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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: robate55 on September 23, 2010, 09:14:39 pm

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Post by: robate55 on September 23, 2010, 09:14:39 pm

Hi all I live on a smallholding in Suffolk with my husband. He is (was) a retired farmer & I moved here eight years ago with my dogs & cats. I bought 10 then 20 Hebridean sheep to improve my collies training in herding a few years ago. Then I bought a tup, so now have our first crop of lambs.  (57 sheep now) Someone dumped some cockerels so we rescued four ex-bat hens as company for the survivor. We also have 7 dogs & 4 cats. 

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Post by: morri2 on September 23, 2010, 09:27:37 pm

Hi!  Welcome to the site from north Wales.  Wouldn't mind betting the weather is better where you are than it is here right now (rain!!).

Your experience with sheep sounds similar to ours - we started off with a pet lamb from a local farmer around 6 years ago, found it a friend to keep it company, bought another four, hired a ram and low and behold - we now have 36!! (12 chickens, a cockerel, a dog, 2 cats and 2 goldfish).

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Post by: CameronS on September 23, 2010, 09:57:12 pm

Welcome from fife  :wave:

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Post by: little blue on September 23, 2010, 10:08:33 pm

hello and welcome

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Post by: ballingall on September 23, 2010, 10:34:23 pm

Hello and welcome

 :)

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Post by: Fleecewife on September 23, 2010, 10:50:11 pm

Hi there from southern Scotland, from another Hebbie keeper.

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Post by: robate55 on September 23, 2010, 11:05:20 pm

Thanks for all the welcomes.  This my only 4 horn. I kept him entire to watch how the horns grew, His mother has 3 horns for some reason.

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Post by: knightquest on September 23, 2010, 11:07:26 pm

Hello and welcome from Birmingham  :wave:

Ian

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Post by: Cinderhills on September 24, 2010, 08:22:49 am

Hi and welcome from North Yorkshire.  :wave:

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Post by: Rosemary on September 24, 2010, 08:27:00 am

Hello and welcome from sunny (Yipee!) Carnoustie  :wave:

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Post by: plumseverywhere on September 24, 2010, 09:41:32 am

Hello from Worcestershire  :wave:

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Post by: Daisys Mum on September 24, 2010, 03:42:09 pm

Hi and welcome from a very windy Scottish Borders  :wave:

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Post by: Sharondp on September 24, 2010, 05:32:10 pm

Hello from Herefordshire  :wave:

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Post by: Mickyork on September 26, 2010, 06:32:07 pm

Hello and welcome from North Yorkshire     8) 8) 8) 8)

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Post by: countryweespirit on September 27, 2010, 10:58:02 pm

Hello from Perthshire.  Suffolk is a lovely place, spent 2 weeks in summer enjoying the warmer climate! :)

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Post by: woodlandproductsfife on September 29, 2010, 05:32:50 am

Hi from Fife and Welcome along