ProfileName: Miss Maple II.Species:Cameroon sheepDate of birth:October 2022Features:brown fur, dark headCharacteristicsIn the novel “Three Bags Full” (Glennkill) by Leonie Swann, Miss Maple is the smartest sheep of the flock who develops amazing skills to solve a murder case. In our flock, Miss Maple II. is one of Zora’s two lambs and runs around the pastures […]
ProfileName: CordeliaSpecies:Cameroon sheepDate of birth:October 2022Features:brown fur, light-brown headCharacteristicsCordelia is a sheep with a preference for strange words in the novel “Three Bags Full” (Glennkill) by Leonie Swann. We don’t know for sure if this is the case with our Cordelia. In any case, she is one of Zora’s two lambs in our flock and […]
Wildlife
Drohni, the robin – a quiet and mysterious bird, a happy loner, a thoughtful observer? Nobody know where exactly it lives. It visits the employees when they work in the garden and probably watches the visitors, too. You mostly find it all of a sudden, sitting in the dead hedge or in a blackberry bush. […]
Fallow deer
Northeast of the landscape park is the enclosure of the fallow deer. There are about ten to twenty bucks (male) and does (female). The enclosure is separated into three fields with a shelter and a water place each. The animals change fields frequently so the plants have a chance to regrow. The lead animal is […]
Fish
The colorful koi fish, also called “brocaded carp”, originate from Japan and can reach the respectable age of up to 60 years. At first glance they look a bit like goldfish, but they are quite a bit bigger and more slender.They live in the infinity pool and are very sociable animals. They are used to […]
Cats
The sisters Luna and Amy live at Rietzer Berg since 2019 and have become good mice catchers. If you walk around the property you can often hear their loud, heartbreaking meowing with which they are trying to get your attention. During the day they are mostly found sleeping on the desks in the art barn.The […]
Runner ducks
The family of runner ducks is free to roam the whole property and currently consists of 7 ducks. The family is growing, but it can happen that one of the ducks comes home too late and is caught by a fox.They spend the whole day slowly waddling across the garden, splashing around in the pool […]
Goats
The two Thuringian goats Hänsel and Gretel became part of our animal family at the end of 2021. They support the donkeys and sheep in their forest management and feed on the black cherry. They were the only two to survive a wolf attack and are now protected by the donkeys.Facebook pageHow to feed us […]
Zora
ProfileName: ZoraSpecies:Cameroon sheepYear of birth:2020At Rietzer Berg:since 2021Features:brown fur, black mouthCharacteristicsIn Leonie Swann’s novel “Three Bags Full” (in German: “Glennkill”), Zora is the bravest sheep that always goes on discovery tours. In our flock, she is the mother of George and the two new lambs.How to feed us rightSheep and goatsThe sheep and goats find […]
Othello
ProfileName: OthelloSpecies:Cameroon sheepYear of birth:2010At Rietzer Berg:since 2011Features:black fur, white mouthCharacteristicsOthello is named after the black ram in Leonie Swann’s novel (in the absence of a black ram, a black female sheep had to be named Othello). She is the oldest sheep and loves to be cuddled. If you enter the pastures you’ll be surrounded […]