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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: melodysheep on August 18, 2015, 08:35:57 pm

Title: Hello from East Devon
Post by: melodysheep on August 18, 2015, 08:35:57 pm: Hello. We (ponies, guinea pig, goldfish, several VERY elderly Shetland sheep and oh, the other half) arrived in Devon a couple of years ago from East Sussex. We would like to get a few more sheep (Shetland) and have found some suitable beasties. We are buying them purely as 'mowers' and for their fleeces, or at least that is the plan at the moment. The sheep we have found are pedigree but unregistered, as to do so was becoming very expensive for them. Can someone tell me IF I decided after all, at some point, to breed from them, as long as I've got the sire/dam details, would I be able to register them? I'm only asking the question as because they are only one/two years old (not the 3/4 year olds that I would have been more then happy with and hopefully they'd have been a bit cheaper!) I'd like to keep all options open! Do hope this makes sense and I would appreciate any input on this. Many thanks.
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: Kimbo on August 19, 2015, 10:40:40 am: Perhaps you might want to post this under the Sheep section
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: melodysheep on August 19, 2015, 11:38:55 am: Thank you. I'll try - computer and I not the best of buddies!!
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: Kimbo on August 19, 2015, 12:28:17 pm: Perhaps one of the Mods could help. Its just that some members don't look at this part of the forum and we want to get replies to your query.
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: Thyme on August 19, 2015, 12:42:14 pm: Replied in the new spot, quoted your post from here for context :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: Caroline1 on August 19, 2015, 12:45:28 pm: Welcome, sorry no idea about sheep (yet :innocent:) :wave:
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: devonlady on August 20, 2015, 08:02:11 am: Hello from South Devon
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: Kimbo on August 20, 2015, 05:43:11 pm: whereabouts in East Devon are you melodysheep?
We used to have a cottage in Northmostown ( between Sidmouth and Newton Poppleford). My mother -in-law still lives in Sidmouth: she's 99 today!
We abs love it there but I don't miss the Recycling Gestapo!!
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: melodysheep on August 21, 2015, 09:55:49 am: Hello Kimbo, we're a bit further east - above Axminster. It's can be very bracing during the winter but as a rule we don't have mud - a fair trade off methinks!!! I do understand now why there are so many big barns in Devon!Do you still come down here?
Happy birthday to your mother-in-law for yesterday - terrific age! Must be the sea air.
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: Kimbo on August 21, 2015, 02:58:06 pm: Ahhhh! River Cottage country :innocent:
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: melodysheep on August 21, 2015, 08:55:45 pm: Mmm, indeedee!
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: Bramblecot on August 25, 2015, 02:39:24 pm: :wave: melodysheep. We are just down the road near Bridport and also have Shetland sheep (unregistered).
Have you discovered Trill Farm yet?
Title: Re: Hello from East Devon
Post by: melodysheep on September 03, 2015, 04:57:29 pm: Hi Bramblecot, that's no distance at all! I've been through (or rather past on the 35 twice in the last few days! (Once on the way back from Shaftesbury - long story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) . No I haven't discovered Trill Farm. Tell me more!!!