Sheep love haynets too! 🐑
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We love hanging up haynets to give all the animals extra forage in the humid thunderstorms ☔️
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July 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sheep love haynets too! 🐑
We love hanging up haynets to give all the animals extra forage in the humid thunderstorms ☔️
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We love hanging up haynets to give all the animals extra forage in the humid thunderstorms ☔️
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Poor quality photos - apologies (winter light). We decided to give the Shetland ponies haynets at night. Much enthusiasm.
#feeding #winter #shetlandponies #shetland
Poor quality photos - apologies (winter light). We decided to give the Shetland ponies haynets at night. Much enthusiasm.
#feeding #winter #shetlandponies #shetland
Haynets at Night
Really crap photos today and I’m sorry – it has barely been light all day and the weather has not improved (still freezing wind and rain). Daisy has now seen the set up and agrees with …
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January 31, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Poor quality photos - apologies (winter light). We decided to give the Shetland ponies haynets at night. Much enthusiasm.
#feeding #winter #shetlandponies #shetland
Poor quality photos - apologies (winter light). We decided to give the Shetland ponies haynets at night. Much enthusiasm.
#feeding #winter #shetlandponies #shetland
Haynets, buckets of food, buckets of water, rug, more haynets, buckets, etc..... repeat forever.
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February 7, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Haynets, buckets of food, buckets of water, rug, more haynets, buckets, etc..... repeat forever.
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myshetland.co.uk/coping/
It’s pouring with rain — but the sheep are smiling 😊 They’ve seen their big, brimming haynets being filled in the feed room 👀
If you can help with a bale or two, we’d really appreciate it with the hay shortage in the UK: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank you to everyone who has helped ☺️
If you can help with a bale or two, we’d really appreciate it with the hay shortage in the UK: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank you to everyone who has helped ☺️
October 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It’s pouring with rain — but the sheep are smiling 😊 They’ve seen their big, brimming haynets being filled in the feed room 👀
If you can help with a bale or two, we’d really appreciate it with the hay shortage in the UK: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank you to everyone who has helped ☺️
If you can help with a bale or two, we’d really appreciate it with the hay shortage in the UK: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank you to everyone who has helped ☺️
THANK YOU to everyone who filled a haynet for Valentines Day
Thanks to your support, we filled 23 haynets!
We, and all the animals, are so grateful for your love & kindness 🩷❤️
Here’s Bertie, helping to empty one! 😂
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#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #valentines
Thanks to your support, we filled 23 haynets!
We, and all the animals, are so grateful for your love & kindness 🩷❤️
Here’s Bertie, helping to empty one! 😂
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#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #valentines
February 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
THANK YOU to everyone who filled a haynet for Valentines Day
Thanks to your support, we filled 23 haynets!
We, and all the animals, are so grateful for your love & kindness 🩷❤️
Here’s Bertie, helping to empty one! 😂
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#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #valentines
Thanks to your support, we filled 23 haynets!
We, and all the animals, are so grateful for your love & kindness 🩷❤️
Here’s Bertie, helping to empty one! 😂
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #valentines
Morning!
Sunday Breakfast is being served: big soaked haynets, tasty chaff with lots of nutritious supplements & low sugar treats to munch whilst they wait 🥰
We’d so appreciate it if you want to buy the animals a bale of hay or two: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank YOU!
#rescueanimals
Sunday Breakfast is being served: big soaked haynets, tasty chaff with lots of nutritious supplements & low sugar treats to munch whilst they wait 🥰
We’d so appreciate it if you want to buy the animals a bale of hay or two: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank YOU!
#rescueanimals
October 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Morning!
Sunday Breakfast is being served: big soaked haynets, tasty chaff with lots of nutritious supplements & low sugar treats to munch whilst they wait 🥰
We’d so appreciate it if you want to buy the animals a bale of hay or two: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank YOU!
