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Title: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: countryweespirit on September 27, 2010, 09:38:43 pm
Hi everybody

Hello from wet and dreich Perthshire today.  I have, a son and a daughter, 1 dog, Josie, 8 rabbits, and 2 kittens.  I am looking after my sisters horses this week while she suns herself abroad!   8) Used to have a New Forest Pony and would like another one in the near future.   :horse: Have always wanted a dartmoor pony too.  Used to keep chinese geese till mr fox though they would be a nice snack!  Kept texels for a few years but they went with the X!  Would like to get some rare breed sheep, but will need to investigate further, oh and id like some chickens, and a new man might be useful!!  ;). 

And I had a great day at Rosemarys on Saturday  :)

Cheers
 :wave:
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: CameronS on September 27, 2010, 09:48:46 pm
Welcome from fife  :wave:
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: morri2 on September 27, 2010, 09:53:01 pm
Hi! from north Wales.  Note how you put 'new man' and the end of the list!! Very clever that.  I think if I had to chose between sheep and OH the sheep might be first ;D  Seriously though, it is difficult to run a smallholding without one - things tend to start falling apart; buildings, vehicles etc etc..... Sheep are easier to deal with though!!
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: egglady on September 27, 2010, 10:03:38 pm
welcome from Fife.  Whereabouts in Perthshire are you?
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: ballingall on September 27, 2010, 10:24:46 pm
Hello and welcome,

I used to live in Kinross, so I know most of Perthshire pretty well. My best friend also works in McCash's Country Store, so if you have ever been in there, you might have met her!


Beth
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: countryweespirit on September 27, 2010, 10:30:16 pm
Im about 10 miles from Perth, almost in Fife!  A cleaner would also be on my wish list, lol!  ;D Only want a few sheep, help keep the grass down, rotate them with the ponies, and hope they dont die, discovered they are quite good at that!!  ::) New OH would be useful tho! :)
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: countryweespirit on September 27, 2010, 10:32:20 pm
My friends daughter, who has quite a few ponies also works in McCash.  Iv not been in for a while
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: Hardfeather on September 28, 2010, 11:08:26 am
Hi there. It was nice to meet you on Saturday. :)
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: Rosemary on September 28, 2010, 02:34:13 pm
Hello, Jane! Nice to see you on here! You need to beg / borrow / steal a pony for our pony club camp in the Spring!
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: Daveravey on September 28, 2010, 03:59:53 pm
Hello & welcome for another Fifer  ;D  :D  :wave:
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: Brucklay on September 28, 2010, 06:44:15 pm
Hi from a big yuckie Aberdeenshire (ex Perthshire) ok didn't come here for the good weather - come for the bit of land for goats, sheep, ducks etc
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: ellied on September 28, 2010, 07:06:10 pm
Hi, I'm a newbie on here too and if you're 10 miles from Perth and almost into Fife then you can't be more than 10 miles from me!

I have Highlands rather than NFs  ;) and I'm also toying with the sheep and chickens but I haven't had an OH recently so not really missing one other than that it would be good to have someone to do the manual work about here occasionally!!
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on September 28, 2010, 07:10:10 pm
Hi!! from west Aberdeenshire.

have 2 horses, 7 chickens (want more), 5 geese and a few Shetland sheep....oh sorry it was a few (6) and has now bred and acquired its way to 25 Shetland sheep...:-))
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: Mickyork on September 28, 2010, 07:25:04 pm
Hello and welcome from North Yorkshire   8) 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: Rosemary on September 28, 2010, 08:16:08 pm
You still single, Mick?
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: countryweespirit on September 28, 2010, 08:30:38 pm
I can easily borrow a horse for the camp in Spring Rosemary, my sister has 3, I will bring her too.

The soup on Saturday was fab, recipie on here maybe please? (Steve please tell your wife thank you)  :)I can hardly believe we were able to sit out for lunch on Saturday.

Thank you for all the welcomes and was nice to meet some of you for real on Saturday :) 8)

Jane
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: Mickyork on September 28, 2010, 08:56:20 pm
You still single, Mick?

Sure am Rosemary.    ::) ::)
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: egglady on September 28, 2010, 09:20:21 pm
i am vexed i missed saturday.  for some reason i had it filed away thinking it was next month and it was on my 'to do' list to organise over the next few days - what a pillock eh!

sorry steve & co  :-\
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: woodlandproductsfife on September 29, 2010, 05:29:53 am
Hi and welcome from across in Fife
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: countryweespirit on September 29, 2010, 01:16:45 pm
i am vexed i missed saturday.  for some reason i had it filed away thinking it was next month and it was on my 'to do' list to organise over the next few days - what a pillock eh!

sorry steve & co  :-\

Thats a shame, you missed a good day, thought I was the only one that did silly things like that!! :)
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: badger9913 on September 29, 2010, 04:37:30 pm
Hello from the Scottish borders, (Abington)

New to all this :)

The wife keeps a few chickens along with the kids, but now wants a smallholding with the idea of keeping some goats for their cheese????

I would like to keep some pigs but i have never had the experience so any tips would greatly appreciated :pig:

Anyway it has stopped raining here so the dog wants me to take her for a walk.
 :wave:

John
 
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: countryweespirit on September 29, 2010, 05:58:47 pm
Horray the suns come out, will it stay dry long enough to feed the horses and get the dog walked?? 8)
Title: Re: Hi from Perthshire
Post by: Daisys Mum on October 04, 2010, 06:45:55 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders  :wave: