Author Topic: Hello there! (Read 1202 times)

weewooliewifie · « **on:** April 06, 2013, 02:18:51 pm »

Stumbled across your site! Hope you have room for a wee one!

So, I've managed to "acquire" 14 ewes due to lamb any day soon. I do have previous experience with sheep having worked on several sheep farms about 100 years ago.

I'm having a panic that that I've forgotten EVERYTHING!!

spandit · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2013, 03:22:09 pm »

Plenty of room, welcome!

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2013, 03:23:51 pm »

Always room for another sheepkeeper!

Tell us about your 14...

weewooliewifie · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2013, 03:59:55 pm »

Thank you for the warm welcome!

I live on a 250 acre farm, we used to have a dairy herd but had to come out of milk 5 years ago. So now we have a beef herd, and my Father in Law (in his wisdom) decided to buy 14 sheep as grass cutters!

They are a mix of suffolk/cheviot/unknown crosses. 12 ewes and 2 gimmers, apparently in lamb to a texel... They came of a croft somewhere in the hills and are surprisingly tame.

Hoping it all comes flooding back to me when the first wee lamb appears!