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Title: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: ellie03 on January 27, 2014, 10:02:51 pm
Hello there-I have two 3year old kune kune pigs and I live in Lanarkshire.I keep them as pets-but outside!
 :wave:
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: HappyHippy on January 27, 2014, 10:19:33 pm
 :wave: Hello and welcome to TAS  :wave:
From me, also in Lanarkshire and also a keeper of Kunekunes  :excited:
Welcome to the mad hoose  :innocent: :D
Karen x
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: bloomer on January 27, 2014, 10:22:24 pm
hello


 :excited: :excited: :excited:


i have 6 chickens


welcome from stirlingshire



Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 27, 2014, 11:00:28 pm
 :wave: and welcome from Shropshire.
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: ellie03 on January 28, 2014, 05:29:14 pm
:wave: Hello and welcome to TAS  :wave:
From me, also in Lanarkshire and also a keeper of Kunekunes  :excited:
Welcome to the mad hoose  :innocent: :D
Karen x
Thanks Karen-decided to join on your recommendation-this is where I come to dream and look for a way to escape the NHS! -Eileen  :idea:
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: kelly58 on January 28, 2014, 05:43:02 pm
Hi from Caithness  :wave: I have  :goat: :dog: :chook: :horse: :sheep: :&> :pig:  and desperately seeking  Kune kunes since last year  :-\  look forward to hearing about yours  :)
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: ellie03 on January 28, 2014, 07:42:59 pm
Hi there-I have two castrated males-Paddy and Charlie! They live in around 2 acres of wooded ground and have a garden shed as their shelter! I got them from Karen in Lesmahagow-you might see some posts from the Happy Hippy above? They are wonderful little pigs and very easy to handle-they come running when I whistle for them!As a complete novice I was a little nervous but they have given us all so much joy and I would thoroughly recommend them!
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: HappyHippy on January 28, 2014, 08:07:14 pm
:wave: Hello and welcome to TAS  :wave:
From me, also in Lanarkshire and also a keeper of Kunekunes  :excited:
Welcome to the mad hoose  :innocent: :D
Karen x
Thanks Karen-decided to join on your recommendation-this is where I come to dream and look for a way to escape the NHS! -Eileen  :idea:
I should have figured that out  :dunce: :roflanim:

Here's a 'baby pic' Eileen sent of Paddy & Charlie when they were around 6 months old (hope you don't mind missus ? I'll maybe put on the most recent one you sent too, if you've no objections ? )
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: ellie03 on January 28, 2014, 09:50:01 pm
No probs-I am happy to see the gorgeous twosome being shown off!
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: kelly58 on January 29, 2014, 06:53:40 am
Ah  Chillaxed piggies, handsome boys !  :)
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: HappyHippy on January 29, 2014, 02:24:53 pm
Oh, they're VERY lucky boys - get spoilt rotten I reckon  ;)
Here's a more recent pic............so cute !
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: Rosemary on January 29, 2014, 02:48:29 pm
Hello and welcome :wave:

We also had two Yonderton KKs - we called them Ant and Dec, but we're eating them now. Loved them - got another two on order for this summer  :sunshine:
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: ellie03 on January 29, 2014, 03:40:40 pm
Karen has told me they are good to eat-but I will stick with the apple sauce-too much of a lightweight to even consider it!!-enjoy :pig:
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: benandjerry on January 29, 2014, 04:58:38 pm
Hello and welcome  :)

I have  :dog: & a  :cat:.  But want  :pig: :chook: :horse: :cow: :goat: :sheep: :&> and also to do more  :knit: and learn to  :spin:  And am jealous of anybody who does  :farmer: :pig: :chook: :cow: :goat: :horse: :sheep: :&> :llama: :spin: :knit:
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: kelly58 on January 29, 2014, 06:34:08 pm
Oh yes pink really becomes him  :roflanim: what dafties we are ! Gotta love em  :love:
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: ellie03 on January 29, 2014, 08:39:27 pm
[quote :idea: author=benandjerry link=topic=41453.msg398393#msg398393 date=1391014718]
Hello and welcome  :)

I have  :dog: & a  :cat:.  But want  :pig: :chook: :horse: :cow: :goat: :sheep: :&> and also to do more  :knit: and learn to  :spin:  And am jealous of anybody who does  :farmer: :pig: :chook: :cow: :goat: :horse: :sheep: :&> :llama: :spin: :knit:
[/quote]I like your style-hang on in there-where there's a will there's a way!! :idea:
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: benandjerry on January 30, 2014, 07:39:45 pm
Just been to find out about volunteering at the local RDA today, so I will hopefully get some  :horse: experience.  :)  And might meet some people who are small holders.   :)
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: ellie03 on January 31, 2014, 08:11:25 pm
Sounds like a good place to start-would be interested to hear how it goes :pig:
Title: Re: Newish pig keeper!
Post by: benandjerry on February 02, 2014, 04:47:51 pm
I'll keep you posted, go along to take a look after the half term break, fill in the application form and hopefully off we go. :)