#rescueanimals
Sunday Breakfast is being served: big soaked haynets, tasty chaff with lots of nutritious supplements & low sugar treats to munch whilst they wait 🥰
We’d so appreciate it if you want to buy the animals a bale of hay or two: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank YOU!
#rescueanimals
The sun is shining down on the sanctuary
Wilson is “helping” to fill the daytime haynets 😂
We found him tied to a metal fence beside a fast road 😣 He’s now happy & safe at our sanctuary
If you’d like to support us, here are the ways you can get involved: linktr.ee/MiniMotleySa...
#rescueanimals
Wilson is “helping” to fill the daytime haynets 😂
We found him tied to a metal fence beside a fast road 😣 He’s now happy & safe at our sanctuary
If you’d like to support us, here are the ways you can get involved: linktr.ee/MiniMotleySa...
#rescueanimals
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The sun is shining down on the sanctuary
Wilson is “helping” to fill the daytime haynets 😂
We found him tied to a metal fence beside a fast road 😣 He’s now happy & safe at our sanctuary
If you’d like to support us, here are the ways you can get involved: linktr.ee/MiniMotleySa...
#rescueanimals
Wilson is “helping” to fill the daytime haynets 😂
We found him tied to a metal fence beside a fast road 😣 He’s now happy & safe at our sanctuary
If you’d like to support us, here are the ways you can get involved: linktr.ee/MiniMotleySa...
#rescueanimals
Haynets in the storm ⛈️
Lighting, thunder & torrential rain has swamped the sanctuary!
It’s time for soft hay, sweet haylage & tasty chaff — to keep them all happy & warm
If you’d like to buy us a bale of hay, we’d be so thankful: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#animalsanctuary #rescuesheep
Lighting, thunder & torrential rain has swamped the sanctuary!
It’s time for soft hay, sweet haylage & tasty chaff — to keep them all happy & warm
If you’d like to buy us a bale of hay, we’d be so thankful: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#animalsanctuary #rescuesheep
September 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Haynets in the storm ⛈️
Lighting, thunder & torrential rain has swamped the sanctuary!
It’s time for soft hay, sweet haylage & tasty chaff — to keep them all happy & warm
If you’d like to buy us a bale of hay, we’d be so thankful: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#animalsanctuary #rescuesheep
Lighting, thunder & torrential rain has swamped the sanctuary!
It’s time for soft hay, sweet haylage & tasty chaff — to keep them all happy & warm
If you’d like to buy us a bale of hay, we’d be so thankful: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
#animalsanctuary #rescuesheep
Well if you're going to leave Taz's haynets within reach of a poor starving pony, whose fault is it that they get eaten? Hmm?
#StolenIsTheBestFlavour
#StolenIsTheBestFlavour
October 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Well if you're going to leave Taz's haynets within reach of a poor starving pony, whose fault is it that they get eaten? Hmm?
#StolenIsTheBestFlavour
#StolenIsTheBestFlavour
Happy Valentines Day from the animals at Mini Motley Sanctuary 🩷❤️
Show a sheep they’re loved — and fill a haynet for £5! 👉 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
We have lots of haynets to fill every day & the UK hay shortage has driven prices sky high!
#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #valentinesday
Show a sheep they’re loved — and fill a haynet for £5! 👉 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
We have lots of haynets to fill every day & the UK hay shortage has driven prices sky high!
#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #valentinesday
February 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Happy Valentines Day from the animals at Mini Motley Sanctuary 🩷❤️
Show a sheep they’re loved — and fill a haynet for £5! 👉 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
We have lots of haynets to fill every day & the UK hay shortage has driven prices sky high!
#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #valentinesday
Show a sheep they’re loved — and fill a haynet for £5! 👉 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
We have lots of haynets to fill every day & the UK hay shortage has driven prices sky high!
#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #valentinesday
We're the last ones to go out today (we're waiting for the sleety shower to stop) so we're being quality control for everyone's haynets!
