Shepton Smallholders Club

Do you have a few chickens, a small flock of sheep, pigs, goats or maybe even a few alpacas?

Whatever animals you have on your small holding, Shepton Smallholders Club is a good way to learn more about keeping your animals happy and healthy. Our Smallholders Club is open to all Somerset (& beyond) smallholders who are keen to learn more about their animals. It will be exclusively for people with a small number of animals across the range of farm species.

We can offer support, advice and technical information relevant to smallholders.

We have a team of experienced vets, many of whom are smallholders themselves, who are happy to help you with any questions you may have.

Members of Shepton Smallholders have access to health planning advice, vaccination programmes, worm egg counts, medicines in reasonable volumes, telephone advice and discounted meetings.

Shepton Smallholders Club membership includes:

• Free Herd Health Calendar: Helping you keep up to date with vaccinations, worming and other routine treatments.
• Free quarterly workshops: Covering a variety of topics including: lambing, pig husbandry, parasite control, chicken keeping and other practical sessions.
• Medicines and products dispensed in sensible volumes, with knowledgeable Vets to support you through treatments.
• Reduced price Worm Egg Count (WEC): Our WEC service gives you rapid results, advice on whether to worm or not and guidance on products to use.
• Half price Annual Vist and written holding plan. 
• 24 hour 365 days a year service
• Informative, seasonal newsletters
• Opportunity to meet like minded people.

If you are interested in joining our Smallholders Club please contact the farm office on 01749 341 761 and speak to Kate Hayes.

Forthcoming Smallholders Club meetings:

7th August: Biosecurity & Preventable Diseases

 20th November: Management of Ectoparasites

Meetings will start at 7pm at the practice and free to smallholder club members or £25 per person for non-members

Please contact the practice on 01749 341 761 to book, as spaces are limited.