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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: kevmurphy on March 06, 2009, 08:41:55 am

Title: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: kevmurphy on March 06, 2009, 08:41:55 am: Hi All and a big Hello
looking forward to chatting and getting some advise on starting a small holding
Title: Re: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: jameslindsay on March 06, 2009, 09:05:26 am: Morning and welcome. Hope it's warmer with you than it is here.

James
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Post by: HappyHippy on March 06, 2009, 10:26:54 am: Hello from Scotland ;D and welcome to the forum.
Looking forward to hearing all about you & your exploits !
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Post by: gavo on March 06, 2009, 01:31:50 pm: Hello from up North (Fermanagh).

Gavin
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Post by: sausagesandcash on March 06, 2009, 10:08:51 pm: Big hello from Co. Cavan. You'll get all the advice you need in this forum. I sure did. best of luck!

Morgan :farmer:
Title: Re: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: kevmurphy on March 07, 2009, 08:27:31 am: Hi to you all :D

Thanks a million for the warm welcome ;)

anyone any idea on clearing rushes from the land :farmer:

Kev
Title: Re: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: gavo on March 07, 2009, 08:46:22 am: Hello,

We have very little as the goats tend to eat them (Saanen cross's). Our Tamworths also root them up (in normal behaviour) or gather them for building nests for farrowing. Unless you want to re-cultivate the land I'd go the goat route first.

Cheers

Gavin
Title: Re: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: sausagesandcash on March 07, 2009, 01:02:56 pm: Rushes are generally a sign of bad drainage. Land drains are very costly, and rushes always have a tendancy to come back, unless the roots are destroyed (according to my father-in-law). Best follow Gavins advice and get some goats or Tamworths onto the land. It's the cheaper alternative!

Morgan
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Post by: Rosemary on March 07, 2009, 01:28:28 pm: Hi and welcome.
Title: Re: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: kevmurphy on April 13, 2009, 01:36:44 pm: Hi There thanks very much for all the advise and i think we have decided to go the pig root as we hope to re cultivate the land piece by bit by bit .
Next question where to start any advice will be gratefull, :pig: :pig: :pig:
Title: Re: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: sausagesandcash on May 03, 2009, 11:58:03 pm: Ring the dept of agriculture and get a pig herd number first.....then go to the pig section and read till the whites of your eyes go red...you'll have learned a lot, but you can't beat the hands-on experience.

regards,

Morgan
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Post by: Hilarysmum on May 04, 2009, 06:42:24 am: Hi and welcome. If you can get two or three tamworth weaners, feed them well, dont be disappointed if it takes them a little while to get going, suddenly you start to see earth, then you see nothing but earth. They are amazing clearance machines.
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Post by: MiriMaran on May 04, 2009, 08:52:21 pm: Welcome from a noisy Derbyshire - the Blackbirds are making a right racket tonight!
Title: Re: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: The Relic on May 04, 2009, 11:53:43 pm: great to see more irish on board this site (do you live near newcastle west?)
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Post by: kevmurphy on May 15, 2011, 02:41:00 pm: Quote from: The Relic on May 04, 2009, 11:53:43 pm
great to see more irish on board this site (do you live near newcastle west?)

I live about 8 miles from new castle west between Shanagolden and Ardagh
:) :)
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Post by: kevmurphy on May 15, 2011, 02:42:26 pm: Have been away for a while due to illness but all ok now and looking to get stared again
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Post by: lill on May 20, 2011, 08:42:13 am: hi and a warm welcome to the forum
Title: Re: Hello from West Limerick
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 20, 2011, 09:01:03 am: Sorry you have been ill. Nice to see you back again