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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Birchlea on July 17, 2016, 10:34:29 am

Title: Birchlea
Post by: Birchlea on July 17, 2016, 10:34:29 am

Hi all.

We have just become, for the first time, the owners of five Soay sheep. Two ewes, a neutered ram and two lambs. We know absolutely nothing about sheep keeping so will be learning on the hoof (quite literally!)

There may be a few silly questions but we will try to research before we ask.

We are East Sussex based on a small Thre acre plot which should be enough for our sheep.

Thanks in anticipation.

Birchlea

Title: Re: Birchlea
Post by: cans on August 17, 2016, 07:36:35 am

Hi, and welcome.  :wave:
Wealth of experience on here so ask away

Title: Re: Birchlea
Post by: devonlady on August 17, 2016, 08:55:45 am

Hello and welcome to the forum. I think the watchword on here is "the only silly question is the one you don't ask!"

Title: Re: Birchlea
Post by: Rosemary on August 17, 2016, 08:57:37 am

Hello and welcome.

http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/sheep/ (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/sheep/)

And Tim Tyne's book "The Sheep Book for Smallholders"

Title: Re: Birchlea
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 17, 2016, 09:44:00 am

Welcome, and congratulations on your sheep.  Soays are supposed to be one of the better breeds in terms of not needing too much intervention, so fingers crossed yours will live up to that and give you a good introduction to sheep keeping without too many dramas.  Very pretty little things, aren't they?  Feel free to post us a picture or two ;)

Title: Re: Birchlea
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on August 17, 2016, 10:58:53 am

Hi and welcome to the forum [member=162352]Birchlea[/member], really great to have you aboard. Congratulations on the new sheep, wishing you all the best with them (they're true characters ;) )  As for questions go ahead, nothing is too silly to ask about sheep and we would be happy to answer, after all this is what we're here for. Enjoy the ride! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Birchlea
Post by: Possum on August 17, 2016, 06:26:27 pm

Hi Birchlea,


Welcome to TAS. :wave:


I can thoroughly recommend [size=78%]http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/sheep/.  [/size]
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[/size]The advice on this site is invaluable. I don't know what I would have done without it.[size=78%] :)  It is also worth reading the diaries from the beginning. They give a very good account of the seasonal  rhythms of smallholding life.

Title: Re: Birchlea
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 18, 2016, 11:10:49 pm

 :wave: and welcome from sunny Shropshire.