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| Cannon Hall Farm: Barnsley flock flaunt pink hair-do in sheep feeder mishap | Cannon Hall Farm: Barnsley flock flaunt pink hair-do in sheep feeder mishap |
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| The sheep's new do comes from a red feeder rubbing off on them, a farmer has said | The sheep's new do comes from a red feeder rubbing off on them, a farmer has said |
| A flock of sheep are sporting a pretty pink look after a new feeder managed to dye their wool. | A flock of sheep are sporting a pretty pink look after a new feeder managed to dye their wool. |
| The Swiss Valais Blacknose have been rubbing themselves against the red feeder while eating, turning heads at Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley. | The Swiss Valais Blacknose have been rubbing themselves against the red feeder while eating, turning heads at Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley. |
| Farmer Richard Nicholson from the farm said the ewes had unintentionally joined the "pink ladies". | Farmer Richard Nicholson from the farm said the ewes had unintentionally joined the "pink ladies". |
| "Visitors to the farm certainly do a double take when walking past," he said. | "Visitors to the farm certainly do a double take when walking past," he said. |
| "We just bought a new feeder and we just noticed their wool was gradually getting pinker and pinker," Mr Nicholson said. | "We just bought a new feeder and we just noticed their wool was gradually getting pinker and pinker," Mr Nicholson said. |
| After posting the photo on Instagram the bright quiffs soon became a hit. | After posting the photo on Instagram the bright quiffs soon became a hit. |
| The farmer initially thought it was his colleagues using spray markers "too enthusiastically", before realising the feeder was to blame. | The farmer initially thought it was his colleagues using spray markers "too enthusiastically", before realising the feeder was to blame. |
| "They're starting to look like a bunch of old ladies who've had the same hair do." | "They're starting to look like a bunch of old ladies who've had the same hair do." |
| The woolly farm animals are unlikely to go back to their original colour any time soon, he added. | The woolly farm animals are unlikely to go back to their original colour any time soon, he added. |
| "They're a type of sheep that get sheared twice a year. I don't think it'll stop until the paint wears off the feeder, so they will be pink for a little while. | "They're a type of sheep that get sheared twice a year. I don't think it'll stop until the paint wears off the feeder, so they will be pink for a little while. |
| "It's a strange one." | "It's a strange one." |
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