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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Rosie posie on March 05, 2012, 10:49:07 pm

Title: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Rosie posie on March 05, 2012, 10:49:07 pm: hello,

I live on a small, smallholding, just a couple of acres, in beautiful Mid-Wales.

We keep numerous pure breed chickens- cream legbars, cuckoo marans, light sussex and silver sussex.

turkeys- blackxbronze and bourbon red

geese- embden x buff

We grow veggies and fruit.

I like to bake and to make as much of our food from scratch as possible.

I also like to sew.

My OH likes to make beer, cider and wine.

We have a rat-hungry terrier and 2 rodent-hungry cats.

I think that about sums it up :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 05, 2012, 11:54:34 pm: Welcome from north Cumbria :wave:
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Post by: in the hills on March 06, 2012, 08:46:23 am: Hello and welcome from a cold and sunny Powys.

We also have a small holding of about 2 acres.

We keep quail and lots of chickens- some ex-batts, hybrids, RIR, friesian fowl, different coloured pekins and an araucana. We also have a small flock of Soay sheep and our first lambs are expected soon.

I do grow some veg but always wish I could do more .....one day!!!!

I do lots of home cooking and baking and enjoy various crafts. At the moment I am quite taken with rag rugging.

Hope you enjoy the forum.
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: suziequeue on March 06, 2012, 09:12:04 am: Welcome from wet Powys Rosie Posie

We are hoping to put some cuckoo maran eggs under one of our speckldeys this summer once one of them goes broody.

My OH also likes to make cider from our apples here. Perhaps they could get together to compare notes.
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Post by: Rosemary on March 06, 2012, 09:37:09 am: Hi Rosie Posie and welcome from Carnoustie :wave:

We're lucky enough to have 12 acres - two Shetland heifers and a bullock, some coloured Ryeland sheep, three Hampshire weaners and about 60 laying hens. Plus a couple of ponies, three dogs and three cats.

We're in the middle of planting 140 fruit trees - so Dan will be picking brains about juice and cider in a couple of years ;D

I like baking; Dan likes cooking.
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Post by: Bert on March 06, 2012, 10:35:07 am: Welcome form the Isle of Mull. Wish I had space for more of our feathered friends :chook: :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Rosie posie on March 06, 2012, 12:01:20 pm: Thank you for the welcome everyone! :)

It is beautifully sunny, but rather chilly out there today, brrrrrr

Those of you in Powys/Shropshire, whereabouts are you? We could be neighbours :D

Cuckoo Marans are fab suziequeue! They are laying lots at the moment, so I'm selling plenty of hatching eggs too!

I currently have 30 something newly hatched chicks pootling around in a couple of dog crates in the next room. A mixture of the 4 breeds of chickens I keep.
Just waiting for the last one to pop out of the shell and I'm going to have a count up!

Is anyone else hatching? or hatched this year?
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: in the hills on March 06, 2012, 12:55:29 pm: We are between Berriew and Bettws.

Roughly where are you?
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Brijjy on March 06, 2012, 02:16:40 pm: Hello there Rosie posie. I'm at the foot of the Kerry ridgeway just outside Sarn. Not far from you at all. :wave:
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Post by: suziequeue on March 06, 2012, 03:08:27 pm: We are in Llandinam - about 7 miles south of Newtown.
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: in the hills on March 06, 2012, 07:24:32 pm: Hi Rosie posie

Yes, we are quite close ......and Brijjy too !
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Post by: Rosie posie on March 06, 2012, 08:09:24 pm: ooh quite a posse of neighbours then! Excellent!

We are just the other side of Welshpool.:)
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 06, 2012, 10:20:50 pm: :wave: Hi and welcome from sunny but chilly Shropshire - Telford to be precise. I have a large garden and grow fruit and veg and keep my goats in it.
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Rosie posie on March 06, 2012, 10:37:50 pm: hello there!

Ohh goats! I'm not allowed goats, or sheep, or cattle :(

on the other hand, I am allowed pigs and bees though! :)
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: lill on March 07, 2012, 01:47:30 pm: hi and welcome to the forum from central scotland :wave: :wave:
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Post by: Rosie posie on March 08, 2012, 12:45:47 am: Hi lill :D
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: womblin3 on March 09, 2012, 08:36:06 am: Hi Everyone,

I'm so sorry to hijack your welcome thread, and to be rude enough to have not begun my own introduction thread either, but I have a bit of a crisis I hope one or two of you who keep quail might be able to help with.

