The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: littlemisspiggy! on April 11, 2011, 10:51:34 am
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Ive just dipped out on some orphan lambs as i was at work and couldnt get to my computer in time! :(we are all ready for 2 or 3,ideally ewes but open to castrated rams aswell....desperatly seeking some now..we have goats,pigs ,ponies etc..cph and flock no. ;)
please let me know if you have some for sale,notts,derbyshire,lincs,possible stafford/cambs???????
thanks for reading :wave: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
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If you are looking for cades to bottle rear its probably easiest to check with local farmers who are lambing. Do you have a local livestock market as there may be some cades offered through the sales and could be worth checking. We found our first 2 orphans in our fields early one morning, as they were starving and not retrieved by the farmer late that night we ended up keeping them - our flock has since expanded and we now have a flock pedigree sheep as well as the 2 original sheep still!
We are a bit far from you in Shropshire, but will soon have pedigree Zwartbles lambs for sale.
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still looking? :( :(
i cant get to our sales as its on the day i have to work every week!
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A friendly local farmer is your best bet
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any friendly local farmers out there????...........i cant find one round here for love nor money...you either cant get near the house for dogs on the yard trying to kill you...or cant find the house as the sheep fields are not 'on farm'.. ??? :-\ ???
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I would speak to local vet/s, they will be able to recommend who to speak to amongst their clients.
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Ask at your local agricultural supplies place as they will know all the farmers in the area.