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Title: Hi from Wales also
Post by: jacquip on April 06, 2011, 09:33:46 am

Sorry, posted without introducing myself - very bad form!

I live with my husband in a traditional Welsh stone cottage on our smallholding not too far away from the coast. We moved here about 8 years ago when my husband retired. We have kept a variety of livestock - cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, turkeys, ducks and horses since we married 37 years ago but now mainly concentrate on our Dexters (the curious can see some photos of them on my web site www.alvecotedexters.net (http://www.alvecotedexters.net)).

Old habits die hard, so we fatten a couple of weaners every year on our surplus milk and have recently started again with a few sheep and chickens for eggs. We have a polytunnel, greenhouse, veg garden and orchard so I guess you could say we are now pretty self sufficient here .... and quite busy.

Jacqui

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: Blinkers on April 06, 2011, 10:30:53 am

 :wave:  Hiya Jacqui - how's the sheepies doing  ;) ;D :wave:

(Mandy - Glyn Elwyn)

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: jacquip on April 06, 2011, 10:54:23 am

My other half has really took to them.  They have just had their hair cut - early I know but you can never get a shearer later on in the year.  They have plenty to eat and are quite snug in their sheep shelter.

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: darkbrowneggs on April 06, 2011, 12:01:58 pm

Hi there and welcome from Worcestershire - lovely sunny day, and first swallow darting around outside

All the best
Sue :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: Rosemary on April 06, 2011, 08:53:21 pm

Hi and welcome from sunny Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: ballingall on April 06, 2011, 10:19:25 pm

Hello and welcome!

Beth

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: cluckingnuts on April 06, 2011, 10:59:50 pm

Hi from NW Wales

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 07, 2011, 09:00:42 am

Welcome from Brittany, where the new born piglets are acting like spring lambs.

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: piggy on April 07, 2011, 10:41:37 pm

Hi and welcome from Suffolk  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Wales also
Post by: chrispy4949 on April 08, 2011, 01:05:03 pm

Hi from Bulgaria.  chrispy4949.    :wave: