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Title: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: FiB on October 13, 2011, 04:16:26 pm

Done this the wrong way around - asking for help and posting before introducing myself - how rude, apologies!!!

We moved to Bala from Birmingham about 6 months ago, and have been busily 'doing up' the land (the house will have to wait ;D) - endless fencing, weed battling etc.  We inherited a flock of 5 semi wild chickens (now happily housed at night) and added to those with 4 day old chicks (unhappily all cockrels - eating our way through those with gritted teeth :P) and 2 lovely POL Warrens.  Expecting a few ex batts in November.  Started our flock of sheep last month (10 Beulah ewe lambs and 5 Lleyn Ewe lambs) and 2 weeks ago started with our pigs (4 Saddlebacks).  So its all happening now.  Loving it all and also looking forward to starting paid work again in the woods (I'm a Forest School leader).  Will upload some photos if I ever get Broadband faster than 0.125 Mb!!!

The Forum has been so helpful so many thanks to all!!

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 13, 2011, 06:03:56 pm

 :wave:  Hello FiB fromm Shropshire.

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: Rosemary on October 13, 2011, 06:05:25 pm

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: tizaala on October 13, 2011, 07:12:23 pm

Welcome from LLandrindod Wells, SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOUR HANDS FULL.

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: SallyintNorth on October 13, 2011, 11:59:16 pm

A very warm welcome from another ex-Brummie  :wave:  now in north Cumbria farming beef and sheep with a house cow, pigs, native ponies and a few choox on the side.

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: manian on October 14, 2011, 06:46:19 am

hi from a sunny derbyshire....... well today anyway ;)
Mx

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: feldar on October 14, 2011, 09:11:26 am

Hi from the South Coast :wave: used to go to Bala a lot when i lived on the Wirral have some good memories from there

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: Blinkers on October 14, 2011, 10:38:17 am

Croeso  :wave: from South West Wales  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: Hazelwood Flock on October 14, 2011, 10:48:31 pm

Hi from Darzet!  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: Happienik on October 15, 2011, 11:33:03 am

Hello from West Wales. Just joined Accidental Smallholder today. We moved from England to our smallholding about 5 years ago. We just have sheep and dogs at the moment - hoping to add to list of animals when we've finished renovating the house.  Even though I always thought of myself as a real die-hard townie, I wish now that I'd made the move to the country 40 years ago!

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: SallyintNorth on October 15, 2011, 01:43:00 pm

Well, and welcome to Happienik too  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: Hazelwood Flock on October 15, 2011, 09:49:04 pm

Hi there!  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 15, 2011, 10:54:58 pm

 :wave:  Hello Happienik.