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Title: Tinyholder
Post by: Alice on May 10, 2010, 09:54:53 pm

Hello.  we moved to Suffolk/Norfolk boarder two weeks ago to a 'tinyholding', just under an acre.  We moved from the city with our 6 chickens & have plans for some pygmy goats in the summer.  Spent yesterday digging a veg bed & then the rest of the day rabbit-proofing it.  Will be needing lots of advice from you people.  Seems like a friendly place.   :wave:

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Post by: jameslindsay on May 10, 2010, 09:55:41 pm

Hi and welcome. :wave:

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Post by: Daisys Mum on May 10, 2010, 10:18:01 pm

Hello and welcome from me too  :wave:

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Post by: Brucklay on May 10, 2010, 10:32:27 pm

Welcome from me too - before animals used to holiday on the Norfolk broads - loved it - good luck

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Post by: piggy on May 10, 2010, 10:41:42 pm

Hi welcome

Where abouts are you,we are in suffolk.

Karen

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Post by: Sandy on May 10, 2010, 11:00:55 pm

Hello and welcome, I must be a micro holder  (sorry Steeeeeeeee!!), mind you, I do have large hands ::) Our garden is not too big and we have 16 chickens and 2 Ducks. I just am growing a few salad leaves. tom's and herbs in pots.Home grown veg are fantastic but no room for them!!!! One thing I do hate is slugs..they eat lot's of my seedlings and with 2 pups I dare not use slug killer so just collect them, screw up my eyes and throw them to the birds!!!!!

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Post by: JulieS on May 11, 2010, 05:54:31 am

Hello and welcome from Devon  :)

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Post by: Hilarysmum on May 11, 2010, 06:57:33 am

Hi just under an acre sounds pretty good size to me.  Welcome

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Post by: Rosemary on May 11, 2010, 07:27:31 am

Hi and welcome!

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Post by: kalsi4654 on May 11, 2010, 07:50:07 am

Hi from Wales!  :wave:

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Post by: little blue on May 11, 2010, 05:31:47 pm

hello and welcome from another tiny-holder.
we manage to fit chickens, quail, 3 pigs, goats, rabbits (7 plus babies), guinea pigs (6) tadpoles (milions!) 2 cats &  couple of visitors, and a german shepherd.... and still have some lawn and several veg plots in ours, so be imaginative - it'll all go in somewhere!!

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Post by: Alice on May 11, 2010, 09:08:18 pm

Thank you all for your warm welcomes.  Have just got in from measuring up for fencing, not sure when we will be able to afford it but we need to get it all secure before thinking about goats.  I am hoping we will be ready before the summer hols.  I think we will be able to squeeze lots of animals & veg in - not too worrried about flowers, I'm planning on goats, more chooks, ducks, geese, maybe turkeys [any opinions?] and bees, so loads of advice going to be needed. 

Piggy, we are near Beccles.  Where are you?   :chook:

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Post by: Anke on May 11, 2010, 10:03:56 pm

You can definitely do goats on a small acreage, as long as you can buy in their hay and go hedgerow-browsing for branches, they will be happy.

Sometimes I wish we would have less land... we have nine acres, and it's hard work (and too much of it!)

Enjoy your holding, I don't have any flowers either, just dandelions (which the bees are mad about!).

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Post by: piggy on May 11, 2010, 11:04:54 pm

We are in North Cove just outside Beccles.

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Post by: Alice on May 12, 2010, 04:47:50 pm

That's good to know, Piggy, I see your a 'newbie' too - have you just moved too?  Maybe we can help each other out sometimes.

Alice

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Post by: Wizard on May 12, 2010, 06:00:38 pm

Anke at the risk of upsetting em Theres only one worth while flower and its nowt wi out its converted.To Cauliflower cheese ::) :o :farmer: