Rare offspring

Quadruplet lambs make sheep farmer beam with joy

Denise Fischereder from Eberstalzell now has her hands full with the "Lamperln".(Bild: Dostal Harald)

A big surprise in Eberstalzell: breeder Denise Fischereder had almost given up hope when a lot of offspring arrived early on Friday morning. The mother was already two weeks past her due date, but everything still went well. The joy over the sweet offspring is great.

"We had quadruplets from a sheep today, and that's a real rarity!" For Denise Fischereder (36), mother of two and hobby sheep farmer from Eberstalzell, June 14 was almost like December 24 - a kind of second Christmas. And this time, too, a stable played an important role.

Nerve-wracking "home birth"
"We had been waiting for two weeks for this sheep to give birth, but nothing happened. The vet then induced the birth, but after 36 hours there was nothing. Finally, we waited another five days, already believing that the babies had died in the belly and the ewe would have to be cut open," says Fischereder about the nerve-wracking "home birth".

Birth within an hour
It was only on Friday that the time had come within an hour. First the ewe gave birth to the first two lambs, then, after a delay, the two stragglers. Everything looks good so far, but the stress is just beginning for the keeper. "Because we will certainly have to feed more. The sheep only has two teats," says Fischereder, who also has to look after her two daughters - who are three and four years old - "on the side". But she is confident that the little miracle in Eberstalzell will turn out well.