Introduction to sheep keeping
Course content:
- Registering your smallholding for keeping sheep
- Planning the number of sheep to have
- Preparing for the sheep to arrive (Housing, feed, fencing etc)
- Choosing your sheep and bringing them home
- Settling your sheep in
- Handling
- Daily routines
- Possible disease and signs to watch for
- Routine health care
- How best to grow your sheep
- Grassland management
- Getting ewes in lamb
- Lambing and weaning
- Preparation for slaughter
- Transport
- Abattoirs
- Butchers
- Butchery at home
- Selling your produce
Lots of hands-on opportunity.
Tea, coffee and homemade cakes available throughout the day.
Set of colour notes to take away.
Cost:
£65 per person including refreshments.
Discounts for couples.
Dates:
Course runs from 10am till 1pm on a Saturday or a Sunday, throughout the year. Please contact us to arrange a date.

