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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Lesley Silvester on September 24, 2011, 11:50:04 pm

Title: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: Lesley Silvester on September 24, 2011, 11:50:04 pm

Hi All

My name is Lesley and I have not so much a smallholding as a microholding, ie a large garden in Shropshire.  However, it contains, as well as fruit trees and vegetable beds, three goats.  I have mother and daughter Sanaans and grandson who is SanaanxBritish Alpine and whose name is Curry.  We don't plan on having him for long!

I was sent the link to this site by a man who is interested in goats so came to meet mine.

I am gradually converting all my garden which is not goat yard to vegetable and fruit.  I work on the principle that if I can't eat it I don't grow it (unless I can milk it).  Would love to have hens but this is a very built up area and my neighbours would complain.

When I am not being a microholder, I am a home tutor.  the kids love to look out of my study window and see the goats.  Sometimes I use them as an incentive to work (do this and you can meet the goats).

I'm looking forward to being part of TAS.

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: HappyHippy on September 25, 2011, 12:31:54 am

Hello from a mad piglady in Lanarkshire  :wave:
Welcome to the nut house  ;D I'm sure you'll fit right in  ;)
And chickens aren't that noisy - providing you don't get a cockerel  :thumbsup:
Look forward to hearing more from you
Karen x

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 25, 2011, 12:43:39 am

Welcome from Just Mad Woman in Cumbria  :wave:

Beef & sheep farmers, smallholding on the side - native ponies, choox, house cow, pigs.

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: Rosemary on September 25, 2011, 09:01:33 am

Hi and welcome from sunny Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: jaykay on September 25, 2011, 11:04:05 am

Hi  :wave another welcome from a different bit of Cumbria. Very fond of my goats too (and probably also qualify as mad  :D)

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: Blinkers on September 25, 2011, 11:54:05 am

Hi and Welcome from Sunny South West Wales  :wave:

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: darkbrowneggs on September 25, 2011, 12:48:30 pm

Hi there - I am not too far from you - so welcome from Sue in Worcestershire  :wave:

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: little blue on September 25, 2011, 07:14:06 pm

hello and welcome, from another back-garden-goat-lady! :wave:

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: melodrama on September 25, 2011, 07:55:45 pm

Hello from dark and rainy Forfar  :wave:

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: Miss Piggy on September 25, 2011, 08:55:00 pm

Hi and warm welcome from West Wales  :wave:

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: Lesley Silvester on September 26, 2011, 12:02:51 am

Thanks for all the greetings.  Would love to have pigs, hens and ducks but no space.  I have kept hens and ducks in the past but now I have a neighbour who would report me if I kept hens so keeping my head down so my goats are alright. ::) ::)

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: Cinderhills on September 26, 2011, 02:17:20 pm

Hi from North Yorkshire.  :wave:  I have two rescue goats and now would never be without goats, ever!

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: salopman on September 26, 2011, 07:28:58 pm

Hi Lesley!
This is my friend who I visit and lets me get close to her goats, lovely lady and very knowledgeable Welcome!!

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: Hazelwood Flock on September 26, 2011, 09:48:14 pm

Hi from Darzet! :wave:

Title: Re: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley
Post by: faith0504 on October 04, 2011, 09:20:19 pm

hi and welcome from moray  :wave: