Colourful flock of sheep near Corby are raising the Baa ahead of Remembrance Day by wearing their poppies with pride

If you’re off on a country walk this weekend, ewe won’t be alone in wearing your poppy with pride as local livestock have been dressed to impress.

Owners of Eyebrook Wild Bird Feeds near Great Easton, farmers Fay and Abigail Johnson, have painted 11 of their flock with red poppies.

Their method of commemorating this year’s Remembrance Day, which has caused quite a stir with the local community.

With the sheep happily grazing on the farm, which is also home to Eyebrook Wild Bird Feeds, drivers have been making ewe-turns as they pass the flock, which have become overnight celebrities.

Fay said: “As well as growing crops for our bird feed business and encouraging wildlife with wildflower planting, we graze sheep on the farm’s grass paddocks.

"Our family proudly supports Remembrance Day and this year we wanted some of the sheep to get involved. We dodged the rain and have painted 11 ewes with poppies and have been amazed at how ‘pop’ular they have become overnight! Forget I’m a Celebrity – we have our own stars right here on the farm.”

Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, some of the flock will be moved from their road-side field back to the family farm, to be on parade in support of church services in their home village of Great Easton.

The sisters manage the family farm, which is located in the picturesque Welland Valley, near Corby.