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Looking for lambing work for this coming season

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  • 20/11/2020 at 12:50 pm #38322

    Hello all,

    I’m posting this on behalf of a friend.

    My name is Chloe and I am an experienced and dependable person looking for a full time (paid) assistant
    Shepherd position during the lambing season. I have 6 yrs lambing & shepherding experience
    as a co-worker and one lambing season (2020) periodically taking sole responsibility due to
    covering maternity leave. Lambing, 350 Texel/Charollais cross ewes with a lambing percentage
    of 150%.
    I am interested in all areas of sheep farming and currently studying an online ‘sheep production’
    course with the Royal Correspondence College.
    A good team player who is willing to muck in, flexible, keen to learn new skills.
    Not afraid of hard work and able to work for long periods of time in all weathers. I have a
    positive attitude and am confident in assisting people in a high-pressurized environment that
    involves hands on work. Safety conscious and able to fully concentrate on tasks. I understand
    and communicate information well. Disciplined and able to follow instructions. Can work as part
    of a team or on my own initiative.
    References available.

    Experience
    2016 – 2020 – Working on a commercial sheep farm in Herefordshire each year at lambing
    season, doing the day shifts.
    Duties include – lambing, record keeping, hygiene procedures, care of ewes prior to and after
    lambing, care of weak and premature lambs, sheep adoption and fostering techniques, treating
    ill animals, pulling lambs and assisting with difficult births and problems such as prolapse,
    marking up and turning out ewes and lambs, day to day field checks of ewes and monitoring
    grass, feeding out.
    With the right handling system – can treat feet, check udders, drench ewes etc, but have usually
    done this with assistance.
    Have helped with shearing.
    2019 – 2020 – Working at a national park in Hertfordshire.
    Duties include – Maintaining day to day care of a variety of animals at the country park and the
    small working, public farm.
    Mucking out and feeding, general onsite duties including electric fencing, moving animals,
    Managing public events on the farm – egg collecting, animal petting, pig racing, lamb feeding,
    donkey walking.

    Other info –
    Competent with a quad bike
    Worked as a picker on an organic farm during lockdown
    Member of National Sheep association
    I have a driving licence and my own vehicle

    CHLOE HARBOUR chloe.e.harbour@gmail.com 07787503685

    • This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Ruth Lawrence.
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