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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: NormandyMary on April 17, 2011, 01:39:03 pm

Title: Hello all.
Post by: NormandyMary on April 17, 2011, 01:39:03 pm

At last I have found a forum which has a section for goatkeepers that isnt based in America.

I live in France, just over the Normandie border in the Pays de la Loire region. I have lived here for 6 years now, with my husband and 3 cats. We quickly acquired some chickens, only for eggs though, there is no way I could eat them, and we have recently bought 2 pygmy goats.

We adore the french way of life, although we still cant get used to all the shops closing for 2 hours at lunchtime, and almost no Sunday opening. Still, we live right in the middle of the countryside in a 300 year old cottage with one and a half acres of land, so I suppose you cant have it all! Hobbies include reading, cooking, looking after the animals and watching the box.

Any other forum members from this side of the channel?

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: little blue on April 17, 2011, 07:43:17 pm

hello and welcome
:wave:
Its a great forum, I hope you'll be very happy here!  ;)

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: Rosemary on April 17, 2011, 08:45:11 pm

Hi and welcome from Costa Carnoustie  :wave:

Lots of great goatkeepers on here - not me though  ;D and lots of great ex-pats in France too.

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: Beewyched on April 17, 2011, 11:12:35 pm

Hiya & welcome from West Scotland  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: piggy on April 17, 2011, 11:21:35 pm

Hi and welcome from Suffolk. :wave:

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: plumseverywhere on April 18, 2011, 03:46:37 pm

Hello from worcestershire  :wave:

we have chickens and goats, some bottle lambs, rabbits cats...oh and a noisy parrot.  I make goats milk soap when I'm not doing hands on animal or child care (ie. not as often as I'd like at the moment as its manically busy here!)

welcome to TAS  :)

LIsa

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: NormandyMary on April 18, 2011, 07:12:57 pm

Thankyou all so very much for your warm welcome. I can see that Im going to be very happy contributing to all the topics. You sound like an extremely friendly bunch. Im sure Ill learn loads, especially about looking after my new little boys. Im a goat virgin if you see what I mean. I hope to trade info though on chooks and cats as I know a bit more about them!!

A bientot!

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 19, 2011, 07:54:07 am

Hi from Brittany.  You are very brave having goats considering all the paperwork and bureaucracy.  How do you find it all.  We keep pigs which are much easier paperwork wise.  Been here 9 years still loving it.

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: NormandyMary on April 19, 2011, 05:39:23 pm

Quote from: Hilarysmum on April 19, 2011, 07:54:07 am

Hi from Brittany.  You are very brave having goats considering all the paperwork and bureaucracy.  How do you find it all.  We keep pigs which are much easier paperwork wise.  Been here 9 years still loving it.

I believe that we have until they are six months old to get them registered. Im not looking foward to them getting their earrings though (tags) they will just look so gay!

Nice to speak to someone this side of the Channel. Have you been here long? We will have been here 6 years next week. Time has really flown!

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 20, 2011, 06:33:44 am

Yes 9 years.  The fastest growing thing in France is definitely the bureaucracy. 

Title: Re: Hello all.
Post by: Brahma girl on April 20, 2011, 07:54:30 pm

Welcome from Norfolk, this is a great forum sure you will enjoy it.