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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Blackbird on July 06, 2012, 01:06:10 pm

Title: New to all this!
Post by: Blackbird on July 06, 2012, 01:06:10 pm

Hello everyone! I've been lurking on here for ages waiting for the purchase of our land to come through and you seem like a lovely friendly bunch. We've just bought approx 4 acres of grazing land with stables, haybarn and animal shelter. We are sharing the land with friends who have 3 ponies.

We are just about to purchase some sheep from a local breeder. We'd intended initially just to have 3 wether Grey-Face Dartmoors as lawnmowers/hobby sheep and to rotate the land (we're vegetarian so sheep will have a home for life with us). Once we went to see the sheep, we became attracted by some different options and are buying an older Dartmoor ewe with her own wether plus one other Dartmoor wether. We're also buying a Shetland ewe and another wether - Hebridean/Longwool cross (I know, an odd choice).

We're new to sheep but our land neighbour is very experienced, we've read books and are going on a sheep husbandry course very soon (after all, everyone's got to start somewhere).

Very excited and looking forward to sharing experiences (and seeking advice) on TAS.  :fc:

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: Bionic on July 06, 2012, 01:08:53 pm

Welcome Blackbird from a wet Wales  :wave:
Sally

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: Rosemary on July 06, 2012, 01:20:44 pm

Welcome from sunny Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: in the hills on July 06, 2012, 01:45:15 pm

 :wave:  Hi and welcome from a more than wet Powys.


We've only kept sheep for a couple of years and have found the sheepie forum a really useful and friendly place to be.


Good luck

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 06, 2012, 01:59:53 pm

Hello from Worcestershire  :wave:


our first year of keeping our own sheep. Ours are lawnmowers too, my husband being vegetarian. We've had other peoples grazing here for 3 years on and off but bit the bullet this January - not looked back, loads of friendly advice to be had on here  :)

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: Mammyshaz on July 06, 2012, 02:04:10 pm

Hello and welcome from a flooding Durham  :wave:

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 06, 2012, 02:09:21 pm

Welcome Blackbird  :wave: and congratulations on buying your land. :thumbsup:  How exciting, choosing your sheep and getting everything set up  :)

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: The Mobile Butcher on July 07, 2012, 09:12:08 am

Hello from Whitby -North Yorkshire
Best of luck with your new venture.
 :wave:

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on July 07, 2012, 11:10:49 pm

 :wave:  Hi Blackbird, and welcome from soggy Shropshire.

Title: Re: New to all this!
Post by: sabrina on July 10, 2012, 09:19:10 pm

 :wave: Welcome from Gamrie near Banff