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Andy B

sheep

Could anyone recommend a good book on sheep, covering breed types and basic husbandry techniques?
tahir

Can't remember the ones I've got but they weren't amazingly useful, I'll look em up when I get home. Our last 5 are going soon, you can borrow me books.
Andy B

tahir wrote:
Can't remember the ones I've got but they weren't amazingly useful, I'll look em up when I get home. Our last 5 are going soon, you can borrow me books.


Ta very much.
VSS

Read the current sheep series in the Country Smalholding magazine. 14 part series covering all the basics and more. Series started in the July issue.
SheepShed

An Introduction to Keeping Sheep, Jane Upton and Dennis Soden.

A basic introduction with good graphics that covers most aspects a beginner will need.

Then you can graduate more specialised tomes that devote 600 pages to all the different diseases they can get Very Happy
judith

SheepShed wrote:
An Introduction to Keeping Sheep, Jane Upton and Dennis Soden.

A basic introduction with good graphics that covers most aspects a beginner will need.


That's the one that I was recommended and it has been really helpful.

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Then you can graduate more specialised tomes that devote 600 pages to all the different diseases they can get Very Happy


You're not wrong. I bought what I thought was a basic veterinary handbook, and all it has done is induce total paranoia of imminent sheep death!
Andy B

VSS wrote:
Read the current sheep series in the Country Smalholding magazine. 14 part series covering all the basics and more. Series started in the July issue.


Correct me if i am wrong but i thought they were written by your good self, and very interesting they are too!
Andy B

SheepShed wrote:
An Introduction to Keeping Sheep, Jane Upton and Dennis Soden.

A basic introduction with good graphics that covers most aspects a beginner will need.

Then you can graduate more specialised tomes that devote 600 pages to all the different diseases they can get Very Happy


Yes, had one on goats and one on pigs, passed them on to braver souls!
VSS

Andy B wrote:
VSS wrote:
Read the current sheep series in the Country Smalholding magazine. 14 part series covering all the basics and more. Series started in the July issue.


Correct me if i am wrong but i thought they were written by your good self, and very interesting they are too!


Quite right (although the OH is the sheep expert). A little trumpet blowing is allowed every now and then. Very Happy
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