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Lambing course for beginner shepherds!

 
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woollyval



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Posts: 229
Location: Somerset
PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 06 11:02 pm    Post subject: Lambing course for beginner shepherds! Reply with quote
    

Hello all

We have arranged a lambing day on the 20th Jan on the Blackdown hills which is on the Devon/ Somerset border.
The day will run from 10 - 4 and will include:
Care of in lamb and just lambed ewes
Care of newborn lambs - tailing, castration, etc
Care of orphan/cade lambs including fostering
Ongoing management of lambs to weaning

There are 10 places available and cost is £35 per person
The farm is Beech Hayes Farm (home of the famous Blackdown Bangers and burgers!) run by Nick and Ruth Strange who have a mixed holding including a 150 ewe flock of early lambing ewes.

details at www.woollyshepherd.co.uk

Best wishes
Val

Bog Spavin



Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 362
Location: North Yorkshire
PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 06 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I really would love to but sadly we are too far north.

LynneA



Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 4893
Location: London N21
PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 06 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Lovely idea, but wrong side of pay day for us

Beckyess



Joined: 08 Jan 2006
Posts: 1076
Location: Worcestershire
PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 06 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Have booked up!
Becky

Lorrainelovesplants



Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 06 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Id love to do this as Ive got 3 LLeyn ewes due to lamb in April, but its too far from Cornwall(got to drp/pick up kids from school), but Ive got to say GREAT PRICE TOO!
Lorraine

woollyval



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Posts: 229
Location: Somerset
PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 06 2:04 pm    Post subject: Lambing course for beginner shepherds! Reply with quote
    

Its on a Saturday! 4 places left!!

Woodcock Cottage



Joined: 08 Apr 2005
Posts: 14
Location: West somerset
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 06 8:14 pm    Post subject: Spaces? Reply with quote
    

Are there any spaces left?? We live just by the quantocks. Have got through 2 lambing seasons but always up for learning more...

woollyval



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Posts: 229
Location: Somerset
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 06 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yes we have 4 places left!!

Val

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