A beloved sheep named Coco who captured viewers’ hearts has made a full recovery after Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen was presented with a problem.
The animal appeared on a recent episode of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids, which airs on More4 at 9pm on Mondays, and follows the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen and her family as they restore a 200-year-old, Grade II-listed farmhouse.
During the episode, Ms Owen and her children faced a problem as they discovered Coco, a pregnant sheep, stranded and unable to move at the bottom of a hill.
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Ms Owen said: "We've got a problem this morning. She's grinding her teeth a little bit, which is not good.
"I don't like that, because that usually means that maybe they're in a little bit of pain.
"[She's] definitely not right, definitely needs to come home... very odd."
Coco had taken shelter in one of the farm's most remote barns, making her rescue a difficult task in windy conditions.
The family used a large bag as an improvised stretcher to carry her up the hill.
Ms Owen suspected that one of the unborn lambs might be pressing on a nerve, causing Coco’s immobility.
She said: "It happened, actually, with one of my kiddies.
"Literally, I couldn't move one whole side of my body. I think, hope, that's what's wrong."
Later in the programme, she returned to check on Coco and shared an update on her condition.
She said: "It's been quite intense looking after her, because we have to keep her moving.
"Once a sheep is down, once any animal is down, it's very difficult to get it on the road to recovery.
"They don't make very good patients, not at all. But time will tell.
"All we can do is keep nursing her, she's having turnips and cake and glucose drinks to give her energy. And good hay and water, and we'll just have to see.
"I mean, everything could be all fine. It could be that the lambs have moved and they've laid on a nerve.
"I think if she gets her lambs here, she'll be okay. So, it's an age-old job. Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst."
Fortunately, Ms Owen was later able to deliver good news.
She said: "It's good news regarding Coco.
"Obviously, she went down, she went off her legs just before she was due to lamb.
"She has recovered and she's had two lovely, healthy lambs."
The episode also featured the return of eldest daughter Raven, who joined her siblings Annas and Clemmy to meet the newborn lambs and share their growing lambing knowledge.
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