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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Newsheep on August 08, 2012, 12:10:16 pm

Title: Hi I am new
Post by: Newsheep on August 08, 2012, 12:10:16 pm

Just so pleased to find this forum!   

I live on the Northern Pennines with 4 sheep (Boreray) 6 hens plus cockeril and grow veg somewhat unsuccessfully as seem to be constant battle with the weather and last year midnight raid by tup and wether!

Bit of a novice with sheep so looking forward to being able to ask for help!

Title: Re: Hi I am new
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 08, 2012, 01:51:25 pm

  :wave: Hi and welcome from an overcast Shropshire.

Title: Re: Hi I am new
Post by: chrismahon on August 08, 2012, 06:59:12 pm

Hello Newsheep and welcome to the forum. I'm a bit of a novice with sheep as well. Had some in the past and they just ate grass and then filled the freezer. Chickens are a bit more my area.

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Post by: in the hills on August 08, 2012, 08:03:34 pm

 :wave:  Hi and welcome from a sunny Powys

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Post by: Bert on August 08, 2012, 08:11:12 pm

Hi from the Isle of Mull  :wave:

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Post by: luckylady on August 08, 2012, 08:39:38 pm

Hi  :wave: from a sunny  :sunshine: York. 

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Post by: Mammyshaz on August 08, 2012, 11:23:04 pm

Hello and welcome from Durham.  :wave:

We have allotments with hens and veg. Wishing for something more substantial for the future.

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Post by: deepinthewoods on August 09, 2012, 12:21:50 am

hi from cornwall :thumbsup: :tree:

Title: Re: Hi I am new
Post by: Newsheep on August 09, 2012, 09:10:05 am

Hello everyone, thanks for your greetings.  Isn't life easier when the sun shines  :sunshine:

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Post by: ballingall on August 09, 2012, 09:21:57 am

Hello and welcome from central Scotland.


Beth

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Post by: lill on August 12, 2012, 05:54:22 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum from Bathgate  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi I am new
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 13, 2012, 02:26:41 am

 :wave:  Newsheep from just a bit further north than you.  We're beef and sheep farmers but I have this year taken on some Castlemilk Moorit wethers for fleece and meat.  May get some breeders for next year.

I haven't bothered trying to grow veg; it saves me having to get cross with whichever cattle or sheep (or choox or pigs) got into the veg plot and ransacked it...  :D

Title: Re: Hi I am new
Post by: Newsheep on August 17, 2012, 09:16:32 pm

You are very sensible to steer clear of growing veg, last year was out first year so we bought in a selection of plants, only to find they were all sprouts  ::)  Just as they were ready to pick the tup and wether got into the plot and either ate or flattened the lot.

This year struggling to grow anything, perhaps should have tried rice  :idea: