Rescued 10-Year-Old Sheep Can't Believe She Finally Has Her Own Herd

Nicole is a 10-year-old sheep who came from a farm, where she was bred over and over again, but sadly none of her babies ever survived. The farmers kept trying anyway, until they decided they’d had enough and wanted to get rid of her. Luckily, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary found out about her plight and stepped in to rescue her.

Nicole’s rescuers knew she probably had some underlying health issues and immediately made her as comfortable as possible while they made her a vet appointment. They’re still waiting on her test results and have vowed to do everything they can to get her healthy, regardless of what’s going on.

Nicole had to spend some time in quarantine before she was able to meet the rest of the rescue sheep at the sanctuary, and she cried out the entire time. She was lonely, confused and eager to meet her new herd. When the day finally came, it was absolutely worth the wait.

Once Nicole’s rescuers released her into the field, she dashed forward and then stood staring at her herd in the distance. She was so excited to see them — and as soon as they spotted her, the feeling was very mutual.

“Toni, the shortest sheep, led everyone else to come see who the new sheep was,” Riki Higgins, the social media coordinator at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, told The Dodo. “They are used to introductions of new rescues every now and then. They were all excited and very interested to sniff and get to know her.”

Nicole stayed right where she was and let her new friends come to her, and everyone could tell how much more relaxed she was as soon as they were surrounding her.

“She called out, as she had been doing while in isolation, and let them come to here and sniff her,” Higgins said. “She was quieter immediately, and you could tell she was much more comfortable.”

Now, sweet Nicole is doing so well. She’s finally able to relax and live her life, and she loves her new herd just as much as they love her.

“She’s doing wonderful,” Higgins said. “She’s very comfortable in the sheep barn with her new family, she is not calling out nonstop like she was while she was alone in quarantine and she is getting used to the routine.”

source: https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/rescue-sheep-stares-in-awe-as-her-new-herd-rushes-to-greet-her