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Title: Hello from Wales
Post by: ferretkeeper on May 17, 2013, 08:55:26 pm

Hi Everyone

I've decided to come out of the shadows, been lurkin a while and all my google searches for smallholder type problems direct me here so here I am!

I live in South Wales, very near the Brecon Beacons, very near some of you it seems, on a 5 acre ish smallholding

I have  :pig: :goat: :sheep:  :alpaca: :&> :chook: :dog: :cat: No icon for ferrets yet! Oh and a husband  :dunce: who pays for it all by working very hard

I have a couple of years experience of keeping livestock, some bad, but mostly good, and after trying out all of the above we are concentrating on pigs as our main focus.

I research everything to death and very much look forward to hearing everyone's opinions and advice and experiences to help me in my smallholding dilemmas

Best wishes to all

Helen

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: Backinwellies on May 17, 2013, 09:03:36 pm

Welcome    :wave: ... glad you have 'come out' !!

Which side of beacons are you?  Have you seen thread on meet up on 6th June near Carmarthen?

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 17, 2013, 11:39:09 pm

 :wave: and welcome from Shropshire.

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: sabrina on May 17, 2013, 11:56:45 pm

 :wave:  welcome.

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: tizaala on May 18, 2013, 07:55:02 am

Get to the Royal Welsh showground for 11 o/c today at the first aid tent, to meet other TASSERS. (Smallholder Show)

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: Bionic on May 18, 2013, 08:18:41 am

Hello and welcome from Carmarthenshire where the weather is lovely (for a change)  :sunshine:

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: ferretkeeper on May 18, 2013, 08:40:36 am

Thanks everyone, BIW yes I have a friend on this forum who's put me down for the meeting next month, really looking forward to it, esp a bite to eat at Wrights! I am on the south west side of the Brecons, bottom of the Black Mountain in fact.

I can't make the smallholder show today, I'm tempted to skive off my jobs here and go today as well!

I am going tomorrow though, and again looking forward to a lovely day out and some good grub.

Yes weather is gorgeous, looks like tomorrow will be too,  :fc: for the rest of the week

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on May 20, 2013, 10:15:45 am

Hi Helen. Glad you made it to the show on Sunday. See you on Wednesday - will set up the movement for the pigs today.
Liz

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: FiB on May 20, 2013, 10:19:07 am

 :wave:  from the other side of beacons (Bala). 

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: Blinkers on May 20, 2013, 11:33:22 am

Hello Helen  :wave: :wave: .   Hope you picked up your piggies from the show OK?   Spotties here are growing like stink  :thumbsup: .
Mandyxx
 

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: Rosemary on May 20, 2013, 07:53:34 pm

Hello and welcome from  :sunshine: / :gloomy: Carnoustie :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: littlelugs on May 22, 2013, 10:49:09 pm

well done for finally joining in  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Lea

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: Plantoid on May 24, 2013, 10:35:19 am

Hello Helen ,
 Yet another welcome to the site .
 I live very close to you at SA183BZ.
I no longer have a small holding due to injury and infirmity of body & mind  :roflanim:
Are you using straw or wood products for animal bedding ?  If so are you making a big compost heap ?
 

Title: Re: Hello from Wales
Post by: ferretkeeper on May 25, 2013, 12:39:02 pm

Hi, yes you're very close too Plantoid. I use straw for bedding, and have a large muck heap which a load of composting worms will soon be set to work on...why do you ask?