I'm posting here purely because of the locality of some of you. I live near Llanfyllin near Welshpool, and recently rescued four quail one of which the other three seem to have taken a dislike to. The housing that came with them was innapropriate for them, and she has hurt her head trying to escape. We've since built them something more appropriate, but the damage is done and she's being picked on quite badly by the others. She's white, and I have no idea if that has anything to do with it as we're new to keeping quail!

We've seperated her from the others, but know that this is not good for her either as quail live in groups. Would any of you who keep quail be interested in a rescue? I can bring her to you today if need be, you won't have to do a thing.

Please email (I check regularly) if you can help, or if you know someone who can help us.

I'm going to check on the poor thing now, though she should be a little calmer, but will check messages regularly all day.

Thanks so much and again, I'm really sorry for hijacking the thread. (Looking forward to reading the site when I can relax a little more, it looks great!)

Best regards to you all,

Diane
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: in the hills on March 09, 2012, 10:14:34 am: Diane

Have emailed you
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: womblin3 on March 09, 2012, 10:34:35 am: Hiya, I don't see it, unfortunately. I'll PM you.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: womblin3 on March 09, 2012, 10:48:33 am: Quote from: in the hills on March 09, 2012, 10:14:34 am
Diane

Have emailed you

Found it!
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Mammyshaz on March 10, 2012, 08:17:57 am: Hello, from a sunny Durham :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: little blue on March 10, 2012, 06:07:23 pm: hi and welcome :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Rosie posie on March 11, 2012, 09:56:58 pm: Hello! :wave:

have had such a busy few days, I didn't get chance to read on here, and missed these posts.

Thanks for the welcomes all :)

Diane, I hope you are all sorted now, quail is one area I haven't (yet ;) ) dabbled.

Looks like there's quite a few from this area, do you ever meet up?
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 11, 2012, 10:58:35 pm: I am setting up a meeting for people in Shropshire-ish. Looks like it will probably be 31st for a pub lunch if you can make it, in Jackfield, Telford.
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: suziequeue on March 12, 2012, 07:59:44 am: Are you a member of the Shropshire Smallholders Group?
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 13, 2012, 11:54:27 pm: No but maybe I ought to be.
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: suziequeue on March 14, 2012, 07:12:03 am: They meet at Leebotwood Village Hall once a month or so.

http://shropshiresmallholdersgroup.org/ (http://shropshiresmallholdersgroup.org/)
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: FiB on March 14, 2012, 08:29:31 am: :wave: from Bala north wales. Could do with your rat hungry pets here!
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 14, 2012, 10:43:16 pm: Quote from: suziequeue on March 14, 2012, 07:12:03 am
They meet at Leebotwood Village Hall once a month or so.

http://shropshiresmallholdersgroup.org/ (http://shropshiresmallholdersgroup.org/)

Thanks for that, Suziequeue. I've just looked at the website. Looks good.
Are you a member?
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: suziequeue on March 15, 2012, 07:44:57 am: Yes. I don't go to every single event - just the ones that are relevant to what we are doing but the ones I have been to have been very good and have resulted in lasting changes to our practice at home. The food afterwards is delicious.
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: chrismahon on March 15, 2012, 11:14:49 am: Hi Rosie posie and welcome from Staffordshire. We keep chickens and grow food. My latest hobby is hunting rats, which is a seasonal thing. Later in the year my hobby will be exterminating red mite!
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Rosie posie on March 15, 2012, 11:54:42 am: Hellloooo everyone!

Chris...I thought ratties were an all year thing? or do you mean they get worse........... :D One of the cats left a young rat on the doorstep yesterday, so they are breeeeeding!!

I am touching wood when I say that red mite hasn't really been a problem to us....but never say never eh?

Re the Smallholders meets, it is a fair trek from here, but I have been very tempted, just not yet been able on the specific dates I've heard of so far.
Title: Re: Hello from Powys/Shrops borders.
Post by: Mel on March 20, 2012, 09:23:20 am: Hello from Northants,we wish you well ;D :wave:
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Post by: tizaala on March 22, 2012, 09:07:49 am: And another hello from Powys, Dolau just between Knighton and Llandrindod Wells , Arabian horses , goats pigs sheep and chickens dogs cats. all cost a bloody fortune and keep you poor.