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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: kate7590 on June 02, 2014, 08:57:52 pm

Title: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: kate7590 on June 02, 2014, 08:57:52 pm: Hello. Im hoping to learn bait more about keeping sheep.
My husband and I moved to the country nearly a year ago, and have recently bought 9 acres just above our orchard. (walk through a gate at the top of the garden and you're in the field!)

As you can imagine the grass is now getting so long so a few sheep to graze has been a topic we have discussed quite regularly, but I want to learn as much as I can about keeping pet sheep before we jump in :)
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: Lesley Silvester on June 02, 2014, 09:49:09 pm: :wave: welcome from Shropshire. Whereabouts are you? You'll learn a lot on here.
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: kelly58 on June 02, 2014, 09:52:02 pm: Yup your on the right forum, :wave:
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: Rosemary on June 03, 2014, 07:18:39 am: Hello and welcome :wave:

Stuff here on sheep http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/sheep/ (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/sheep/) and lots of diary entries about our experiences over the last seven years http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/diary/ (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/diary/)
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: ZaktheLad on June 03, 2014, 07:21:21 am: Hello :wave: An exciting time for you. Look forward to hearing what you decide to do with your land.
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Post by: Treud na Mara on June 03, 2014, 08:31:41 am: :wave: welcome - and warning sheep can be addictive :sheep: :hug:
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Post by: bloomer on June 03, 2014, 08:42:12 am: and the only known cure for sheep addiction is coo's!!!
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: plumseverywhere on June 03, 2014, 09:28:57 am: Quote from: bloomer on June 03, 2014, 08:42:12 am
and the only known cure for sheep addiction is coo's!!!

Not so sure Bloomer - when I found coo's in my sheep field my heart jumped out of my mouth ;)

welcome Kate :wave: We have pet sheep, they are great lawnmowers and very tame (so easy to manage)
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: bloomer on June 03, 2014, 09:33:57 am: ;D ;D ;D

ok i still don't have sheep, im fairly certain that in my far future there will be coo's they are just awesome (and i like beef)...
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: ZaktheLad on June 03, 2014, 09:35:50 am: Quote from: bloomer on June 03, 2014, 08:42:12 am
and the only known cure for sheep addiction is coo's!!!

I've heard they are very expensive to purchase though....
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: bloomer on June 03, 2014, 09:54:37 am: i think thats why its called addiction...

I still dont have any, and walked round the smallholder show saturday trying to narrow down breed choices!!!

(Ryelands still firm favourite i think)
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: benandjerry on June 03, 2014, 08:10:21 pm: Hello & Welcome :)
Title: Re: Hello! Newbie, joining to learn :)
Post by: Possum on June 14, 2014, 05:44:03 pm: If you want to keep the grass down, think about geese. If you get goslings at 2 weeks old they become quite attached to you and are easy to rear. They eat much more grass than my sheep seem to and there seems to be a ready market for them at Christmas. ;)
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Post by: Bramblecot on June 14, 2014, 06:09:35 pm: :wave: from Dorset. See if you can get a hay crop off the field this summer - money in the bank ;) ;) and good for the field too.