Yep, all good! ✅
Yep, all good! ✅
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We're the last ones to go out today (we're waiting for the sleety shower to stop) so we're being quality control for everyone's haynets!
Yep, all good! ✅
Yep, all good! ✅
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Bert is eating willow and we have a yellow weather warning so I am preparing for that. Think endless haynets and buckets of food.
Bert is eating willow and we have a yellow weather warning so I am preparing for that. Think endless haynets and buckets of food.
September 9, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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Bert is eating willow and we have a yellow weather warning so I am preparing for that. Think endless haynets and buckets of food.
Bert is eating willow and we have a yellow weather warning so I am preparing for that. Think endless haynets and buckets of food.
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Putting out the haynets for the Shetland ponies early as the weather is not very nice.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandpony #shetlandponies #hay #track #laminitis #rescueanimals #autumn #badweather
Putting out the haynets for the Shetland ponies early as the weather is not very nice.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandpony #shetlandponies #hay #track #laminitis #rescueanimals #autumn #badweather
The Weather Deteriorated
As flute duets were over by three, I went out early this afternoon. Another reason was because the weather was deteriorating (rain and a fierce wind) and the little ponies were all waiting for me …
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September 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Putting out the haynets for the Shetland ponies early as the weather is not very nice.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandpony #shetlandponies #hay #track #laminitis #rescueanimals #autumn #badweather
Putting out the haynets for the Shetland ponies early as the weather is not very nice.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandpony #shetlandponies #hay #track #laminitis #rescueanimals #autumn #badweather
Kitty Bennett is displeased: she was napping on a hay bale that I just confiscated to stuff haynets. This js not the level of service she expects! #smallholdingdream
November 25, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Kitty Bennett is displeased: she was napping on a hay bale that I just confiscated to stuff haynets. This js not the level of service she expects! #smallholdingdream
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A break in the weather, so I gave the Shetland ponies a treat - all their hay out of the haynets to munch.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandpony #treats #treattime #icelandichorses #winteriscoming
A break in the weather, so I gave the Shetland ponies a treat - all their hay out of the haynets to munch.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandpony #treats #treattime #icelandichorses #winteriscoming
A Huddle of Horses and Ponies
Today was much calmer, weather-wise. Phew. It makes a huge difference to everyone when the weather is nice. Everyone can regroup from the past few days. I was on dog-walking duty this morning, so …
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October 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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A break in the weather, so I gave the Shetland ponies a treat - all their hay out of the haynets to munch.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandpony #treats #treattime #icelandichorses #winteriscoming
A break in the weather, so I gave the Shetland ponies a treat - all their hay out of the haynets to munch.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandpony #treats #treattime #icelandichorses #winteriscoming
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It is vile out there but Shetland ponies are very tough. I am less so.
The sheep stayed indoors. Their choice.
It is vile out there but Shetland ponies are very tough. I am less so.
The sheep stayed indoors. Their choice.
Not the Weather for Outside
Today has not been the weather for being outside. Not even slightly. When the sheep refused to go into their field, I completely understood and I gave them three haynets in their shed. Dahlia and…
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December 21, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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It is vile out there but Shetland ponies are very tough. I am less so.
The sheep stayed indoors. Their choice.
It is vile out there but Shetland ponies are very tough. I am less so.
The sheep stayed indoors. Their choice.
Raz needs to give his haynets a safe word...
December 21, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Raz needs to give his haynets a safe word...
Something weird has happened with the clocks overnight... We don't know if breakfast is early, late, supper or al fresco!
Until we work it all out we'd better eat Taz's haynets... Shame you can't reach, Toby! They're delicious! 😋
#BritishSummertimeClockWeirdness
Until we work it all out we'd better eat Taz's haynets... Shame you can't reach, Toby! They're delicious! 😋
#BritishSummertimeClockWeirdness
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Something weird has happened with the clocks overnight... We don't know if breakfast is early, late, supper or al fresco!
