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Title: Hello from Kerry
Post by: patch on January 06, 2011, 12:32:08 pm

Hi All
Greetings from a damp SW Ireland where we seem to get the most rain in Europe but that is why the land is so green.
Moving into the Family farm and have the "loan" of 5 acres.
Just bought 2 pigs to start and waiting for milder weather to get the plough out.
First time "farmer" but rearing to go

Pat

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: piggy on January 06, 2011, 12:38:18 pm

Hi and welcome from Suffolk. :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: Rosemary on January 06, 2011, 12:39:08 pm

Hello and welcome from sunny Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: HappyHippy on January 06, 2011, 03:19:02 pm

Hello from me in Lanarkshire  :wave:
You'll not go far wrong with pigs (in my allbeit biased opinion  ;)) and you'll not really need the plough once they get going - maybe a roller to flatten it all out though ;) ;D
What breed have you got (sorry, I'm soooooo nosey !)
Look forward to hearing more from you
Karen

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: faith0504 on January 06, 2011, 06:25:23 pm

hi and welcome from moray  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: ballingall on January 06, 2011, 10:45:50 pm

Hello and welcome!

Beth

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: Hilarysmum on January 07, 2011, 09:02:57 am

Welcome from Brittany.  I too would love to know what breed of pigs ... :)

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: darkbrowneggs on January 07, 2011, 10:41:56 am

Hi and welcome from Sue in a wintery white Worcestershire.     :wave:

Snow again this morning and apparently the traffic everywhere has ground to a halt as the roads weren't gritted.

Still I don't need to go out, and its not cold enough to freeze the pipes again thank goodness -

All the best Sue

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: morri2 on January 07, 2011, 10:56:28 am

Hi! Welcome from snowy north Wales.  Are you ploughing to replant pasture or are you going to grow something?   :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: Sylvia on January 07, 2011, 12:16:07 pm

Hello from Devon, where it is trying it's best to snow :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: patch on January 07, 2011, 02:37:05 pm

Hi all

Thanks for the greeting. I bought 2 Tamworth due for delivery in 3 weeks and investigating buying 2 more. :-\ Plenty to do with new fencing before they arrive.

Rooster and 3 hens arriving on Friday but a little stressed over that because of the amount of mink around us. My OH has this as her project.

Grew 1/4 acre of potatoes last year and they are now gone. 7 of us in the house.

Have to do some ploughing so that I can reseed some land and spread lime. I need to enrich the soil because it has become overgrown with gorse.

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: The Woodsiders on January 08, 2011, 08:36:13 pm

Hallo and a warm welcome from West Sussex

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: Daisys Mum on January 08, 2011, 08:39:21 pm

Hello.and welcome from the Scottish borders  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: ambriel on January 15, 2011, 08:33:40 pm

Hello from sunny Kinlochbervie, in the far northwest corner of Scotland :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Kerry
Post by: little blue on January 16, 2011, 03:06:03 pm

hello and welcome  :)