Hello
We are brand new to all things smallholder related. We took on a tenancy of a couple of acres of land last August and have spent most of the time sorting the land out so it suits our plans (it had been used for many years so needed a fair bit of work and new fencing).
We live in West Yorkshire and the land is a couple of miles away from our home (just close enough to walk if we really have to in bad weather!). The land is on the top of a hill but we have survived the first winter which was the real test and we are still interested!
So far we have 2 kune kune pigs (that have become pets
)
and we hatched our own pure breed chickens in early autumn
Out of these we ended up with 10 hens that have just started laying and 12 cockerels that are in the freezer. We have added a futher 5 hybrid hens to this laying flock and will be adding 5 more soon. My son (
has also just bought himself 6 bantams that haven't started laying as yet but should be soon.
We took deliver of 20 white farm ranger table birds yesterday (day olds) and these are at home under heat and will remain there until they are big enough to go to the land.
We are hoping to get a couple of Tamworth weaners at the end of the month and also get a few lambs.
At home we are creating a kitchen garden, which will be a challenge as we are pretty pants at gardening.
Both myself and hubby work. He works full time and I work school hours and half days during school hols.
We will need all the help & advice we can get!
Lorna
Topic: Hello from West Yorkshire (Read 2767 times)
