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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Kirsten on January 02, 2010, 01:48:59 pm

Title: New member
Post by: Kirsten on January 02, 2010, 01:48:59 pm

Hi All
My name is Kirsten.  I am lots over 21, come to that 2 out of 3 of my children are also over 21....now I feel old!

I live in Scotland and work with birds of prey as my day job.  I have 2 young Highland ponies and am about to get 2 pigs, 2 sheep, a dozen hens and a small bee hive.  We have kept pigs before (Tamworths) but are going for a more sedate breed this time (either Saddlebacks or GOS's).
Really looking forward to getting everything.
Kirsten

Title: Re: New member
Post by: doganjo on January 02, 2010, 01:52:35 pm

Welcome, Kirsten.  I'm just on the edge of Clackmannan - just dogs and a cat, chickens and ducks and a large garden. Hope you enjoy chatting to us.  If you feel you'd like to there's Central Scotland Smallholders Association you can join for £10 a year. - let me know if you do.

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Post by: MiriMaran on January 02, 2010, 02:00:31 pm

Welcome from a snowy Derbyshire!

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Post by: Lavinia on January 02, 2010, 02:14:04 pm

Hi

Welcome from Midlothian, just another newbie who is benefiting from loads of advice, loads over 21 as well..... lol

Lavinia

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Post by: doganjo on January 02, 2010, 02:16:14 pm

Midlothian - that's Central Scotland too isn't it?  You could join too!

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Post by: Lavinia on January 02, 2010, 02:22:55 pm

yeah - it's ok Rosemary told us all about it on our visit to her place so we will be joining soon, i have had a look at the web site downloaded the forms and everything then i realised it was due to renew in january so there was not much point doing it december.  Will get them sent over the weekend... 

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Post by: Lavinia on January 02, 2010, 02:25:18 pm

ps midlothian is central scotland. I am from Northern Ireland and Joe (OH) is from dalkeith... i've only been here for 10 years .....

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Post by: Hilarysmum on January 02, 2010, 03:00:33 pm

Hello looking forward to hearing about your pigs

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Post by: little blue on January 02, 2010, 03:39:01 pm

hello and welcome, perhaps we need a 'birds of prey' section, what do you think?!

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Post by: CameronS on January 02, 2010, 07:26:06 pm

Hi, welcome from, a cold and snowy fife

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Post by: HappyHippy on January 02, 2010, 07:35:15 pm

Hello from me in snowy Lanarkshire  ;D
Look forward to hearing more about you, where in Scotland are you ?

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Post by: sandy on January 03, 2010, 09:38:07 am

Hello, from another Clackmannannannannanna.....not been here long and have a B&B and 16 CHickens, 2 Ducks, 2 Labradors and 9 Labrador pups and love it....

WELCOME

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Post by: redtail on January 03, 2010, 11:18:53 am

Kirsten; Picked up on your post after I replied to your falconer comment.

Yep its hard getting old - my son would have been 49 this year and my daughters are 47 and 38

Picking up on comment by Little Blue re need for bird of prey section.  Don't encourage us - We are notorious for telling lies about how big our birds are and exaggerate their abilities to handle quarry.

eg: I had a Musket (male sparrowhawk who was so full of fire he would have killed a cow if he thought he could pick it up (Muskets weigh from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 oz.)

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Post by: Rosemary on January 03, 2010, 11:23:20 am

Hi, Kirsten and welcome

Where about n Scotland are you?

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Post by: Hilarysmum on January 03, 2010, 11:28:56 am

Redtail love the "picture" of the musket carrying the cow

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Post by: doganjo on January 03, 2010, 12:57:10 pm

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I had a Musket (male sparrowhawk who was so full of fire he would have killed a cow if he thought he could pick it up (Muskets weigh from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 oz.)

Good shout, as we say up here in Glasgowish land ;D ;D ;D