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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Littleyam on September 30, 2014, 09:09:51 pm

Title: Sheep experience needed in north Cumbria
Post by: Littleyam on September 30, 2014, 09:09:51 pm

Hi,

I would like to keep sheep some time in the future, and I am doing a practical sheep keeping course at the moment. I would love to find somewhere I could come and help out for a morning and learn more on a local small holding. It would be great to come at different times of the year, especially lambing time.

I live between Penrith and Carlisle.

Thanks,

Littleyam

Title: Re: Sheep experience needed in north Cumbria
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 30, 2014, 10:48:45 pm

You won't learn much in a morning, lol.

We're a beef and sheep farm east of Brampton (the one on the A69.)

We do give people experience from time to time, but we normally only do it if they are able to come several times, so that we get to a point where they can make a genuine contribution.  So for instance, if you could come for several days in a week, or come on several consecutive weekends.

Would you be available and want to come and help in the future when needed, for instance at hay-making, sheep shearing, on days when we are doing a lot of sheep work?  (So that if we spent some time and effort teaching you things, you would then be a useful person to help out in the future ;))

Title: Re: Sheep experience needed in north Cumbria
Post by: Jukes Mum on October 01, 2014, 03:18:24 pm

Sounds like a good deal to me :-)

Title: Re: Sheep experience needed in north Cumbria
Post by: Littleyam on October 07, 2014, 06:58:21 am

Hi there,
That is a great offer - I do mean I'd come and help out when you need extra help. That would be great, I have a Son at school, and I work part-time, so I haven't got that much free time really - but would love to come and help out when I can. Weekdays would be best though, and I am self-employed, so can be flexible on days.

Cheers,