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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: garryn001 on January 21, 2013, 01:43:21 pm

Title: Advice on getting started
Post by: garryn001 on January 21, 2013, 01:43:21 pm

HI there just wondering if anyone is aware of any courses are available for people interested in rearing sheep? Im located in the Ayrshire area.
Many thanks
Garry

Title: Re: Advice on getting started
Post by: Rosemary on January 21, 2013, 03:22:45 pm

Quote from: garryn001 on January 21, 2013, 01:43:21 pm

HI there just wondering if anyone is aware of any courses are available for people interested in rearing sheep? Im located in the Ayrshire area.
Many thanks
Garry

Keep an eye on the courses at The Accidental Smallholder - we're planning to run "Starting with Sheep" courses this year.

http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/smallholding/courses/ (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/smallholding/courses/)

Title: Re: Advice on getting started
Post by: Fleecewife on January 21, 2013, 03:29:53 pm

It depends on the scale of your intended sheep venture.  There are courses run by the agricultural colleges but they are aimed at the commercial producer, with information which doesn't always translate well to a smaller scale enterprise.
Rosemary's courses sound the bizz if you are intending to rear sheep on a small scale.

Title: Re: Advice on getting started
Post by: garryn001 on January 21, 2013, 03:36:45 pm

Thanks very much for taking the time to reply folks. It will just be a small scale operation so the smallholder courses sound ideal!

Title: Re: Advice on getting started
Post by: sashbo on January 22, 2013, 07:43:40 pm

i would like a course too, we have just a few sheep, ....
im in kent, and cant find anything local.. :(