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.