Hello everyone! I've been lurking on here for ages waiting for the purchase of our land to come through and you seem like a lovely friendly bunch. We've just bought approx 4 acres of grazing land with stables, haybarn and animal shelter. We are sharing the land with friends who have 3 ponies.
We are just about to purchase some sheep from a local breeder. We'd intended initially just to have 3 wether Grey-Face Dartmoors as lawnmowers/hobby sheep and to rotate the land (we're vegetarian so sheep will have a home for life with us). Once we went to see the sheep, we became attracted by some different options and are buying an older Dartmoor ewe with her own wether plus one other Dartmoor wether. We're also buying a Shetland ewe and another wether - Hebridean/Longwool cross (I know, an odd choice).
We're new to sheep but our land neighbour is very experienced, we've read books and are going on a sheep husbandry course very soon (after all, everyone's got to start somewhere).
Very excited and looking forward to sharing experiences (and seeking advice) on TAS.
Topic: New to all this! (Read 1942 times)
