..
Sometimes your heart's desires come true
Eddy was too boisterous and was therefore to be taken to the abattoir. On the way there, Hanna, his young owner, noticed a Gut Aiderbichl car on the motorway. In a flash, she asked her mother to stop the journey to the slaughterhouse and turn round. A crying girl, her voice choked with tears, called the animal emergency centre and was overjoyed when we were able to tell her that Eddy was being taken in. Aiderbichler animal rescuers picked up Eddy, Hanna gave her sheep a few tears with his new home in Eslarn. Their animal-loving hearts were relieved because Eddy had escaped the slaughterhouse at the last second.
In Eslarna large flock of sheep awaited Eddy with curious glances. Many sheep that were either cast out or rescued shortly before slaughter have now also found a new friend: Eddy.
The importance of the Coburg Fox Sheep
Eddy belongs to an undemanding, hardy breed of landscape sheep. Coburg fox sheep used to live in particularly barren low mountain ranges.
The special thing about Coburg Fox sheep is their coat colouring. Small lambs have a golden yellow to reddish-brown colour. This colour lightens over time, but always remains slightly reddish. Many of the Coburg chestnut sheep have an eel line, the narrow head is hornless and the ears are slightly drooping. Unfortunately, the beautiful Coburg chestnut sheep are becoming increasingly rare.
As a result, there is also little wool that is processed into insoles, stockings, outerwear, jumpers and hats.
Curly and Ellie are Eddy's special friends
Like Eddy, Curly and Ellie are also descended from endangered sheep breeds. Curly is a two-year-old black-nosed sheep and served as a therapy sheep for his owner, who suffers from severe rheumatism. Unfortunately, his owner’s life situation became increasingly difficult and Curly and the other Blacknose sheep in his flock were given a new home. Ellie is a so-called Soay sheep and is about six years old.
The three have now become an inseparable trio of friends. This also helped Eddy to quickly familiarise himself with his new forever home in Eslarn.
Michael Meckl enjoys watching his sheep with a smile and says, “It’s great that Eddy feels at home. The new friends are good for him and I’m doing my bit too!”.
We wish Eddy many more happy, healthy years in Eslarn. His former owner can rest assured: Eddy will not forget her, but will always remember her fondly in his sheep’s heart.
