Smallholding Courses Wales

19/10/2026

We had a Baa-rilliant weekend of sheep!

We even managed to arrange a live silage making demo during the farm walk on Saturday. Perfect timing!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Sheep Husbandry and Lambing courses.

Hope you enjoyed yourselves and learnt lots!

16/10/2026

It's all about sheep this weekend!
Friendly sheep and lambing simulators at the ready:

Saturday - 'Sheep: Health & Husbandry'
Sunday - 'Sheep: Breeding, Pregnancy & Lambing'

We'll try and pack everything you need to know about sheep into one weekend. Not an easy task! If I'm still talking about worms by Monday, someone please stop me........

16/10/2026

Weaners available!

Gloucester Old Spot weaners

Two litters of purebred (but not registered) weaners.

From closed, healthy herd.
Sows vaccinated against erysipelas, staph, clostridia.
Will be weaned and ready to go at 8 weeks old:

First litter - ready 8th November (3 boys available)
Second litter - ready 6th December (3 girls available)

Powys/Shropshire border SY22 6SQ

09/10/2026

Looking forward to meeting lots of chicken fans tomorrow!

04/10/2026

Calf vaccines, and pregnancy diagnosis for the cows today.

All cows confirmed pregnant - hooray!

(Although Dave, the bull has been telling us that for the last 2 months, by stomping around the field yelling "I'm bored" at the top of his voice, and singing love songs to any cows in season on other farms within a 10 mile radius!)

29/09/2026

My lovely little Orpingtons are growing well, and developing some pretty colours.

Selfie time today-tricky when one is obsessed with her reflection on the phone screen!

29/09/2026

Nice to see Hero getting on with the job!

That is a VERY blue bottom - he must be quite keen on number 395! 😁

Hopefully this means that lambing 2027 starts on 21st February.
Looking forward to it already! 🐑🐏🐑

27/09/2026

What a super, pig filled day!

It was 'Pig Keeping and Breeding ' today on the smallholding.

We had plenty of pigs of all sizes on hand to take us through all the stages of breeding & rearing pigs - Mrs Pig and her 2 week old piglets, Miss Piggy (due to farrow within the next week), and our growers.

Lots of learning, chat and ideas.

Lovely to meet you all, and hear about your own pigs - and lots of ambitious plans!

26/09/2026

When we say the turkeys you'll meet on the course are 'free range', we really mean it....

26/09/2026

Looking forward to Christmas?

If your plans for the big day include producing your own Christmas Dinner, we can help...

Our Christmas Turkey processing course takes place on Sunday 29th November.

Prepare one of our lovely free range turkeys from start to finish (with plenty of supervision!)

You'll learn to:

🦃 Correctly and humanely dispatch
🦃 Pluck
🦃 Dress

We teach the theory, ensure you understand the methods and the relevant legislation (watok). We'll guide you through the whole process, with as much support as needed.

At the end of the day, you will take home a fabulous, oven ready turkey. Pop it in the freezer, and bring it out to take pride of place on your Christmas table. Or if you are rearing your own birds this year, you will have all the skills and confidence required to prepare them.

Christmas Turkey Preparation: Learn to humanely dispatch, pluck and dress your Christmas Turkey. Essential skills for anyone intending to rear their own Christmas dinner. Taught by veterinary surgeons - a strong focus on maintaining welfare.