A young farmer saved the life of a newborn lamb by sticking it in the oven – and there wasn’t any mint sauce in sight.
William Jones, 24, a dairy and sheep farmer in north Wales, says he ‘very rarely’ has to put his animals into his kitchen Aga, but had to make an exception for this little guy.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk, William said: ‘This one was the only one this year out of 550 lambs.
‘Due to sub-zero conditions the night he was born the mother could not look after both the lambs correctly.
‘So the quickest way to get him back on his feet was to bring him to the house, wrap him up in the Aga and fill his tummy with high energy feed.’
The lamb was only six hours old when he was brought in from the cold, and stayed in the Aga for three hours, wrapped up tight in blankets.
But don’t worry, the door was kept wide open to keep temperatures just right for the newborn.
The impromptu decision worked well, and the little lamb has now been reunited with his mum and twin sister, well away from the snow.
Even when temperatures fall well below zero, farmers don’t get a day off.
The bitter weather makes it all the more important for them to go to work, as their precious animals have no way of feeding themselves in the harsh weather.
William added: ‘Thankfully our animals are vary hardy creatures so they can manage with the weather, but it has made work harder for us through frozen water troughs and very slippery yards.
‘I’m hoping that spring will arrive soon now so we can have a little rest.’
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