I suppose it's a case of, "What grows together, goes together" and so I thinned out the sprawling herb garden and fed some mint to the sheep. Elisa was the first to spot me waving a bunch of fresh leaves over the gate and she came running over for a sniff. She had probably not tasted mint before and, being a very conservative eater, she walked away. But the lambs are more adventurous and several of them decided it was yummy and tore the stalks out of my hands. At which point Elisa decided she might be missing out on something so pushed her way to the front and had a taste. Hmmm, it's OK.
The idea came from a website where I had been researching toxic plants for sheep. There was also a list of plants that can have beneficial (ie medicinal) effects on sheep and mint was recommended (for weaning ewes). Anyway, it ain't toxic and most of them love it. Am now researching garlic supplements. They seem to be very beneficial to sheep (and humans!) and are totally organic so I'm looking for some Finnish suppliers.
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