Dear Nicola

Thank you for your enquiry. I'm afraid we have no ewes for sale at the moment and you are about three months too late for our shearlings. If you are new to sheep I would suggest that, before you think of getting involved in lambing, developing a bit of experience with sheep would be a good idea.

We could supply you with ewe lambs next year and, if you want stock that is friendly, getting them as lambs and raising them in your own environment will ensure that they are docile. Mature stock brought in from elsewhere rarely settle down if they have been allowed to go wild in a previous home.

You will find that many breed societies have  web sites which maintain a list of breeders with stock for sale. If you can't find a web site for a breed that you are looking for, the RBST web site  www.rare-breeds.com  will tell you how to contact the various society secretaries who will probably keep a list of breeders with stock available.