Toupee for antler-free reindeer

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The herd of reindeer from Stoke Bliss near Bromyard are in demand for Christmas shows

A reindeer farmer has come up with an inventive solution to spare the blushes of his chief sleigh puller, Shaggy.

Shaggy, who lives on a farm near Bromyard, Herefordshire, lost his antlers following the rutting season.

Children visiting the farm kept asking where they were. So farmer Trevor Hill made Shaggy his own antler toupee.

The toupee, made out of antlers strapped to a headpiece and padded with fur, are strapped over Shaggy's head so he looks like Rudolph once more.

Mr Hall said they had to stay away from Shaggy's enclosure for six weeks while the rutting season was on.

"Afterwards, his hormone levels dropped and so did his antlers."