LAMBING COURSES 2023 - DATES SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED

Ewes being fed Blue texels, ryelands and coloured ryelandsSummer is over, rams have been in with the ewes and been busy doing their work.  We will be scanning shortly and after then the lambing course dates will be announced.  We anticipate lambing to start Mid Feburary.  If you start lambing before then we can still accommodate you, you may not see any lambing on the day but we can cover all aspects, including photos giving detailed lambing.

The breeds we have are Blue Texels, Ryelands and Coloured Ryelands but Steve has an overall experience of lambing and a welath of knowledge to offer to you.

The courses this year went really well and the trainees really enjoyed their time and went home feeling confident to tackle their own lambing.

Cost £100 per person and includes lunch and an information pack to take with you.

Enquiries contact Doreen on dsg.oakberrow@gmail.com or 07971675162.

LAMBING COURSES 2022 - DATES ANNOUNCED

Student doing first lambing

Delighted to announce, that our LAMBING COURSES are back, obviously dependent on COVID Regulations.

The girls and boys have done us proud with 31 set of twins, 15 singles and one set of triplets due from end of January.  We are lambing the following breeds - Ryelands, Coloured Ryelands, Blue Texels and Greyface Dartmoor.

It is an exciting time when the lambs are born.

The LAMBING COURSES will commence from 4 February until the end of the month.  We do have a few late lambers which are due in March.

For the courses we limit the number of attendees to a maximum of 4 per day and the cost includes lunch, refreshments and a pack to take home with you.  Cost £95 per person.  We are happy to make the course bespoke to your requirements.  

If interested, please book as soon as possible - dsg.oakberrow@gmail.com or 07971675162.  Any questions, feel free to contact us.

LAMBING COURSES 2020

Students first lambingAll our rams are out from the ewes and the ewes will be scanned early in December.  

After then we can announce the lambing dates.  Fingers crossed but if all the ewes are in lamb it looks like we will start mid-February, but I will post the dates after the ewes have been scanned.

For 2020 we are lambing Ryelands, Coloured Ryelands, Greyface Dartmoors and a few commercial ewes.

We like to keep the numbers attending a course to a maximum of 4 people so we can ensure that you receive as far as possible one-to-one training.  The day starts at 10am and finishes at approximately 4pm.  You take away a lambing pack with lots of information.  Lunch and refreshments are provided.

If interested in joining us please get in touch and your name can be included on our list.  Contact us on dsg.oakberrow@gmail.com or 07971675162/01531 640102.  We are based in Herefordshire and there are some lovely B&Bs close by if you have a long way to travel.

Look forward to welcoming you to Oakberrow in 2020.

OFF TO ROYAL BATH AND WEST SHOW WE GO

Oakberrow VinnieSteve and the show team of Ryelands, Coloured Ryelands and Greyface Dartmoors are all off to the Royal Bath and West Show, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. www.bathandwest.com/royal-bath-and-west-show.

Do come along and introduce yourself to Steve or myself and talk sheep!! 

Thursday is judging day for the breeds and we have fingers crossed.  The handsome Cagedale Windfall will be competing again as well as the equally handsome Oakberrow Xplorer our Coloured Ryeland Ram.  The Greyfaces are being headed up by Oakberrow William, this will be the first outing this year for the Dartmoors.

We have lambs available for sale from all the breeds and if interested please do get in touch.  Please use this email dsg.oakberrow@gmail.com (the web email is out of action at the moment so do not use Contact details), or phone 01531 640102 or 07971675162.