Until we work it all out we'd better eat Taz's haynets... Shame you can't reach, Toby! They're delicious! 😋
#BritishSummertimeClockWeirdness
Until we work it all out we'd better eat Taz's haynets... Shame you can't reach, Toby! They're delicious! 😋
#BritishSummertimeClockWeirdness
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A new photography trick. Follow me for more tips!
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #shetlandpony #photography #photographytips
A new photography trick. Follow me for more tips!
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #shetlandpony #photography #photographytips
A New Trick
I learned a new photographic trick today and I tried it out on the Shetland ponies (and even Lambie), who were around alternating between eating their afternoon haynets and sheltering from the sudd…
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July 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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A new photography trick. Follow me for more tips!
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #shetlandpony #photography #photographytips
A new photography trick. Follow me for more tips!
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #shetlandpony #photography #photographytips
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Newt had colic last night. A vet job. My nerves are shot to pieces.
Newt had colic last night. A vet job. My nerves are shot to pieces.
Nearly Newt Next
Last night’s check found Newt lying down on the hard-standing outside the container. I managed to get him to stand up, while I quickly tied down some haynets for the others and found him ly…
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November 27, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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Newt had colic last night. A vet job. My nerves are shot to pieces.
Newt had colic last night. A vet job. My nerves are shot to pieces.
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Lambie came home with a flower attached.
#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #shetlandsheep #shetlandwool #flowers #biscuits
Lambie came home with a flower attached.
#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #shetlandsheep #shetlandwool #flowers #biscuits
Lambie and his Flower and his Biscuits
OH and I were at a party tonight and have just come home. Therefore, I was late giving out the ponies’ haynets as well as late getting the sheep in. Everyone was standing at their gates wait…
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May 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Lambie came home with a flower attached.
#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #shetlandsheep #shetlandwool #flowers #biscuits
Lambie came home with a flower attached.
#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #shetlandsheep #shetlandwool #flowers #biscuits
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Are they too fat, are they too thin?
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandpony #summer #toofat #stressing
Are they too fat, are they too thin?
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandpony #summer #toofat #stressing
The Constant Juggling
I know no one wants to hear this at the moment, but it was quite cold today in Shetland. I was forced to wear my coat when I fed everyone. And again later this afternoon, when I put the haynets out…
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July 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Are they too fat, are they too thin?
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandpony #summer #toofat #stressing
Are they too fat, are they too thin?
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandpony #summer #toofat #stressing
Power back on after a longish early morning outage. Gales and wet snow; very wet snow.
Stable skipped out, haynets and water refilled. Ponies are having a duvet day.
Stable skipped out, haynets and water refilled. Ponies are having a duvet day.
December 31, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Power back on after a longish early morning outage. Gales and wet snow; very wet snow.
Stable skipped out, haynets and water refilled. Ponies are having a duvet day.
Stable skipped out, haynets and water refilled. Ponies are having a duvet day.
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Rain this morning. Sun by the afternoon. The sheep refused to go out!
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #weather #rainorshine #wetweather #sunnyafternoon #shetlandpony
Rain this morning. Sun by the afternoon. The sheep refused to go out!
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #weather #rainorshine #wetweather #sunnyafternoon #shetlandpony
A Day of Two Halves
It was chucking it down this morning and so the sheep, after their breakfast in the shed, went on strike refusing to go into their field for the day. In return I refused to give them haynets becaus…
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September 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Rain this morning. Sun by the afternoon. The sheep refused to go out!
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #weather #rainorshine #wetweather #sunnyafternoon #shetlandpony
Rain this morning. Sun by the afternoon. The sheep refused to go out!
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #weather #rainorshine #wetweather #sunnyafternoon #shetlandpony
Filling haynets at 06:30, surprised to hear Grasshopper Warbler starting to reel vigorously from nearby hedge. Yard tick! - my first here in 13 years
April 24, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Filling haynets at 06:30, surprised to hear Grasshopper Warbler starting to reel vigorously from nearby hedge. Yard tick! - my first here in 13 years