Part-time & Short Courses

As featured on Channel 4's 'My Dream Farm'.  This practical course covers all aspects of lambing management including, care of the ewe before and after lambing, care of the newborn lamb, difficult and assisted births, lamb survival techniques and fostering.   

 

My Dream Farm (January 28th 2010) followed Monty Don as he helped a family try to realise their dream of making a go of it by working the land. They're determined to leave the rat race behind and transform their lives, but with few skills and no previous experience, it is far from easy, hence the family came to Bicton during the summer to find out more...

Entry Requirements:
No formal qualifications are required but some knowledge and experience of handling sheep would be advantageous  

For further information, please contact Short Course Admissions on 01395 562347 or lkhouse@bicton.ac.uk