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Title: starting out
Post by: winstone on January 24, 2012, 01:02:02 pm

hello everybody ,
we are a small family in somerset who have been offered some agricultural land ( around 7 acres) my partners dad owns it , but now lives in nz so we have the oppurtunity to own a portion and use the rest as some kind of small holding , after a few months of thinking and having our second child we have both decided that getting pigs would be our love.....we are also considering trying to get planning eventually and maybe getting a caravan/log cabin,

Any advice in these matters would be appreciated , the land has 3 phase electric ,water a large barn with stables.

rare breed pigs sound exciting to us too.

thanks

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: Dan on January 24, 2012, 01:18:53 pm

Hello, and welcome to the forums.  :wave:

The place sounds great, having water and a barn will be a real boon.

There are lots of people on here who can help you, and the main TAS site has guides to the most popular livestock, and are worth reading: http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/ (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/)

If you're not sure which breed of pig will be best for you then just ask - there will be plenty of opinions willingly given.  :D

Dan

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: Horse & Farm on January 24, 2012, 01:46:27 pm

Welcome to the forum, from cumbria  :wave:

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: Rosemary on January 24, 2012, 02:58:24 pm

Hello and welcome from dreich Carnoustie  :wave:

Sounds like a great project - a few hens, too, please - nothing beats proper free-range eggs.

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: lill on January 24, 2012, 04:26:32 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum from central scotland  :wave: :wave:

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: sabrina on January 24, 2012, 04:31:44 pm

Hi and welcome from the north east of Scotland  :wave:

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: CameronS on January 24, 2012, 05:05:10 pm

hello and welcome from fife  :wave:

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: HappyHippy on January 24, 2012, 05:08:31 pm

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire  :wave:
You can't go wrong with pigs  ;) :love: :pig:
But you'll never make a million from them  :D
Welcome to TAS  :thumbsup:
Karen x

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: Goldcraig on January 24, 2012, 09:37:51 pm

Hi from Ayrshire....have fun :thumbsup:

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: ramblerskitchen on January 24, 2012, 10:00:55 pm

Hi, welcome from Dorset.  What a wonderful opportunity, grab it with both hands.  It will be great for the whole family, especially your children.  I wish mine were younger when I started keeping livestock.

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 24, 2012, 11:42:11 pm

 :wave: Hi and welcome from Shropshire.  Sounds like a great opportunity.  Whereabouts in somerset are you.  I used to live in Frome.

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: Mel on January 25, 2012, 03:53:00 pm

Hello and welcome from Northants! :wave: :wave: :wave:

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: winstone on January 25, 2012, 08:37:39 pm

Quote from: ramblerskitchen on January 24, 2012, 10:00:55 pm

Hi, welcome from Dorset.  What a wonderful opportunity, grab it with both hands.  It will be great for the whole family, especially your children.  I wish mine were younger when I started keeping livestock.

thank you , so your saying we should go for it then?

It will be very hard work i`m sure but it is what we both want.

where in dorset are you from?

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: winstone on January 25, 2012, 08:40:54 pm

Quote from: HappyHippy on January 24, 2012, 05:08:31 pm

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire  :wave:
You can't go wrong with pigs  ;) :love: :pig:
But you'll never make a million from them  :D
Welcome to TAS  :thumbsup:
Karen x

thanks happyhippy i take it you keep pigs then? do you have any advice on breeds...we were thinking maybe saddlebacks or large blacks . Although as its a big move for us we are planning next spring so we have plenty of time for research and planning.       Ian and lou

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: plumseverywhere on January 25, 2012, 08:51:56 pm

Welcome from Worcestershire  :wave:

nothing like bringing up children in this environment, we've been so lucky that our 4 are still young enough to really enjoy it. Good luck with your plans!

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: YorkshireLass on January 25, 2012, 09:01:00 pm

 :wave: from Northants (again!)

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: winstone on January 26, 2012, 04:16:31 pm

Quote from: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley on January 24, 2012, 11:42:11 pm

:wave: Hi and welcome from Shropshire.  Sounds like a great opportunity.  Whereabouts in somerset are you.  I used to live in Frome.

hi we are near ilminster /south somerset I take it you moved away, yes its a once in a lifetime oppurtunity for us and were happy.

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: Bert on January 26, 2012, 05:30:06 pm

Hi from the Isle of Mull. We were in Chard before we moved here (getting on for 3 years now, time flies!)

Title: Re: starting out
Post by: Brucklay on January 26, 2012, 09:27:54 pm

Hi from Aberdeenshire - would agree with Bert - no day is long enough, too many jobs to do, but its just great