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Lambing and milking

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Hi.

I didnt really know where to out this.

Does anybody know anybody who owns a sheep farm farm or a dairy?

I am looking for some work experience with both lambing and milking ( preferably lambing) in Birmingham.

Thanks very much for the help

Lewis

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I have contacted Hatton (jsut to avoid any confusion)

I can get a lift as long as it is not too far.

 

I have tried the NFU, national sheep association and shepe farmeres on yell.com, still with no luck :?

 

A friend has a placement and she is going to ask if i can go along and help out. So hopefully I will be able to go lambing afterall :lol:

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I did work experience on a farm - dairy - so had more experience with calving then lambing but i have done some lambing too in the past - i really enjoyed it.

 

Hope your work experience goes well and if you get any pictures of lovely little lambs you want to post - feel free - would be great to see them. :)

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Today was my 7th day lambing. It is great. I start at 7 or 8 ish and finish at 4 o'clock.

I can now say that I have castrated lambs, had my arm up a sheep TWICE and I now know how to 'turn a sheep' (make it sit down on its bum!)

I have learnt quite a bit about how to look after sheep and what signs to look out for when they in labour. :D

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Me with my arm up a sheep!

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Worming a sheep

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What a wonderful time you've been having! :lol: - I'm glad you're enjoying it.

 

It's a good job you weren't planning on going to Moreton Morrell Ag. College - it burnt down last week :( - all their courses (and weddings) are cancelled for this year. We're lucky we did our lambing course last year.

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It's a good job you weren't planning on going to Moreton Morrell Ag. College - it burnt down last week :( - all their courses (and weddings) are cancelled for this year.

 

:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:

 

It burnt down????!!! :cry: What happened Lesley? We had some close friend who used to live there and i spent many a happy day charging round their grounds...

 

Glad you have had a good time doing work experience Lewis - sounds like good fun and at least they didn't make you do the night shift! :wink:

 

I did the stuff you mentioned in an NVQ Agriculture at secondary school - our school had a farm 8) You going to go to agricultural college next?

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