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Skippy The Lamb Born With No Fleece Given Woolly Coat

A bald newborn lamb that was rejected by its mother has been treated to a tailor-made fleecy jacket to keep him warm.

Named Skippy because of the resemblance he shares with a baby kangaroo, this little lamb - born without ANY wool - has been treated to a fleecy garment to keep him warm.

Lamb

Skippy, who was rejected by his mother at birth, has defied the odds with his survival. Staff on the farm on the Chilton Foliat estate near Ramsbury (it really is near Ramsbury!) are keeping him warm with this toasty makeshift woolly coat.

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