[Priddy 59]

Hi
Although I have kept sheep before, I have today brought my first pedigree's, 5 lovely Suffolk ewes, the question is should I join some sort of society or club, the only one I have found seems to be based in Ireland, is this the right one??? 

[SallyintNorth]

Err... it has its head office in Nothern Ireland, which is part of the UK...

And yes, according to the National Sheep Association, their website is http://www.suffolksheep.org/

[Me]

Good job its not in Scotland then eh?

[Tim W]

Should you join some sort of society?----only if you think they will further your aims in keeping /selling these sheep!

Some societies are little more than paper gathering machines that do little to promote or improve the animals/animal keepers they purport to represent

[Me]

They are paper swappers Tim, take paper with queens heads on in exchange for paper with sheep heads on!

[shygirl]

They are paper swappers Tim, take paper with queens heads on in exchange for paper with sheep heads on!

  very true

are you going to be selling registered sheep? if not, save your pennies.

[Priddy 59]

Thanks, will have to give that some thought I think as I was thinking of registering stock.