[Moregin]

Hi from sunny Central Region. 

I have been looking to do this for a wee while and have finally got the head of steam up to go for it.  We currently have half an acre of garden,chicken run, veg patch and house but my wife and I are looking to rent a small hayfield to start the expansion of our global empire!!!  It's about 1.5 or 2 acres and is right beside our house.  I am reasonably handy so am looking forward to doing more DIY with pig arc's and chook huts to build and the missus is a wizard in the kitchen - she will be itching to read the recipe pages.  We have lots of domestic animal experience but a limited amount of livestock knowledge so I expect I will be on the forum asking for advice pretty soon! 
We have about 20 mixed chooks and sell our surplus eggs to cover the feed costs.  My veg plot and the fruit bushes I know of hidden in the area give us a good supply for the kitchen including some for jam and liqueur production.

Cheers

Stuart

[danndans]

Hiya Moregin, welcome to the forum, and i'm sure you'l get plenty advice and help from here to get you on your way 

[Hilarysmum]

Hi welcome - another prospective pig keeper  ....YEA!!!

[Rosemary]

Hi and welcome. Hope to see you soon!

[Moregin]

Thanks for the welcome.  Reading through some of the posts in the forum has been great fun - I have even recognised one or two people I know from other activities, my wife shows some of our dogs and I work them.  It's a small world indeed!!

We are really looking forward to having a chat Rosemary - thanks.

[Snoopy]

Hello and Welcome from the West of Ireland

You live in the right place to meet lots of nice people at the CSSA

Julie

[gillandtom]

Hello Moregin,

Hello and welcome from another central belter.  Just off to pick some Sloes for my Gin in the Kings Park in Stirling.  x x Gill

[sandy]

Hello from yet another in Central Scotland!!!! I should be out forraging but too much to keep me here at the moment!! Welcome

[HappyHippy]

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire 

[Moregin]

thanks everyone for the warm welcome.

We managed to miss the Bramble picking, got sidetracked with other stuff - but got me sloes in a couple of weeks ago, although Stuart has a 'stash' somewhere and has been promising to go out and get some more.  Found a new recipe or sloe gin in the shooting times,and it claims to only take a couple of weeks to mature  needless to say we will be trying that.

[doganjo]

Thanks for the welcome.  Reading through some of the posts in the forum has been great fun - I have even recognised one or two people I know from other activities, my wife shows some of our dogs and I work them.  It's a small world indeed!!

We are really looking forward to having a chat Rosemary - thanks.

OK, spill the beans - what breed of dog?  Am I one of the ones you recognise?

[bamford6]

welcome from the highlands off Scotland .

[Moregin]

Well Mrs Massie,

Yep you are one.....

Think of a big bloke in a kilt and a rather frazzled trophy rep - ring any bells ?

[doganjo]

Well you should know that good judges only see the dogs not the people.   I'll put my thinking cap on but unless I imagine you with a dog on the end of a lead I rather think I'll draw a blank .  Any more hints?

[Moregin]

OK then - Large Munsterlanders, a GSP and a Field Spaniel & we are HPR club of Scotland committee members.