It all started with a simple drop-off of cat food at the Langley Animal Protection Society which turned into a heartwarming two-hour visit. Among the many animals in need, there was one special creature—a sheep.
Maggie was picked up two weeks earlier in terrible condition. She had been moved from a foster home to a horse rescue and desperately needed a forever home. Her eyes bulged with fear, her wool was patchy and matted, and she had collapsed once. Yet, the vet believed she had a chance.
With the help of two volunteers, we created an area and brought her home. To our surprise, she relaxed almost immediately and began grazing. Maggie knew she was finally home. We named her after a 12-year-old friend of the farm who loved animals and recently passed too young. We honor her memory by helping Maggie thrive.
Gaining weight and gaining trust, Maggie surprised all of us one morning when we arrived at her sleeping area only to discover she’d given birth. The male was bright and healthy, the little female however looked underweight and at risk. We immediately got her to the vet, warmed up and on formula.
Humphrey (grey & brown), the little male is strong, confident and growing well. Chloe (all black) under the watchful eye of all her housemates, lives in the house so she can be bottle fed. This little family is so unlikely, the vet was pretty sure even if Maggie was pregnant, in the condition she arrived in it was unlikely she would carry to term. While Chloe is not out of the woods just yet, we are pretty amazed by this lovely little family.
