Mogli the sheep
"I am Mowgli, 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 small, black ram that the children named Mogli. Unfortunately, the mum sheep abandoned him and so Mowgli was considered an outcast. In the wild he would have died, but in the barn the family took care of the little offspring from then on.
He developed well and was given milk replacer every four hours. Even at night, little Mowgli was hungry and pulled wildly on the bottle. During the day, he jumped around in the garden in a fun and exuberant way. He had actually become a lucky sheep after all.
The family wanted to offer Mowgli a species-appropriate life in a flock of sheep. Under no circumstances should he be slaughtered because he was not suitable for breeding. They 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 Fox Sheep
The hallmark of the Coburg Fox Sheep is the brown coat colour, it is hornless, the head and legs are unwound and the ears are slightly drooping. Coburg Fox sheep have strong hocks, as little Mogli proves.
Coburg fox sheep have colonised the European low mountain range since the 19th century. The Coburg Fox Sheep was known under 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 found again and again, and so the sheep breed lives on.
So much for the origins of our Mogli – everything about him fits perfectly, except that he is black and not brown.
Mowgli likes his new home
Little Mogli has been living in the stable with our Batman for a few days now. Two days ago, Blacky, another black sheep, joined the little group. “Maybe the Batman and Blacky know that I’m the smallest and youngest sheep among them? They take me into 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’s always empty far too quickly…”.
Mowgli loves it when the animal keepers come into the barn, sit down in the hay with the sheep and take little Mowgli on their laps. He drinks the milk greedily and doesn’t want to stop. After feeding, he loves to have his little tummy stroked or his ears massaged – then he falls asleep contentedly.
Mowgli and his two friends are looking forward to your visit – the three sheep’s pen is near the animal buffet at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf.
