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Title: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: egglady on June 09, 2011, 09:18:14 pm

we have some lovely shetland sheep in a variety of colours (lambs, last years lambs and ewes which have lambed before).

we'd love some pigs (for meat) and a couple of goats (for milk) but right at the mo we can't really afford to buy either, so just wondering if anyone on the offchance might be interested is some kind of swap/barter?

we also have laying chickens, ducks (khaki campbells) and hubbards (for meat).

any takers?

oh fife area

Title: Re: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: dizzy1pig on June 09, 2011, 09:26:34 pm

yes please

can i have all your sheeps

you can have 6 pygmy goats
 and 6 others as well... all excellent at destruction of fences and like chickens and chicken food

also have a slimmer kune kune.. make crackin sausages...

ha ha ha

Title: Re: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: egglady on June 09, 2011, 09:49:16 pm

nicky, you dont count!!  they arent even your goats to swap!!!!!!
and as for FF...well what can i say that you are sucxh a bad mum you'd swap him for a sheep!!!!  shame on you

Title: Re: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: dizzy1pig on June 09, 2011, 09:56:59 pm

but it would be like a holiday for all animals concerned....
let your oh see how well behaved goats are!!!! hmmmmm

Title: Re: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: egglady on June 09, 2011, 10:03:49 pm

we wont be getting the naughty type goats....i am ordering the well behaved, stay in their pen type!!!!! ;)

Title: Re: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: Croftgary on June 10, 2011, 08:46:27 am

Hi,
We had a very poor lambing this year, 1!! Think the ram lamb I used wasn't really up to it, I have sent you a pm...

Title: Re: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: HappyHippy on June 10, 2011, 01:12:44 pm

We might be interested too, but have to think about stuff first - will pm you soonish !

Title: Re: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: jg on June 10, 2011, 09:59:05 pm

HI there
have 2 osb sows one has been used for breeding and the other her daughter who I kept to be her sucessor but have had to change my plans so can no longer keep them -not sure if when you said "for meat " you mean instant or future! let me know if you interested . I in central so not far from you
Cheers judith

Title: Re: does anyone want to swap shetland sheep for either pigs or goats?
Post by: egglady on June 10, 2011, 10:06:34 pm

hi judith, thanks for your post.  I should have said (sorry) that i meant in the future!  Our freezer is currently full of pork and hams as our last 2 just went away a few weeks ago, so looking for weaners to bring on with a view to sending them away at the end of the year.
thanks
laura