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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Priddy 59 on April 27, 2014, 04:56:49 pm

Title: Pedigree Sheep
Post by: Priddy 59 on April 27, 2014, 04:56:49 pm

Hi
Although I have kept sheep before, I have today brought my first pedigree's, 5 lovely Suffolk ewes, the question is should I join some sort of society or club, the only one I have found seems to be based in Ireland, is this the right one???  :hshoe:

Title: Re: Pedigree Sheep
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 27, 2014, 05:23:07 pm

Err... it has its head office in Nothern Ireland, which is part of the UK... ;)

And yes, according to the National Sheep Association, their website is http://www.suffolksheep.org/ (http://www.suffolksheep.org/)

Title: Re: Pedigree Sheep
Post by: Me on April 27, 2014, 06:07:31 pm

Good job its not in Scotland then eh?

Title: Re: Pedigree Sheep
Post by: Tim W on April 27, 2014, 06:36:37 pm

Should you join some sort of society?----only if you think they will further your aims in keeping /selling these sheep!

Some societies are little more than paper gathering machines that do little to promote or improve the animals/animal keepers they purport to represent

Title: Re: Pedigree Sheep
Post by: Me on April 27, 2014, 07:08:13 pm

They are paper swappers Tim, take paper with queens heads on in exchange for paper with sheep heads on!

Title: Re: Pedigree Sheep
Post by: shygirl on April 27, 2014, 07:39:53 pm

Quote from: Me on April 27, 2014, 07:08:13 pm

They are paper swappers Tim, take paper with queens heads on in exchange for paper with sheep heads on!

 :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim: very true

are you going to be selling registered sheep? if not, save your pennies.

Title: Re: Pedigree Sheep
Post by: Priddy 59 on April 27, 2014, 08:13:20 pm

Thanks, will have to give that some thought I think as I was thinking of registering stock. :sheep: