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Gizzy Shrek from Wairakaia Station.
This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission.
First it was the Shrek from the South Island that caught our attention in 2004; now a rival has been found in Gisborne.
She was eventually caught at the Wairakaia station and given a name: Gizzy Shrek.
Farmer Rob Faulkner has been following her for years, she says.
“It’s been eluding me for about four or five years and finally it came through the back meadow,” Ron told Jesse Mulligan.
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Gizzy Shrek has never been manipulated, he says.
“She doesn’t have a mark and she still has a tail and she’s a very healthy young animal.”
And its polar is spectacular.
“I estimate the length of his fleece would be 60 centimeters, I have never seen anything like this in my 30 years of farming,” says Rob.
Gizzy Shrek is a Coopworth Romney cross and has outwitted the farm dogs, says Rob.
“Every now and then the dogs have tried to catch her and they get pretty cunning after a while and obviously my dogs were tired.”
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Rob has a theory as to why Gizzy Shrek decided to come home.
“I think she’s probably feeling lonely, probably living alone and she’s looking for a boyfriend I guess.”
Gizzy Shrek will star in the upcoming Gisborne A & P show, where her magnificent fleece will be cut by one of New Zealand’s best shearers.
A contest will be held to guess the weight of your fleece.
Rob says he will live the rest of his days on the farm.
This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission.
