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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Barrie on February 23, 2021, 08:38:25 pm

Title: New to the site
Post by: Barrie on February 23, 2021, 08:38:25 pm

Hi guys just joined the site. Im a retired steel fabricator and my wife also retired worked in the health service. We have  a small smalholding (10 acres) near Abergavenny  in south wales. We keep chickens ducks quail sheep and bees. Looking forward to exchanging hints and tips about new lifestyle.

Title: Re: New to the site
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 24, 2021, 01:03:09 pm

Welcome @Barrie :wave:   Your smallholding sounds fairly well established, how long have you been there?

Title: Re: New to the site
Post by: Barrie on April 10, 2021, 08:58:29 am

We have lived here for over 30 years but We only retired a few years ago so the hobby of a couple of sheep has started to take a life of its own now in fact we are making a clearing in the woods so we can keep pigs and I'm getting a charcoal ring kiln next month. I think retirement is not the correct word to use here.

Title: Re: New to the site
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 10, 2021, 11:49:42 am

Active retirement is surely the best form of retirement :)

Title: Re: New to the site
Post by: Rosemary on April 10, 2021, 01:03:48 pm

Hello and welcome from  :sunshine: Carnoustie (althoughsleet is forecast ::) ).

Title: Re: New to the site
Post by: Fleecewife on April 10, 2021, 01:52:33 pm

Hello and welcome Barrie and Mrs Barrie.  Charcoal burning is one of my dreams, but my hazel coppice is still a bit juvenile for that  :D

Title: Re: New to the site
Post by: wildandwooly on April 11, 2021, 11:02:10 pm

Hello Barrie and Mrs B  :)
Welcome to TAS
We keep chickens, ducks and Shetland sheep with occasional Swaledale ewes and their lambs from a farmer friend near us to help him out.
We're half retired but getting busier by the minute  :D
I must look up charcoal ring as I have no idea what that is!  :thinking: