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Title: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Duckduckgoose on September 03, 2015, 01:33:02 pm

 Hi Everyone
i'm a newbie to this site and the smallholding world.
Myself and our family live in Echt, Aberdeenshire with a shetland pony and foal, various hens and a cockerel called Derek, 5 Khaki Campbells and 2 Runner ducks.

It would be great to hear from like minded individuals who are nearby. We would like to keep a couple of pigs for meat and are interested in being fairly self sufficient (eventually). Husband is in the process of building a smoker as his most recent project.

Feel free to say hi and thanks for reading :-)

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on September 03, 2015, 01:36:00 pm

Hi from Huntly way  :wave:  and welcome to TAS. We have pigs, and sheep and goats and hens and ducks  ;D  You will find lots of useful info on here

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Brucklay on September 03, 2015, 01:58:00 pm

Hi from Maud - goats, sheep and duck, BH and the 'dug' Zip. Good luck with all your plans  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Rosemary on September 03, 2015, 02:17:11 pm

Hello from Carnoustie :wave: and welcome to the forums.

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Talana on September 03, 2015, 03:20:26 pm

Hi, I am at Dunecht used to live at Echt, we have goats hens quail cows and sheep used to have ducks.

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: devonlady on September 03, 2015, 03:25:36 pm

Hello and welcome from Devon.

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: mojocafa on September 03, 2015, 03:42:28 pm

 :wave:
Fae arbroath

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Carse Goodlifers on September 03, 2015, 05:43:30 pm

 :wave: from Perthshire.

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: sabrina on September 03, 2015, 06:10:28 pm

Hi for near Banff  :wave:

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: HappyHippy on September 03, 2015, 06:17:29 pm

 :wave: from Lanarkshire but I lived in Westhill/Pitmedden and Fyvie and worked for Costco (before moving back down here and turning into a mad pig lady  ;) )
Welcome to TAS
Karen

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Victorian Farmer on September 03, 2015, 06:32:51 pm

I from aviemore 2 pigs lots of silkies and 230 sheep. Remember thainstone saterday lots of members there. Dingwall 6 November abatware Granton and dingwall.

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Duckduckgoose on September 03, 2015, 06:52:39 pm

Thanks for all the hello's! It's good to know there are so many of you so close :-) I think that I will be completely addicted to TAS in no time!!!

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: ewe crazy on September 03, 2015, 06:57:14 pm

 :wave: Hi I'm in New Pitsligo and moved up here from sunny Sussex in February this year.  I have 60 sheep, Gotlands, Jacobs and Romneys, plus three Herdwicks.  I also have four mad but fun collies.  Would be great to make contact  :sheep:

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Rupert the bear on September 03, 2015, 07:38:23 pm

Hello from Peterhead !  :wave:

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Duckduckgoose on September 03, 2015, 09:53:47 pm

Hi Rupert
What kind if smallholding do you have?

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Lesley Silvester on September 03, 2015, 10:46:32 pm

 :wave: Greetings from Shropshire.  :goat: :goat:

Title: Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
Post by: Duckduckgoose on September 06, 2015, 01:09:31 pm

Thanks for the hellos everyone. You've all been very welcoming :-)