[plumseverywhere]

Just googling for more info but wondered if anyone here had any experience of keeping santa's little sledge drivers!?

[fizzgigg]

wow good luck ive no experience but would love too good luck xx

[plumseverywhere]

so far I've found out you need very high fences, no electric fencing, keep away from sheep and that they eat loads of hay (sounds a bit like the goats lol!!)  reindeer babies look verrrrrrrrrry cute though   

[fizzgigg]

what are you keeping them for pets or meat they give a beutiful hide i nearly bought 1 the other month but the mrs caught me 

[doganjo]

Why not go out shooting instead of trying to breed them.  Some breeds don't have a close season,and they are trying to keep the numbers down..

[shetlandpaul]

i think santa may be a bit upset if you shoot is deer. we fancied deer but the fencing would cost a fortune plus if they were to escape the local crofters may just get a little mad.

[plumseverywhere]

I think the fencing has put us off, as well as the price to buy the deer (found some starting at £1250 a head!!) think we'll go with southdown sheep, nice teddy bear types.  can always train my castrated billy goat to pull a sledge!

[jacob and Georgina]

there is a person near us in Devon that offers consultancy in deer keeping and farming have toyed with the idea myself, not reigndeer but perhaps a smaller breed which do not require such high fencing! 

[sabrina]

Lidal has started selling reindeer steaks, they were talking about it on This Morning yesterday.

[plumseverywhere]

that'll be where my sister in law got hers from then!! she was ssaying on facebook that she had reindeer for tea - my kids would be heartbroken, rudolph, blizten and the gang all eaten before xmas!

[CameronS]

smaller breed which do not require such high fencing

good luck   

[jacob and Georgina]

i heard that there is a much much smaller breed that are quite rare will do some research and let you know 

[Cobra]

There used to be a guy near Bristol that kept them Ill try and track him down, was few years ago but you never know.

Big contraversy over Lidles selling it at the moment, sad sods all the more for me ment to be deliciouse, santa will have to walk 

[CameronS]

i heard that there is a much much smaller breed that are quite rare will do some research and let you know

i ment the jumping, not finding the small breed (just to clarify), i have wittnessed a roe deer clear a 10 foot fence from a standing start   

[ellied]

There are 2 deer farms within a few miles of me, one open to the public as a visitor centre with the usual courtyard of shops and a cafe around the edges but they have several breeds and can no doubt talk you through the pros and cons of breeds including reindeer..  The other produces farmed venison and is actively supporting the growth of the UK industry so would also no doubt be happy to advise depending what you were planning..

Happy to get you details if it would help - north Fife as a holiday/factfinding trip?