Self employed Shepherd/ stockman with a big passion for sheep, I have my own working sheep dog, plus my own shearing/handling trailer. Main line of work everything sheep, stock fencing, and ,cattle.
BTEC, NVQ Level 1,2, City and Guilds
Mainly Livestock
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Full Car Licence
Tractor, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing
Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving
Haymaking- mowing tedding,rowing up ahead of the baler. Bale carting and stacking hay and straw.
Grass topping, Chain harrowing flat rolling
Grass. Small amount of corn carting, Mucking out sheep and cattle yards, feeding cattle with sherbourne mixer wagon, taking sheep and cattle to market with tractor and livestock box. bryce suma post knocker to install new fencing and contract fencing.
Shepherding,
Getting ewes ready for the ram, tupping, worming, giving sheep boluses, vaccinations, winter feeding, all aspects of lambing inside and outdoor,
shearing,weaning lambs, weighing lambs for market, selecting breeding stock for sale and replacements. Taking sheep to market, moving and putting up electric fences on stubble turnips and cover crops with rappa atv winder on quad bike and using alligator mobile handling system to sort sheep. Grazing ewes and store lambs on turnips. Feeding and bedding cattle during winter housing, supervision during calving, small amount of calf rearing,taking cattle to market. Assisting with taking sheep to sheep sales,
Shearing 2500-3000 sheep per year locally and shearing some store lambs. Stock fencing and semi permanent electric fencing locally as well and showing sheep and cattle.
Male
Have own working sheep dog. I would like to stay self-employed, and I'm looking for next long term position. Accommodation would be needed as currently live in a caravan. Depending on current work I might be able to start at an earlier date.
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Single
United Kingdom
Essex Suffolk border England
British
Yes
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Visiting agricultural shows and related events. Attending livestock markets and sales Catching up with friends.
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September 2023 to present assisted with autumn lambing flock of poll dorsets, spring lambing, moving electric fencing on stubble turnips and cover crops for ewes and store lambs, dagging sheep, shearing, fencing and bale carting.
November 2021 September 2023
Farm worker assisting with arable side and beef finishing cattle. Main jobs were topping fencing feeding and bedding
beef cattle, some machinery maintenance and bale carting November 2021- december 2022 shepherd on the farm looking after sheep and cattle fedding bedding down, filling feed hoppers and sorting prime lambs, cull ewes, and store lambs and yard work and shearing cull ewes, store hoggets and lambs. I September 2004-2021 essex I was shepherd to 400 ewe flock plus replacements and store lambs, and care of 150-200 beef cattle (cows with calves and followers) which I ran along side with my uncle up until 2017 when I took over the running of the farm until September 2021. September 2012 to 2020 shepherd looking after 180 ewes plus store lambs on turnips, plus hay making.
September 1999-2004 I studied at otley college in suffolk, and worked during holidays and work placement.
Start: 07/07/2025 Finish: Not Specified
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Any
Would love to work in the Yorkshire dales, Northern England, and Scotland preferably but willing to move anywhere in the UK for the right job.