Good morning!
If all goes to plan with our house purchase, my husband and I will be moving to North Devon in the next couple of months. We’ve had an offer accepted on a bungalow with 8 acres near Holsworthy.
For the last couple of years, I have been training my 2 border collies to work sheep and decided it was time I got my own to practice with. I’m not going to lie, the dream is the easy part but as we get nearer the reality, I’m having periods of mild panic!!
The aim is to get about 12 smallish sheep, probably Shetlands, but I don’t intend to breed them / eat them, they’re just going to be kept for my dogs to work. I also would like to keep chickens and try and grow more veg to become more self sufficient.
I would love to make contact with other smallholders in the area, especially if you need help with sheep so that I get more experience before taking the plunge and buying my own.
Sharon