[Freddiesfarm]

Weekend Sheep Keeping Course




The Shepherd's Year

We are running a weekend sheep keeping course at Beech Hayes Farm, Somerset on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th April 2010.

An introduction to sheep keeping for the novice and wannabe shepherds.  The course will cover lambing and the year round management of your flock.

We will be lambing our flock outside (weather permitting) hopefully enabling everyone to have full view of the lambing process.  We also have our artificial ewe (Eugenie) so that everyone can have a go at correcting tricky presentations.

Lambing ewes permitting we will also cover many other aspects of sheep keeping; from conception to consumption and will be happy to tailor the course to your needs.

The course will run from 10 - 4 on Saturday and Sunday, but  going home at the correct time is not compulsory....especially when lambs are popping!!  A meal is provided on both days as well as tea and coffee.

Full notes to take away are provided too and we can also help arrange local B&B for those coming a distance. 

Cost will be £95 for the weekend but places are limited.  If you wish you can attend for one day only as a "taster" session £50.

To book, please email beechhayes@aol.com . There are only 10 places available so book now to avoid disappointment.  A booking deposit of £15 is required and group discounts are negotiable.

www.beechhayesfarm.co.uk

[Freddiesfarm]

There are only a couple of spaces left on this course next weekend. 

It really is a fabulous course covering everything from lambing to the every day sheep management.

[MrsJ]

I cant recommend this course highly enough - it certainly gave me more confidence and answered a lot of questions.  You can read all the books you like but there's nothing like hands on experience.