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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Susannah on October 22, 2012, 10:16:25 am

Title: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Susannah on October 22, 2012, 10:16:25 am

Have meant to introduce myself before but I get side tracked with all the interesting posts and articles and messages!
We have been organic veg growers for many years but recently acquired more land and now aim to keep enough animals to keep us self sufficient in muck and to grow all the feed for the animals ourselves. As we don't want to get into meat production big time, we decided to keep rare breeds. It has been a very steep learning curve. Now having found this site I am afraid I think I will be asking lots of questions as there seem to be soo many knowledgable people out there.
At present we have a Shetland, an Irish Moiled and a Beltie cross cow, Hebridean and Jacob sheep, Kune Kune pigs, GG and Pygmy goats, Chinese geese, pekin bantams, a pony, dog, lots of cats and two guinea pigs!
We went to the Smallholder event in Forfar which I thought was brilliant. Well done to all who organised it, I know how much work must have been involved! Thank you.
Bye for now.
Susannah

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: SallyintNorth on October 22, 2012, 10:51:23 am

Hi Susannah  :wave: from north Cumbria

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Bionic on October 22, 2012, 11:00:06 am

Hello and welcome Susannah from Carmarthenshire  :wave:
From the other Sally

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Ina on October 22, 2012, 11:15:28 am

Hi Susannah - from a dreich Aberdeenshire...

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Fleecewife on October 22, 2012, 11:19:05 am

 :wave: :wave: :D :sheep:

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Dans on October 22, 2012, 12:45:50 pm

 :wave: from an aspiring smallholder in Midlothian!

Dans

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: The Mobile Butcher on October 22, 2012, 01:47:22 pm

Hello
 from a wet and cold Whitby - North Yorkshire :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Rosemary on October 22, 2012, 02:03:59 pm

Hi Susannah

Welcoem to TAS - thanks for your kind words about the Festival too.

Tell me more about your Shetland cow  :love:

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Factotum on October 22, 2012, 02:20:47 pm

Hi Susannah from a gloriously sunny Moray.

We've got Shetland cattle too - 15 of the lovely beasties- cows and heifers, 5 calves and a steer.  Great cattle, but then I'm biased.

How's your Beltie Cross? I've heard they can be a bit of a handful sometimes...

Regards

Sue

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: HappyHippy on October 22, 2012, 02:25:34 pm

Hello from me in Lanarkshire  :wave:

I keep Kunekune pigs and will soon be getting a couple of Shetland coo's of my own too  :excited: :excited: :excited:
Really glad you enjoyed the festival and look forward to hearing more from you.
Karen

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 22, 2012, 06:19:22 pm

 :wave: and welcome from gloomy Shropshire.  I have Sanaans and Sanaan crosses.

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: ballingall on October 22, 2012, 09:57:04 pm

Hello from Falkirk!


We have goats too- in fact you might have seen them at the festival.


Beth

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Tiva Diva on October 23, 2012, 08:52:59 am

Hi from the Borders  :wave:
Glad you enjoyed Forfar. What do you do with your fleeces?

Title: Re: Hi from a newbie in East Lothian
Post by: Mammyshaz on November 25, 2012, 12:42:32 am

Hello and welcome from Durham  :wave: