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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Slavo on February 23, 2011, 10:27:18 am

Title: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Slavo on February 23, 2011, 10:27:18 am

Hello all,

My name's John, I live in Newport, South East Wales. I've been a lurker here for quite some time, soaking up knowledge. I've not posted much at all until now as I have never been close to having my own smallholding.

I'm good friends with Hellybee & Bazzais, on this forum and am hoping to buy a smallholding in West Wales in the near future *just as soon as we sell our current house*.

I currently have 12 chickens: 8 Rhode Island Red hens for laying.
For meat, we also have 3 Light Sussex cockerals and a (supposedly light sussex hen). These came as hatching eggs and one hatched out ginger and a bit bigger than the others. The others soon overtook the red one in size. It has the same shape as the other light sussex (apart from very small comb and its ginger!). We believe it's either a buff sussex or a RIR cross.

I'll put some photos up for you to make your own minds up.

That's it in the way of animals, as we live in a city. We also have several apple trees, pear tree, cherry tree, many fruit bushes: raspberry/blackberry/gojiberry/blackcurrant/redcurrant/fig, we are running out of space, fast!

So Hi!

John

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Cinderhills on February 23, 2011, 04:11:04 pm

Hi John.  Welcome from North Yorkshire.  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Rosemary on February 23, 2011, 05:51:27 pm

Hi, John. Welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: faith0504 on February 23, 2011, 05:54:38 pm

hi and welcome from moray  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: NorthEssexsmallholding on February 23, 2011, 06:54:21 pm

Hi there. :&>

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Daisys Mum on February 24, 2011, 07:26:23 am

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders  :wave: Hope you manage to get your house sold soon.

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Hilarysmum on February 24, 2011, 08:08:41 am

 :wave:  Sounds as if you are well on the road to achieving your smallholding.  Hope it goes well and the house sells for loads of money

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Tommyboy on February 24, 2011, 06:51:27 pm

Hi and welcome from another newbie expat in snowy Bulgaria   :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: dyedinthewool on February 24, 2011, 07:01:12 pm

Hi From West Wales :wave:

Hope you sell soon, so you can realise your dream :chook: :sheep: :pig: :goat: :&> :farmer:

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: kaz on February 24, 2011, 07:21:12 pm

Hi from Mid Wales. Hope you sell your house soon & Welcome to the forum.

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: garden cottage on February 24, 2011, 08:10:32 pm

welcome,nothing wrong with lurking!!!! ::)

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: ballingall on February 24, 2011, 10:04:42 pm

Hello and welcome!


Beth

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on February 25, 2011, 01:49:13 am

Hello from Caerphilly! If you want to talk pigs (or chickens, sheep, goats). just drop me a message. Best of luck with your sale.
Liz

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Sandy on February 25, 2011, 10:56:28 pm

Hello from clackmannan  :wave: no knowledge about small  holdings here, just knowledge about life  :wave: WELCOME

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Blinkers on February 26, 2011, 03:07:01 pm

Hello and Welcome from Sunny South West Wales  ;D :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: chrispy4949 on February 27, 2011, 07:32:55 am

Hi and welcome from Chrispy in Bulgaria.   :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: Slavo on February 28, 2011, 03:21:23 pm

Thankyou all for the friendly welcome  ;D

Title: Re: Hello from South Wales
Post by: deepinthewoods on February 28, 2011, 07:50:09 pm

and hi from another newbie in cornwall, best of luck 4 your project.