The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Dave Taylor on October 04, 2015, 10:45:52 pm
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Hi everyone, I am very new to the site and i'm hoping to be able to make a few contacts on here and also enjoy the forum.
I am currently studying ecology at Bangor uni, i'm not from a farming background however I did keep and breed rare breed poultry as a small business for ten years prior to uni. I also have a basic stocksmanship award from when I was at Askham Bryan Agricultural College, however I have to admit the word 'basic' sums it up.
I am looking to try and get into livestock farming as a career, and therefore would like to know if any of you guys are willing, or know of willing people to give me a bit of experience, in terms of livestock handling, husbandry etc. My main interests are in sheep, I love sheep! However any experience will be brilliant and I am very keen to work with all livestock and all aspects of a farm.
As I am currently studying in North Wales, for now I am fairly restricted to here due to uni work.. however as of around this time next year, I have a sandwhich year from my course, where I need to work in industry to gain experience in what I want to do, so I am looking to find a farm where I will be able to work and get as much experience as physically possible. Which therefore means I can work anywhere.
If anybody has any advice, or think they could offer some help I would love to hear from you!
Thank you
Dave
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Hi Dave, if you fancy popping down the coast road to Aberaeron you can help me winter shear some ewes in a month or so - no charge ;)
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Does Bangor uni not have it's own farm? By the side of the A55 at Aber?
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It does, I do my own bits of research there but unfortunately we don't really have much to do with the livestock