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Title: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Rosieb on February 29, 2012, 10:46:53 pm

Hi everyone  :wave:

Nice to be here, I'm Rosie from South West Scotland.

Keeper of Dexter cows, Ryeland sheep, Herdwick sheep and a large enough flock of mules, Pygmy goats, kune kune pigs, geese, ducks, chickens, too many horses from mini shetlands to heavy cobs, donkeys, dogs. cats and I'm sure I'll have forgotten something!

I run my 60 acre holding single handed and love every minute of it  ;D

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Lesley Silvester on February 29, 2012, 11:15:59 pm

 :wave:  Hi and welcome from overcast Shropshire.  I can't compete with you, having three goats and a back garden.   ;D  What part of Scotland are you?  I used to live on Arran.

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: bigchicken on February 29, 2012, 11:49:50 pm

Hi from another Scot up here in Fife. 60 acres fantastic, south west Scotland Galloway fantastic, Dexter cattle my favorites, welcome welcome to the mad house  ;D  :)

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on March 01, 2012, 07:29:34 am

Hi Rosie!

Up in NE Scotland here, with shetland sheep, geese and chickens and horses.

Welcome, you will love it here!! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Rosemary on March 01, 2012, 08:10:37 am

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Coloured Ryelands, Shetland cattle, various laying hens, three dogs, three cats, two ponies and from tomorrow, pigglies.

As well as on here, we're organising the first Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival in September at Forfar. Long haul for you but hope you can make it  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: HappyHippy on March 01, 2012, 08:22:09 am

Hello from me in Lanark  :wave:
Welcome to TAS

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: in the hills on March 01, 2012, 08:45:57 am

Hello from Powys :wave:

You must be busy!!!!

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: holz306 on March 01, 2012, 10:38:39 am

hi!  welcome from the N.West coast of Scotland!  sounds like you keep pretty busy, looking forward to hearing all about you're animals :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Bert on March 01, 2012, 02:53:34 pm

Hi from the Isle of Mull
 Your place sound fantastic. I've only got 10 Quail, 8 chickens, dog and other half. :wave: :chook:

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: goosepimple on March 01, 2012, 06:23:59 pm

And hi from Lauder in the Scottish Borders - that's a lot to run single handedly!  Why don't you get some chimps too, maybe help you out a bit!  Welcome anyway, sure we will all benefit from your experience.  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: sabrina on March 01, 2012, 06:25:23 pm

Hi from the North East of Scotland  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Mammyshaz on March 01, 2012, 10:24:23 pm

Hello from Durham area  :wave:
2 dogs 4 hens 1 chinchilla, 2 kids (human)and OH ( human

Wow, your place sounds like a dream!   :thumbsup:
I'm still hunting for our own place with some land for livestock, but love reading about daily goings on from forum members like yourself in the meantime.

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Rosieb on March 03, 2012, 11:04:29 am

Thanks everyone for making me feel so welcome, what a friendly bunch I can see I'm going to like it here  ;D

Mad goat woman, mad house - great I'll feel right at home haha

Rosemary, thanks yes we will defiantly be visiting the Smallholders show, can't wait for that - is there a website?

Bert, yes theres always a fair bit to do, haha I have 3 chimps that are my children that like to get involved so it's great.  Experience - most of the time it's trial and error I'm afraid, I've only had cows for 2 years everything else for about 10 years (and yes it's still trial and error)!

Mammyshaz, mmm sometimes it can be a nightmare but I wouldn't give it up for the world  ;)
OH - left him in favour of my small farm, it was kind of him or the animals (or him or a life) so I went it alone and moved to Scotland I've never looked back  ;D

Thanks again everyone  :-*

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: chairmanphil on March 03, 2012, 04:03:56 pm

hi there welcome to the site!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 03, 2012, 11:23:14 pm

Rosieb, re OH sounds like you made a good choice.   ;D

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Brucklay on March 05, 2012, 09:49:39 pm

Hi RosieB - from East Aberdeenshire - we have Pygmy's too - hope to see you at Show - one of my 3 days out this year!! With all your work do you ever get out  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Dizzycow on March 05, 2012, 11:04:47 pm

Hi Rosie,
Welcome to the home of good banter and excellent advice! I'm from Wigtownshire originally, where in SW are you?
 :)

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: lill on March 24, 2012, 09:07:38 am

Hi Rosie, welcome to the forum from falkirk  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: ambriel on March 24, 2012, 07:28:20 pm

Welcome, from the far north west corner of Scotland - sunny Kinlochbervie!

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: jesse on March 24, 2012, 07:47:32 pm

Hi there, ( I am brand new and only horsey really,  but loving the sound of your 60 acres and animals
do you work your horses?


Jesse x

Title: Re: Hi from Scotland
Post by: Mel on March 26, 2012, 08:08:43 pm

Hi and welcome from Northants! :wave: We are down to 60 hens,two geese and half a dozen ducks!