Male available for Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming work

Qualifications and Experience

Relevant qualifications

City and Guilds

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming

Other qualifications

Dipping certificate
ATV certificate

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence

Equipment experience

Tractor, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing

Livestock experience

Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving

Other equipment experience

Have done silage/hay making, spread fertiliser, used post chapper on a tractor, have used a telehandler at farms i've worked at.

Other livestock experience

Have looked after stock since 1998, firstly as a shepherd then progressing to stockman looking after both sheep and cattle, lambing both indoors and in fields and on the hill, also calving hill cattle. Have also looked after cattle in sheds over the winter months. I am also an experienced sheep shearer, have shown at local shows with some success over the years, brought out mule ewe lambs for sales, have my own flock of Bluefaced Leicesters.

Personal information

Sex

Male

Other Information

I would describe myself as active and fit, in 2022 I turned 50 and I undertook a challenge for charity, the 50 4 50 where I would shear 50 sheep at every farm up both the Ettrick and Yarrow valleys. With the support of local farmers I sheared over 2200 sheep raising £8920 for both local primary schools and The Harris Trust.

Age

54

Marital status

Married with 3 boys, 11 and 9 year old and a 24 year old who is a shepherd, so would be looking for family accommodation.

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

Selkirkshire

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

-

Hobbies

indoor bowling, support the local rugby team, watch my children representing Selkirk at various sports. I have done sheep dog trailing with one of my present dogs.

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

5'10 approximately 15 stone

Relevant health problems

none

Farming background

Jan 26 to July26 Bowhill Selkirk an inbye farm carrying 1250 cross ewes,Jan24 to Jan 26 Chapelhope, Yarrow ,Selkirk a Blackface hill farm carrying 1200 ewes, Sept 14 to Jan 24 Hyndhope Selkirk a mixed upland farm looking after mules, blackface and hill cattle doing all the lambing and calving, did all tractor work and sheep shearing, Feb01 to Sept 14 Howden Selkirk a lowground farm looking after 1000 mules and texel cross ewes lambed indoors and out and helping with cattle when required, Jan98 to Feb01 Dulix, Aberdeenshire an upland unit looking after blackface sheep and helping with cattle and tractor work.

Married with 3 boys, 24 and a shepherd and 10 and 8. wife works at Borders General Hospital. Have two working dogs and a 6 month old pup,

Preferences

Availability

Start: 06/10/2026 Finish: 08/11/2026

Preferred region

Scotland

Type of job

Permanent

Where would you like to work?

On a lowland or up land unit