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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: hedgebottom on January 09, 2015, 05:35:34 pm

Title: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: hedgebottom on January 09, 2015, 05:35:34 pm

Happy New Year and all that from our smallholding (emphasis on the small) 6 miles from Ludlow. We used to keep a few Highland Cattle but I couldn't cope with the lottery that is TB testing so sadly I won't keep bovines anymore. What we have now on our very hilly 2 acres are a few Boreray Sheep and keeping them in check, a tame Ouessant wether, We also have a small flock of free range hens and with that in mind, if anyone wants a cockerel, got a rather nice Maran X available, 6 months old.
Good to read about experiences and questions from other members, and the forum has helped me more than once so thought about time I joined officially.

Title: Re: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: kelly58 on January 11, 2015, 05:49:12 pm

Hi HB, good to hear from a Boreray sheep lover  :excited: I have a flock too. Love them to bits, so beautiful.
A bit flighty to catch but that keeps us fit  :roflanim:. I also have a flock of Olde English Babydoll Southdowns, not had them long.
They are the sweetest little sheep, so laid back, good stocky body's  on them, and their faces are like little teddy bears  :love:
Good input and guidance  on here, look forward to hearing about your Boreray  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: devonlady on January 11, 2015, 07:08:43 pm

 :wave: from Devon.

Title: Re: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 11, 2015, 10:25:14 pm

 :wave: also from Shropshire - Telford in my case. Just goats for me. And fruit and veg.

Title: Re: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: hedgebottom on January 12, 2015, 06:23:51 am

Hi Kelly58 - Boreray are certainly complicated little souls! loving the sound of Southdowns, they're gorgeous. Hi Devonlady and Mad Goatwoman of Madeley - used to keep a couple of Pygmys, such fun

Title: Re: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: Treud na Mara on January 12, 2015, 03:09:24 pm

 :wave: from Caithness. You're so far south the Boreray just want to escape and go home  :roflanim:  I'm very impressed with the Ouessant chap if he keeps them in order.

Title: Re: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: hedgebottom on January 13, 2015, 11:40:53 am

Ha ha, you could be right Treud na Mara!  Ouessant doesn't really see himself as a sheep

Title: Re: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: clunfarm on January 19, 2015, 01:21:08 pm

Hello from another in South Shropshire. We're a few miles further west in the Clun Valley.
Sorry to read of your fox problems

Title: Re: Hello from South Shropshire
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 19, 2015, 11:23:09 pm

A couple of years ago I tried to get a group of Shropshire TASers going, just for the occasional meet up. Several people expressed and interest but only one person actually met me as a result. Would anyone new in Shropshire be interested if I try again?