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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Habe on November 12, 2008, 03:36:23 pm

Title: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: Habe on November 12, 2008, 03:36:23 pm

We live in SW France about 45 mins from the Pyrenees. I have just spent a whole afternoon reading stuff from the TAS website. When I should have been working (I'll call it research) Great site, loads of info.

At the moment we have been busy with the house, but now feel we can spread to a few animals. Looking at keeping Chickens, Ducks, Turkeys and Pigs and Goats. So far have 2 cats and a dog.

Watch out for future posts when we shall be pleading for help!!

Habe

Title: Re: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: carole on November 12, 2008, 04:44:46 pm

Hi and welcome from me in Brittany.

Carole

Title: Re: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: kaz on November 12, 2008, 05:19:48 pm

Hi from here, in dare I say it Sunny Wales. :-X

Kaz

Title: Re: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: Hilarysmum on November 12, 2008, 07:01:34 pm

And me in at the moment sunny Brittany too.

Title: Re: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: Habe on November 12, 2008, 07:09:10 pm

Hi all, thanks for the warm welcome. We have about 1 .5 acre of land and cant wait to get started with a few animals and large veggi plot. what are the first steps?

Habe

Title: Re: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: pigsatlesrues on November 12, 2008, 07:37:50 pm

Welcome from us in Normandy!  What is this sun word I keep reading here?  Has it passed me by!

Kate  :pig:

Title: Re: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: garden cottage on November 12, 2008, 10:20:21 pm

hello habe, welcome from gloucestershire :sheep: :pug: :pig: :cow: :cow: :cow:.........neil

Title: Re: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: Rosemary on November 12, 2008, 10:46:25 pm

Hi and welcome from Alloa. Was sunny now rainy. Again.

Title: Re: Hi, yet another new member with a French Connection
Post by: Hilarysmum on November 13, 2008, 06:43:15 am

First steps?  You could start the heavy digging work now, or you could beg, buy, borrow or steal a couple of tamworths to do the clearing for you.  Then kill the pigs, rotivate the veg plot.  Put the chickens on the rotivated ground to scratch up and clear for you.  Then invest in the best sun lounger you can afford, because by now the summer will be here its far too late to do any gardening, but you can read all the books, watch the weeds grow and whilst reading all the really interesting gardening books you can indulge in home grown bacon and free range eggs.