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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: patchy1990 on March 01, 2011, 10:46:59 am

Title: Where are you?
Post by: patchy1990 on March 01, 2011, 10:46:59 am: Just wondering if any of you are local to me? I'm in Cold Ashton, Near Chippenham just off J18 of the M4 :)
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on March 01, 2011, 12:20:03 pm: Long ways from you Patchy on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors nr Thirsk and for once with the sun shining it makes it feel like its all worthwhile and we're finally coming out of winter, even the daffs are trying to poke their heads thro' the soil today, fisrt time i've noticed them. So hello from here. :wave:
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Post by: JulieS on March 01, 2011, 01:48:35 pm: I'm in North Devon, near the Cornwall border. A bit chilly here today.....But it's dry!!! 2 days in a row now, can't wait for the land to dry up a bit so that I can get some jobs done.
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Post by: Galician Smallholder on March 01, 2011, 02:11:53 pm: Galicia NW Spain, its been a long cold winter but sun is out to play today and pigs getting their first real rays of the year.
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Post by: Rosemary on March 01, 2011, 02:56:06 pm: There is a member map if folk want to put their pins in. It's not very specific so I don't think it's a security risk.
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: TheCaptain on March 01, 2011, 03:47:03 pm: Just off the A303 near Wincanton. I work up your way, Patchy, but due to move to another job in the summer.
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: Pel on March 01, 2011, 04:30:19 pm: Far away too near Aberaeron, on the cardigan bay coast (west-wales). Though I sit farms and smallholdings all over wales.
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Post by: Leri on March 01, 2011, 05:11:34 pm: I'm in Trefriw, near Llanrwst in North Wales. It has been a gorgeous day today and I've taken loads of photos of animals and views. I love it here. x
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: janeislay on March 01, 2011, 05:17:59 pm: And I'm out in the Atlantic, on an island in the South Hebrides.
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: Leri on March 01, 2011, 05:22:53 pm: Quote from: janeislay on March 01, 2011, 05:17:59 pm
And I'm out in the Atlantic, on an island in the South Hebrides.

:) Must be beautiful there :-)
One of our coos is an islander. Lewis? Coll? Can't remember - will have to check her passport. x
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: princesspiggy on March 01, 2011, 07:19:35 pm: Quote from: Pel on March 01, 2011, 04:30:19 pm
Far away too near Aberaeron,
we went there on holiday/farm searching once - its lovely
settled on n/e scotland tho.
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: peteinwilts on March 01, 2011, 08:13:32 pm: almost next door!!.... little somerford near Malmesbury
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: patchy1990 on March 01, 2011, 08:25:32 pm: Pete, What pig breeds do you keep?
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Post by: Tudful Tamworths on March 01, 2011, 11:54:27 pm: I'm in Caerphilly, south Wales. About 10 miles from Cardiff or Newport, 20 mins from the Severn Bridge, two hours from Birmingham......just in case anyone is looking for Tamworths this spring!
Title: Re: Where are you?
Post by: peteinwilts on March 02, 2011, 10:15:39 am: saddlebacks... we are also good friends with the Carters who are also very near us who are very big in the Saddleback world.
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Post by: loosey on March 02, 2011, 02:02:56 pm: We're in Cornwall. Not far from St Austell :)
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Post by: blonde on March 03, 2011, 02:33:16 am: I am in Australia...a very long way away from all of you.
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Post by: Stevie G on March 03, 2011, 01:26:39 pm: And I am on the hot, wet, humid, eastern side of Australia which is still a good distance away from Blonde whom is in the dry, hot west(where I used to live some 3 years back).
Over here(in Oz), indoors, they use a LW/LR/duroc cross for indoor pig keeping. This pig is used outdoors in the UK by commercial breeders.
Moved from the UK to here in 2005. ;D