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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: happy larry on April 12, 2011, 10:39:21 pm

Title: Newbie introduction
Post by: happy larry on April 12, 2011, 10:39:21 pm

Evening all (no im not a copper) i have been reading the many interesting posts on this forum for a while now and thought,yes this seems a friendly helpfull forum why not become a member.Well, i live in Burton on Trent work for myself in the pest control game,at present i keep 2 saddleback gilts that i hope are in pig,and would like to get a few hebridean sheep sooner rather than later.I also have 2 dogs (both bonkers) ruby is the eldest and a lurcher,havoc is a german wire hair pointer x gsp and looks like a pedigree gwp,i also keep 3 ferrets.I used to keep livestock some years ago but due to a relationship breakdown i had to sell my stock and ended up living in a caravan and working on construction sites around the country,well i met my new partner almost 11 years ago and we both moved into a house together and things have been realy good.Sorry if i have bored anyone with my intro.Paul

Title: Re: Newbie introduction
Post by: doganjo on April 12, 2011, 11:01:32 pm

Hi Paul, glad to have you aboard (and I'm not a sailor! lol)  You can't bore us on here - we're nosey to the Nth degree and love hearing everyone's different stories.  So glad you established a new life, just heard of a break up a few minutes ago, but I myself was lucky - two great husbands, they just happened to get taken too young in accidents.  I'm a fake smallholder - just an acre of garden, 10 hens, 4 ducks and a drake, 5 dogs (including a pedigree german wirehaired plonker ;)) and a mouser/ratter/magpie-er

Title: Re: Newbie introduction
Post by: CameronS on April 12, 2011, 11:02:50 pm

Welcome from fife  :wave:

we have a gwp x gsp the best working dog we have ever had, can jump an 6foot gate a from standing start

Title: Re: Newbie introduction
Post by: jacquip on April 13, 2011, 09:21:19 am

We used to live not too far from B on T.  Welcome to the forum. :wave:

Title: Re: Newbie introduction
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 13, 2011, 09:53:44 am

Welcome from France, we have a diverse selection of ducks, chickens and pigs.

Title: Re: Newbie introduction
Post by: Rosemary on April 13, 2011, 10:07:53 am

Hi and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

20 Ryeland sheep, 2 Shetland cows, a Highland pony, a Shetland pony, 4 mad dogs, three cats, 35 hens, 37 Black Rock chicks, 12 Hubbards and Hector, our cockerel. Great fun!

Title: Re: Newbie introduction
Post by: Beewyched on April 13, 2011, 09:25:08 pm

Hiya & welcome from West Scotland  :wave:

Kune Kunes, English Setters & an Irish, DL Barnvelders, C Marans, B Rocks, RIR hybrids + Orpington X Cockeral, 1/2 self suff in veg & fruit & planning on adding ducks & Soays this year.