Tuesday 20 February 2018

Burke and Wills – Double Trouble and Double the Cuteness!

By Chris R.


In mid Spring of 2017, an older female goat arrived after being found lost in bushland near Perth. She was nervous, thin and tired and was carefully placed in the sheep yards where she rested under the trees. We named her Vera and as the days passed, her trust grew, as did her belly. She was suspiciously round in shape, which led us to believe she may have precious cargo on board.  

 
Just a week after her arrival, we were home late from a busy fundraising event to find not one, but two baby boy goats cuddling up to a very proud Vera. Both were tiny and Vera was attentive and protective. We named the twins Burke and Wills, which seemed apt given their mother’s bushland adventures before her eventual rescue. The twins were robust and playful, soon finding a way to escape the stockyard fencing to play with neighbouring goats, sheep and alpacas. They always returned to Mum if stressed, tired or hungry.


Burke and Wills are now almost five months old and while having a little more trouble escaping the yard fencing as they grow, they always choose to return to Mum each night to rest. We are so glad that Vera made it to the Sanctuary in time to have her kids. She and her babies can stay forever together in the Valley of Hope, along with their rescue goat and sheep friends.  


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