A young farmer in the UK is appealing for information after 71 of her ewes, the majority of which had twin lambs at foot, were stolen while she was away on holiday.

In a Facebook post, she said that they went missing a week ago from Sandon, Staffordshire.

“They are mainly young mules and mule x Texel sheep. Some lambs have been left behind without their mothers.”

Markings

In the post, the young farmer said that all of the ewes and lambs are earmarked with specific notches in both ears.

“They also have a red mark on their hip. All lambs have a single yellow tag; however, our ewes have a mix of our own tags and bought-in tags.”

This is the second time this year that sheep have been stolen, she said.

“I’m hoping that the power of Facebook will give us some information. Please, please share this post as these sheep could be anywhere by now, if anyone hears anything please let us know.”

She is appealing to the masses on Facebook to share her post in the hope that they are found.

The post already has over 12,000 shares on the social media platform.

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