wildgarlic
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Rarebreeds Survival Trust (RBST) North East | david brown wrote: | | Just to let everyone know that a local group of the RBST meet on the 3rd Friday of every month at the British Legion in Fyvie. Normally its members night one month and then a talk the following month. |
| lachlanandmarcus wrote: |
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:10 pm
Hi
Im a newy as were still starting our renovation over near Tarland/Aboyne but I am a member of rbst so can help out here...
Founded in 1973 to conserve Britain's native livestock heritage - and since then, no breed of British farm animal has become extinct.
web address is www.rbst.org.uk
You get a lovely mag with hairy beesties in it! 
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| Cockadoodledoo wrote: |
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:50 pm
I have been a member for quite a while - if you go to Thainstone for the poultry auction - May & September - RBST always have a stand in the concourse. |
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PurpleDragon
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Is this still taking place, and does anyone know when the public, non menbers night is?
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PurpleDragon
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Picked up a leaflet of theirs from Thainstone this morning.
| Quote: | This is a friendly club, which exists to encourage the keeping, breeding and use of rare and traditional breeds of livestock, whilst promoting and fundraising for the main RBST organisation. It is not essential to own llivestock to become a member!
Meetings are usually held on the third Friday of the month at the Royal British Legion, Fyvie, (between the schoool and the old bus depot, plenty parking) at 7.30pm but during the summer there are visits further afield for farm visits and practical events.
Contact Ralph on 01346 541797 or Reg on 01888 544604 |
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Sassinak
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Oh that sounds interesting I might contact them - anyone else up for it ?
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PurpleDragon
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Yes, I am very interested, Sass. I think MonkeyNuts is interested too.
They also had a Harvest Supper where you bring your own home made (or home reared) food to share in October and a Club Social Night in November. They seem fairly active and they are only in Fyvie.
I definately want to do the sheep handling day because Himself has agreed I can have some shetland sheep 
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monkey nuts
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Yes I am definitely interested too
And congratulations on talking himself into ... I mean, deciding to get some sheep, you won't regret it
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PurpleDragon
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 You just gotta know when to ask
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pictishpunkgirl
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Smooth Hound here | PurpleDragon wrote: | Yes, I am very interested, Sass. I think MonkeyNuts is interested too.
They also had a Harvest Supper where you bring your own home made (or home reared) food to share in October and a Club Social Night in November. They seem fairly active and they are only in Fyvie.
I definately want to do the sheep handling day because Himself has agreed I can have some shetland sheep |
shetland sheep, i once had a couple, dont want to put a dampener on it but i would advise another breed, shetland sheep have a reputation for being vertually uncontainable, ordinary fencing doesnt work on them, i bought some because they were cheap , i ended up giving them away , all i can say is life was a night mare for about a fortnight or so. mind you i would definately have sheep again, just not shetlands.
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PurpleDragon
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Hmm, thats not so good. Although I totally love the shetlands, I will do a lot more research about different breeds before committing to one. Thanks for the tip PPG - just the sort of information I am needing
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Ina
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Ask BB how they manage - they have several Shetties as weel as other breeds. They are hill sheep, so yes, they will be good at climbing and jumping, but so are a lot of other breeds.
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Smooth Hound
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i have made a few enquiries, and it seems it was because my shhep were actually reared in shetland , that iswhy they were so unruly as opposed tobeing because they were shetland sheep , so they grew up without fencing, so if they are shetland sheep that werent born in shetland then apparently they should be fine.
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PurpleDragon
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That's very interested, SH (or PPG!) - thanks for making those enquiries. I really do have to look into the characteristics and meet some breeds of sheep before I make my final decision. Fortunately I am surrounded by sheep lovers :oops: so it should be easy enough
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lachlanandmarcus
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heehee this brings back me reminding my farmer neighbour who is semi retiring and recently offered me 50 of his 'Blackie' sheep, what he'd said about the breed when we bought our place.....wild, difficult, wilful etc etc, you wouldnt want em etc etc etc!!!: 
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Sassinak
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I thought blackies were one of the breeds that you almost had to sell with the farm because that was their home and they were difficult to move. I know that Gritstones and Lonks in Yorkshire have a tendency to try and go hme if you are not careful
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Ina
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Lots of hill sheep are "hefted" - not just blackies - i.e. they know exactly where they belong and don't need fences to tell them. (Which is why it was so difficult to restock hills after so many flocks were killed in the last F&M outbreak.)
Breeds like soays are a lot more difficult, especially if you have a flock of any size and not just a few that are members of the family. Every sheepdog's nightmare, I've been told! You can't herd them, as they scatter when threatened.
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BB
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Our Shetlands came down from the Isles as well - We had the field fenced , but not at the dyke as I thought that would keep them in - Silly me - 6 over the wall and a devil to get back in . Then we had to spend 11 hours the next day fencing the whole wall . Strainers , posts , wire - non stop. They are ok now , and hopefully looking forward to the Ryland Ram we bought at Thainstone being let loose amongst them . Reading this in Oslo
Anyone know where to get a Raddle etc .
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Ina
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What are you doing in Oslo???
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JamesB
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Its the RBST harvest supper this friday (26th Oct), we might try and go.
James
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