The Mid-Canterbury branch of the BCSBA is hosting an open day with the theme of preparing your fleeces before and after shearing, and how to look after your precious fleeces once shorn Crutching your sheep and keeping them clean all year round. Avoiding shed stain by yarding your sheep the day before shedding Separate individual…

Please bring a lunch plate to share, plates and cutlery, ideas for field days, and minutes of last AGM meeting if you have them. The meeting is at 1 pm. If you have not been to a meeting/field day yet you will find we are all friendly, with lots of information and stories to tell…

Displays, demonstrations, crafts using wool. Posters, books and lots of information. Refreshments available. See you there.

An open day, for any interested people. The public is invited to learn about sheep health and welfare, for all year and especially going into winter. Crutching, drenching, foot trimming, teeth checking, fly strike prevention and treatment, how to turn a sheep and more advice from experienced sheep breeders. For more information please contact Georgie,…

Exact date in November still to be confirmed. Hands-on instruction on the mystery of showing and judging fleeces using the BCSBA score cards. For more information please contact Georgie, 03 325 1288

Please bring lunch to share, your own plates and utensils, and ideas for future field days. Apologies to Karen 03 3476778 or green-acres@hotmail.com