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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: shirley on December 31, 2011, 05:44:00 pm

Title: hello
Post by: shirley on December 31, 2011, 05:44:00 pm

Hi everybody, my other half and I keep a few chucks, some ducks, geese and oxford sandy black pigs. The pigs are for meat at the moment but we are thinking about breeding them as they are such friendly pigs. We live in North Cornwall not far from Bude. we have used this forum for information before so thought it was about time that we joined in the fun.

Cheer,s Shirley

Title: Re: hello
Post by: deepinthewoods on December 31, 2011, 06:17:02 pm

hello from zelah! ive a mate in bude, collects mk1 golfs.
 happy new year to you and yours

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Post by: Dan on December 31, 2011, 07:00:36 pm

Hello Shirley, welcome to the forums.  :wave:

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Post by: lachlanandmarcus on December 31, 2011, 07:51:41 pm

Hi Shirley, welcome from Aberdeenshire!!

Happy new Year and welcome! :wave:

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Post by: Rosemary on December 31, 2011, 07:54:41 pm

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

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Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 31, 2011, 11:46:40 pm

 :wave:  Hi and welcome from Shropshire.

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Post by: Miss Piggy on January 02, 2012, 07:26:55 am

Hi and welcome from a vey wet West Wales  :wave:

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Post by: Pel on January 02, 2012, 09:21:14 am

Hello from west-wales too  :wave:
Are these pigs your first lot of pigs? or have you done them/this breed before?

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Post by: SallyintNorth on January 02, 2012, 09:32:30 am

Hi shirley  :wave:

I'm in north Cumbria now, but was in north Devon before I came up here five years ago.  We farm, and I do smallholding on the side - an OSB sow and three Saddleback crosses from her first litter growing on for the freezer, a Jersey house cow, just bought some Castlemilk Moorit wethers for fleece and meat.

Welcome to the forum  :wave:

Sally

Title: Re: hello
Post by: shirley on January 17, 2012, 07:30:44 pm

Hi pel, This is our first lot of oxford sandy blacks but not our first pigs, before these we have had differant cross breeds

Cheers Shirley

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Post by: Tricky Trev on January 17, 2012, 08:27:47 pm

 :)

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Post by: Tricky Trev on January 17, 2012, 08:32:11 pm

Hello Shirley from a very cold south yorkshire we have 2 OSB we took 2 in at Christmas they make very tasty meat and like you say are very friendly pigs  :)

Title: Re: hello
Post by: Mel on January 22, 2012, 10:07:11 am

 :wave: Welcome from Northants!