This is the story of our runaway sheep, for those who have not yet heard it.

On February 25th, we adopted five purebred Icelandic sheep. In transferring them into the fenced enclosure, four of the five sheep ran off. After three hours we got all but one of them back. The last sheep was so fast and would bolt when approached, so we named her Lightning.

Our wonderful Douglas community would call the farm with sightings. A plan was laid out to capture her, but to no avail. She had quite the adventure while away “on the lam.” She would dart in and out of a horse barn to eat hay, made a dog friend, and surprised the locals by walking down the street. It’s not every day you see a sheep hanging out in your neighborhood.

Then something miraculous and magical happened late at night on March 9th. Farmer Nick was checking on the animals at the farm when much to his surprise he spotted Lightning. She was standing beside her four buddies, though on different sides of the fence. When Farmer Nick walked toward her she bolted and ran, consistent with her MO. She ran across to the farm’s country store. But then, much to Farmer Nick’s surprise, she went around the back of the farm and up through an open gate that connects to the pasture where the four other Icelandic sheep are—and plowed through a fence to be with them. Farmer Nick was able to rush around and close the gate behind her!

Now she is happily reunited with her sheep family.

We don’t know how it happened that she made her way back to the farm after so many sightings on Pine Street.

We would like to thank all the people on Pine Street who were involved in trying to capture her and the worry that was involved in trying to get her back to the farm.

We end this missing sheep story on a great note! And again we appreciate all the comments and reaching out from our local community. There were over five hundred likes and many comments on Facebook during Lightning’s escapades!

You can come to Douglas Orchard & Farm in Douglas to see our five Icelandic sheep girls, happily together again.

Lightning has the lightest colored wool and we think she stands a little taller than her friends, proud of her adventures!

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