This year so far we had a very sad start, Bilbo a tiny little lamb weighing only 2.7kg arrived after experiencing serious head trauma, though we will never know the cause, we did know he was not longed for this world, so we gave him all the love and care we could before he passed that same night.

Little Indiana arrived shortly after, followed by Arthur who was born with severely contracted tendons. Both babies so far seem healthy, but it is hard to know as we are unsure they ever received their mother’s colostrum.

Indiana was found by a lovely gentleman from Parks Vic – all alone in a paddock, not another living soul around, she was brought home and the lovely family reached out to find her safety the following day. Arthur was found by a farmer down the banks of a dam, his mother must have passed and he had strayed from the flock, none of the other mums would accept him. Arthur is unable to walk on his front legs and is going to need a lot of support with Physio and splinting of his legs over a long period of time, in hopes he will one day walk, he may also require the aid of a wheelchair in the interim. Fingers crossed for baby Arthur, and watch this space as so many more lambs are yet to arrive at the sanctuary this year!