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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Shropshirelass on July 19, 2012, 07:50:54 am

Title: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: Shropshirelass on July 19, 2012, 07:50:54 am
Hi everyone I thought I'd just introduce myself I came across this forum just by an accidental web search but find it very knowledgeable about farming & smallholding which is great as its one of my passions & farmings in my blood. I am also a member of a few poultry forums but am glad I found something like this as they mention livestock but not much as opposed to the poultry  ;D

So a little bit about me I'm a trainee veterinary nurse, who's in her mid 20s & a south Shropshire farming family - we've owned the same family farm for 60-80 years over 3 generations & in the past kept dairy & beef cattle, sheep, poultry, waterfowl & pigs & 1 goat - although we now just do the poultry, waterfowl beef cattle & sheep with about 90 head of cattle & 300-400 head of sheep, 3 geese, 5 ducks & 20-30 chickens. Like I said farmings in my blood & I knew that even though the farm we live at now has been with us for 3 generations - the farming in the family goes wayyyyyyy back for at least 4-5 generations before that as it's being traced through the family tree  ;D & my grandfather was a butcher & slaughter man in his youth & a respected buyer at livestock markets who bought for the major supermarket chains years ago. I believe in producing quality stock & not making it travel huge miles for slaughter / food miles - hence I'd say 90% of our stock goes to a local slaughterhouse -20 mins away & we always send in small numbers - Unfortunatley I am not the farmer at present , but its my uncle instead which we let the farm out to although if & when I have the time & money I would love to take over. At the moment I am more or less limited to my rare breed waterfowl & poultry, which I had to cut back on because of a lack of time due to my studies - but am building it back up again  ::) & would like to purchase a few rare breed sheep next year - pref Herdwicks & Clun forests - which my great uncle used to show  :)  & would like to get into showing livestock, I'm also a keen rare breeds enfusiast wildlife photographer & live with apart from my family my Basset hound Sebastien (aka seb) & cat tigger & a new kitten (yet to be named) & 3 other cats.

so enough about me tell me about yourselves xx
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: tizaala on July 19, 2012, 08:12:00 am
Hello and welcome to the circus, Sounds like you've done a bit , there are quite a lot of rare  breed enthusiasts on here , we have Castlemilk Moorits ,  7Arabians, 13Goats and approx 50 chucks , 3 Toulouse geese, English, Irish , gordon setters + a JR terror machine. 3 assorted cats. and an overworked wife
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: Rosemary on July 19, 2012, 09:42:10 am
Hello and welcome from sunny Carnoustie  :wave:

All you want to know about us (and lots you probably don't) is on the website  ;D

We have three dogs, two cats, 70 odd laying hens, a few pure breeds, Coloured Ryeland sheep and Shetland cattle plus a Highland pony, a Shetland pony and three Hampshire gilts for the freezer.
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: darkbrowneggs on July 19, 2012, 10:21:38 am
Hi there from Worcestershire.  :wave: Sounds like you have a lot going on.   ;D   Well done and welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: Dans on July 19, 2012, 01:07:46 pm
Welcome from Midlothian!

Dans
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: Welshcob on July 19, 2012, 03:30:14 pm
Welcome and wow - sounds like a great place to grow up!

Hope you can take it over one day and good luck with your studies  :)

P.S. Herdwicks are great!
 :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: Beewyched on July 19, 2012, 10:07:11 pm
Hi & welcome from West Scotland  :wave:
One day you may find-out more about us when we get our website up & running  :innocent:
 
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: Lesley Silvester on July 23, 2012, 04:57:52 pm
 :wave:   Hi and welcome from Telford.  Whereabouts are you?  I am a back garden smallholder with goats, fruit and veg.
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: Beeducked on July 23, 2012, 07:14:34 pm
Hi,


I'm a newcomer to Shropshire having just moved here from Merseyside but my grandparents lived here so it feels like coming home.


I'm passionate about my ducks and looking forward to getting a few geese and sheep soon.
Title: Re: Hello from Shropshire
Post by: Mammyshaz on July 26, 2012, 09:05:31 pm
Hello and welcome from Durham  :wave:

I live here with 2 dogs, a chinchilla 3 hens and an eight week old kitten being nursed through cat flu but doing very well after a few intense days and nights of fluid therapy and syringe feeds   ::)