YOUNGSTERS at Bridge Farm Day Nursery were treated to a spring surprise after their pet sheep Minty gave birth to two lambs who have been christened Jack and Jill.

Nursery spokeswoman Sarah Buckley said: 'Minty came to the nursery as a little orphan. The children bottle-fed her and are glad to see the new born lambs.'

The nursery is also expecting baby chicks soon to add to its host of animals which fascinate the children.

The Sydney Road nursery already has Jimjam the goat, Holly the cow, four horses, and Polly the pig who gave birth to piglets last year.

Sarah added: 'We have a lot of trips to our farm. The children go down there to play twice a day. '

The nursery takes children from babies to four-years-old.