Hi and thank you for your welcome.
We have bought Hampshire Downs. We really liked the look of them and they were recommended for the smallholder bearing in mind their calm nature (that said, they can't half move fast when you want to catch them!).
We have been training them to come to a bucket and have adapted our stables as our sheep management system. The bucket has been used to get them on to the stable block and from there we can hold them together and separate for treatment where necessary. All but the youngsters have had their feet trimmed, they have been wormed and treated for fly strike. We have also had a mild case of mastitis, scald and sticky eye to deal with. So a rapid induction, but really good hands on experience.
All that in 7 weeks, plus a visit from the Animal Welfare Officer from our Local Council!
We have 12 ewes, 2 gimmers, 1 wether and 1 tup lamb so a really interesting next 12 months.