Author Topic: Hello newbie from Wiltshire hear (Read 1585 times)

Moos and ewes · « **on:** January 30, 2015, 10:33:11 pm »

Hi all I'm a beef and sheep farmer from Wiltshire, have been keeping sheep for the last 16 years along with a heard of sucklerrs and milk powder calves,
I've popped in a few times and been more of a reader rather than a participator so thought it about time I joined, if you don't mind of corse.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2015, 12:11:42 pm »

Glad to have you!

Whereabouts in Wiltshire are you? I lived in and around Chippenham/Malmesbury for a good few years (just counted - it was nearly 14), leaving in 2000, then came back, to Devizes area, for a while before moving away again in 2005.

So I just want to know whether I'd have seen any of your moos and coos as I was out and about when I was down there!

Back then I was a wannabe smallholder, now I am farming in Cumbria. I didn't expect that! In truth, it's BH's farm - sucklers and commercial sheep - and I smallhold on the side, with fleece sheep

, pigs from time to time, and Jerseys which I milk for the house and on which I rear bought-in calves.

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2015, 08:20:33 pm »

from Shropshire.

Moos and ewes · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2015, 08:41:14 pm »

Hello to you both, I'm nr to salisbury sally, must be nice to have lived in a few new places, sounds like a good variety you have now too, is always shocking how fast things go by, can't belive I've had my sheep 16 years feels in reality like 4-5 yrs time flys when your having fun hay

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2015, 09:51:55 pm »

You're so right! I was just counting up how many crops my oldest ewe has had - couldn't believe she's had 5 already, hopefully having her 6th in a few months. And my wee collie dug is 7 years old! How did that happen?!