Lantra Brush Cutter, Strimmer and Mower trained. Tractor driving includes scraping, rolling and muck spreading. Skid steer and load all experience moving bales/feed and clearing pens.

Experienced in breeding British Saanen goats - encompassed all areas of animal husbandry, hand milking, assisting with the delivery of kids & rearing stock alongside orphan lambs and poultry. Dairy work experience in a 40 point rotary and 11/22 & 14/28 herringbone parlours, 40/40 swing over parlour with Kiwi Cross and Holstein Friesian herds. Responsible for all aspects of calf feeding and husbandry in a 100 plus calf unit re: care of newborn calves & rearing herd replacements on milk powder to weaning. Cleaning animal housing and administering medicines in the management of calf health concerns. Liaison with vets ensuring herd health and welfare maintained to a high standard. Movement of animals, TB testing, vaccinating, bedding down and tractor work - scraping yards and cubicles. Spring block calving on pasture based Jersey/Kiwi/Norwegian Red X farms, collecting calves from fields, colostrum feeding via tube as necessary, bottle/teat bar feeding to milk re-placer & cake to weaning. Experienced in disbudding, vaccinating and calving. Movement of reels across a pasture based platform.