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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: SallyintNorth on February 20, 2011, 03:29:35 pm

Title: New member in t'North of England
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 20, 2011, 03:29:35 pm

Hello. I left the rat race 7 years ago and am now kinda smallholding on the side of my better half's Cumbrian farm.  We farm beef and sheep, since I moved in we also have pigs in the old orchard and a very very spoilt Jersey house cow.  Sadly the mink had the muscovies but the hens seem to be ok in the cattle shed.
Looking forward to hearing about other people's experiences and getting some help with my own new challenges.
Sally

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: manian on February 20, 2011, 03:46:29 pm

hi from derbyshire :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: faith0504 on February 20, 2011, 04:24:01 pm

hi and welcome from moray  :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: sabrina on February 20, 2011, 05:11:18 pm

Hello and welcome from Banff :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: Rosemary on February 20, 2011, 05:32:15 pm

Hi and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Can I ask you how you manage your house cow? We've just bought two Shetland heifers that we hope to calve for the first time in Spring 2012. I'm therefore very interested in how other folk manage their house cows - there's not a lot of information out there. Please feel free to go into as much detail as you like - might be better to start a new topic in the Cattle section though. Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: JulieS on February 20, 2011, 05:34:16 pm

Hello and welcome from Devon  :)

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: darkbrowneggs on February 20, 2011, 07:21:21 pm

Hi and welcome from Sue in Worcestershire.  I envy you the beautiful milk and cream from your cow, but not the amount of work involved (kept house cows for quite a few years)  but they are real characters and lovely to have around

All the best
Sue :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: NorthEssexsmallholding on February 20, 2011, 07:37:11 pm

Hi, like what you are doing, good luck! and welcome.

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: Riggy on February 20, 2011, 08:01:06 pm

Another Cumbrian! welcome. :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: Daisys Mum on February 20, 2011, 09:20:30 pm

Hello and welcome from the Scottish Borders  :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: CameronS on February 20, 2011, 10:02:48 pm

welcome from fife  :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: Sandy on February 20, 2011, 11:26:03 pm

Welcome from Clackmannnan  :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: chriso on February 21, 2011, 08:50:41 pm

Hello from another Cumbrian.  :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: chrispy4949 on February 22, 2011, 07:49:56 am

Hi, from chrispy in Bulgaria.  :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: Cinderhills on February 22, 2011, 09:55:27 am

Hi from North Yorkshire.  :wave:

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: Hilarysmum on February 22, 2011, 02:22:02 pm

Welcome from Brittany where for the first time we are having trouble from foxes.  I like cows from a distance but am a pig enthusiast.

Title: Re: New member in t'North of England
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 22, 2011, 11:05:32 pm

Wow, what a welcome.  Thanks all.

Rosemary I have started a thread on managing the house cow in Cattle, as you suggest.

Thanks again for the warm welcome

Sally