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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: jembo on March 23, 2010, 04:30:50 pm

Title: Hello
Post by: jembo on March 23, 2010, 04:30:50 pm

I thought I had introduce myself, as I have the posting bug!

I am near Cirencester, Glos with a daughter (10)
3 lurchers (fully working sort)
small flock of mixed breed sheep (all coloured)
4 bottle lambs in the back garden paddock
1 section A colt
1 spotty 13hh 4 year old pony (rescued - complete rehabilitation)
1 ex race horse

I do lambing shifts for several local sheep farmers, and used to ride semi professionally, but now just retrain ex race horses for fun.
I also have veggie patches in the back garden, but I am only just learning!

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Post by: JulieS on March 23, 2010, 04:33:34 pm

Hello and welcome from Devon  :)

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Post by: dixie on March 23, 2010, 06:56:37 pm

Hi,  :wave: welcome from me too!

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Post by: karmahill on March 23, 2010, 07:58:49 pm

hello jembo. ;D

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Post by: CameronS on March 23, 2010, 08:06:34 pm

Welcome from Fife  :wave:

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Post by: 7 acres on March 23, 2010, 08:47:06 pm

Hello Jembo,
Welcome to the forum they seem a really nice group of people im only new my self

welcome 7 acres

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Post by: Daisys Mum on March 23, 2010, 08:57:30 pm

Hello and welcome from The Scottish Borders, I have a sec A mare. I would add a smiley but I can't get them to work!!

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Post by: Hilarysmum on March 24, 2010, 07:04:22 am

Quote from: 7 acres on March 23, 2010, 08:47:06 pm

they seem a really nice group of people im only new my self

We are  ;D  ;D  ;D  Welcome Jembo

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Post by: doganjo on March 24, 2010, 09:38:01 am

 :horse: = : horse :  try typing in colon horse colon without spaces between them

:horse:

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Post by: sandy on March 24, 2010, 10:22:38 am

Hi and welcome from Clackmannan :wave:

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Post by: Daisys Mum on March 24, 2010, 10:56:44 am

Thanks Doganjo think I've got it now :horse:

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Post by: doganjo on March 24, 2010, 02:05:27 pm

you sure have, Anne ;D ;D ;D

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Post by: juliag on March 24, 2010, 02:26:51 pm

Hi there, were not too far away from you, down in Somerset  :)

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Post by: Sudanpan on March 24, 2010, 07:19:28 pm

Wow - looks like you never have a dull moment with all the livestock to deal with - welcome  :)

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Post by: Sharondp on March 24, 2010, 08:52:14 pm

Hi from just over the border in Ross-on Wye, Herefordshire. I know Cirencester well, lovely place.

We also have a small flock of sheep (if you can call 6 a flock!) and four orphan lambs who will be joining them in the paddock at the weekend. As well as 14 chickens and a rooster, 2 cats and a hamster, oh and two small boys aged 5 & 3!

We also have a veggie patch, and I've just finished planting potatoes!

Welcome!  :sheep: :chook:

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Post by: Hellybee on March 24, 2010, 08:58:15 pm

Hiya Jembo, we also have ponies,  at present we have 22 wmps welsh ponies and cobs and one mini shetland, 49 ewes of varying descriptions, 41 lambies, 10 chooks, 1 fulltime cat and one part time one lol and one mini daxie called Oliver. 

Out of interest what section A have you got, i love the As  :love:

 :wave:

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Post by: jembo on March 25, 2010, 08:59:29 am

Thanks all, yes never a dull moment in this house!
Picking up another 2 lambs tomorrow morning, so very excited.

The sec A is by Cairngorm Hyline out of Cotebrook Ianto - he is my ugly duckling. I bought him for £90 as he was very ugly as a foal and no one wanted him, I saw his paces, and just knew that in the summer he would be a stunner and he certainly is!

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Post by: Hellybee on March 25, 2010, 10:50:45 am

Sounds nice, must be out a daughter of Ianto, have looked at male lines, lovely breeding with that lovely Confetti line :D

We have 12 section As, they are rather moreish lol.   must sell some of them as i would love to get a really nice C :)

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Post by: jembo on March 25, 2010, 11:25:34 am

Yes you are right, the granddam was Ianto. If I work out how to do pics on here I will put some up!
I am on the look out for a been there got the tshirt 13.2hh gelding if you hear of anything, the backing of the spotty one i have is not going well, so will stop and break him to chain harrows instead, he needs to earn his keep!

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Post by: Kasubakatula on March 25, 2010, 06:00:55 pm

Hello all,

Been trying to work out how all this works. I found this site by accident whilst looking for info on sheep. I have a small flock of sheep. Too hot to do wool here in Zambia. So they are cross breeds. Not too sure what really - a bit of Dorper, African short hair and black headed Persians. I began with 6 and now have 70 which is rather more than intended. Not a commercial enterprise but rather a hobby.

I look forward to reading your comments and hearing your views.

Cheers

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Post by: doganjo on March 25, 2010, 09:15:16 pm

Well I couldn't pronounce that one so I've shortened it - welcome to the forum Kas!  You're a long way away from Bonnie Scotland, which has not been very bonnie today with this drizzle.

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Post by: garden cottage on March 26, 2010, 06:15:06 am

Hi Jembo, from forest of dean not to far from you! welcome...............neil

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Post by: little blue on March 26, 2010, 07:43:24 pm

hello and welcome from Derbyshire

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Post by: Simon O on March 28, 2010, 10:55:55 pm

Hi there I am new too - you certainly seem to have loads of creatures!