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Hi all… So I have about 130 acres of grass all pretty decent fenced no running water but I deal with that Now it’s not mowable accept from a few acres that happens to be mowable now does anyone know how to go about striking up some kind of partnership? Maybe; where a farmer supplies xxxx...

Hi all Just wondering if people come across many partnerships where one supplies the ewes and the other the labour and land? Maybe lambing some ewes down for someone and then keep a percentage of lambs as payment? Anyone familiar with these kind of arrangements? or does anyone know of...

So everyone... whats everyone's safest and tried and tested methods in avoiding twin lamb? Just eager to see how everyone tries to minimise the risk of it?[emoji848]

Got a few swaledales in with my usual sheep none of the others have gone anywhere accept 1 swaledale cannot find it anywhere at all checked the hedges and no where at all Anyone have any ideas as to whether she could be, and how would I explain this in my movement records/to the authorities

My ram is running with 30 ewes but the ewes keep splitting up into small groups across 30 acres, so my question is will he still cover all of the groups even tho they all split off over 30 acres as I am worried he wont Due to them being spread out in groups over the land?

Hi all Looking at buying some welsh ewes in and putting them to a charalois ram, just wondering what peoples thoughts are in buying welsh ewes in? Cheers

Hi all What's the best way/easiest way of getting into contract shepherding

Hi all I am just wondering how hard it is to get investors to buy into a flock in order to expand how hard/easy it is to expand the flock? Anyone ever heard of leasing ewes?

Hi all I have sheep and got a few with footrot I've sprayed with blue spray now going to resort with injecting alamycin to hopefully cure it Being a prescriptioned drug as it is the vets wanting to visit and charge me for the privilege, so can anyone reccomend any good remedies for it? Cheers

Hi After a partnership to help me expand my flock of sheep after taking on more land u feel it's now a good time to try to expand I have heard there is some folk who give u say 100 ewes with a contract and take back 50% of the lambs at weaning I am a genuine young lad who has a obsession for...

Hi all So I'm curious if its possible to farm sheep and earn a living just by renting plots of ground.. has anyone done this? Obviously most people rent farms but it's not as easy as that. I am looking to rent more and more ground and buy more sheep so is it possible to earn a living just by...

So I have this lamb its 3 days old I did see it suckling when it was born but just wondering if it's still getting milk as seems to be sleepy but not to sleepy if that makes sense? Picture added

Hi all Looking at taking on some tack sheep in the future has anyone done this before? Was after the ins and outs if possible? They'd stay on Dec jan feb maybe some November, so not to long. Does anyone feed there tack sheep I.e silage? Any help/advice hugely appreciated

Hi all Just wondering how everyone copes with sheep in electric fencing and how it works for you. I have used the electric netting before now but I am now using the wire so I am just wondering what there like for escaping through the wire and best advice so they dont escape Cheers

Hi all I have lost my medicine records, movement records aswell as all my movement licenses no idea at all where it all is, question is can I just send for some new movement/med register? I have only just started keeping sheep again so haven't had any movements in about 3 years and I...

Recently started keeping pigs, not many just a handful as I dont want to get my self to tangled up with pigs at all if I can help it I was a frome and seen some shockingly poor prices so I am just wondering what the best way to make profit out of them? Dont think I'll be getting anymore after...

Hello Looking for doors along with glass Starting motor Complete new wiring loom Any other useful parts anyone may have

Hi everyone My name is Kieran I am 20 years of age I am looking for farm in the south Gloucestershire area; Thornbury area and surrounding areas. I have experience in the following Hedge cutting Sheep work Milking General machinery operations Fencing Record keeping Hedge laying...

Who gets issues with people fly grazing horses on there land? I know of a local place who has masses of horses dumped on they're farm and it's madness the amount of horses on there, she's turned them onto the road and they still come back time and time again.