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An Introduction to Keeping Sheep
This highly acclaimed book is an excellent introduction for anyone starting with sheep. It is full of detailed information and sold, sensible advice completemented by descriptive line drawings and color plates of the breeds. The contents include buying, housing, care of the breeding flock, veterinary advice and a useful shepherd's calendar.
208 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1996
About the author
Jane Upton
7 books1 followerI’m a writer from Nottingham.
In 2011, my nana died, my first play sold out in Edinburgh and I split from my long-term partner. It was one of those times when everything sort of shifts. You know what I mean.
A few months later, I left my marketing job after eight years and moved to the Isle of Wight to work as a waitress for a while. When the cafe closed for the winter, I started to write full time. At first I was writing marketing copy, but for the last few years I’ve been writing plays and learning about the world of theatre.
It’s a steep learning curve, and at the moment I’m gathering experiences and finding out how different processes work and what it really means to be a writer (apparently it ain’t just about spewing your inner turmoil onto a page). And amazingly, in 2016 I was jointly awarded the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright and nominated for a Writers’ Guild Award, which made everything a lot more real.
In 2011, my nana died, my first play sold out in Edinburgh and I split from my long-term partner. It was one of those times when everything sort of shifts. You know what I mean.
A few months later, I left my marketing job after eight years and moved to the Isle of Wight to work as a waitress for a while. When the cafe closed for the winter, I started to write full time. At first I was writing marketing copy, but for the last few years I’ve been writing plays and learning about the world of theatre.
It’s a steep learning curve, and at the moment I’m gathering experiences and finding out how different processes work and what it really means to be a writer (apparently it ain’t just about spewing your inner turmoil onto a page). And amazingly, in 2016 I was jointly awarded the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright and nominated for a Writers’ Guild Award, which made everything a lot more real.
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January 24, 2008
Well illustrated, introductory book for the 20something that daydreams about being a shepherd. Favorite chapter is on Lambing (when a sheep gives birth), particularly when they get into the particulars of malpresentations (when a lamb is set incorrectly in the mother's womb). in case you find yourself in such a situation, the basic rule is find the head and one leg and pull.
Also includes a good collection of color photos of the various breeds. my favorite is the Portland: "...Believed to be an ancestor of today's Dorset Horn. As a breed it is not prolific, very few of the ewes producing twins, but it does produce a lean, lightweight carcase of great flavour."
Makes for light reading at the end of day heavy with international realtions theory.
Also includes a good collection of color photos of the various breeds. my favorite is the Portland: "...Believed to be an ancestor of today's Dorset Horn. As a breed it is not prolific, very few of the ewes producing twins, but it does produce a lean, lightweight carcase of great flavour."
Makes for light reading at the end of day heavy with international realtions theory.
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