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Title: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: hobbyfarmer on March 30, 2011, 12:17:20 am

Hello ,

I call myself a hobby farmer as thats what my colleagues call me. I work full time as a postie as does my OH but we have a few acres of land where we keep a variety of animals. Obviously the aim is to leave the work we are doing and to concentrate on the smallolding.

We have plans and are slowly working towards them. We keep chickens, ducks and quail for their eggs and my OH has a sideline in making cakes. We also keep some rare breeds . We  have some manx and leicester longwool sheep and a small flock of ouessant ( still looking for a registered ram). We had until recently a pair of bagot goats but sadly our wonderful billy died and we were very concerned for his companion. However having been away on a shopping trip we were surprised to find on our return that a lovely kid had been born against all expectations.

We have a veg patch but are still working on the plans for a polytunnel and fruit cage.

We also have 3 kune kune pigs that arrived unexpectantly but they are great fun. My OH loves them dearly!

We hope by joining the forum we can gain advice to help us progress and to occasionally offer opinion.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 30, 2011, 12:32:24 am

Hello from nearly as far away from you as I can be and still be in England.  (North Cumbria)

Sally

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: JulieS on March 30, 2011, 07:47:22 am

Hello and welcome from Devon  :)

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: loosey on March 30, 2011, 11:52:17 am

Welcome! We are also in Cornwall, just outside of St Austell  :wave: ;D

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Scarlett on March 30, 2011, 12:45:16 pm

Hello  :wave: from not so sunny now Somerset.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Hilarysmum on March 30, 2011, 02:50:25 pm

Welcome from just over the water in Brittany.  I dont know about all the regulations but ouessants are very cheap here would it be possible to import a ram?

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: TheGirlsMum on March 30, 2011, 04:44:02 pm

Hello from Helston, where weve had some very welcome rain today.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: nails on March 30, 2011, 05:54:33 pm

Hello from Somerset

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Sudanpan on March 30, 2011, 06:54:36 pm

Welcome - we are also Cornwall, between Helston and Hayle :o)
At the moment we have 3  :pig: (OSB x GOS) and 6  :chook: (ex batt), 2  :dog: and have just started experimenting with a big polytunel :o)

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on April 03, 2011, 07:32:48 pm

Nothing wrong with being a hobby farmer! Can you think of a better hobby to have?

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Sandy on April 04, 2011, 10:51:40 pm

Hi, we were going move to Roasland near Menheriot in Cornwall, but due to our house sale falling through and Location Location Location, we are here in Central Scotland, just holding our own with a B&B and some chickens for breakfasts and a pair of very noisy ducks and four labs, maybe 6 if we do not sell our 2 male pups!! Welcome

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: ambriel on April 04, 2011, 11:41:19 pm

Hi, and welcome from NW Sutherland!

We have Kunes and chickens, and also planning on a polytunnel.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: chrispy4949 on April 08, 2011, 01:02:37 pm

Hi from Bulgaria. chrispy4949.    :wave: