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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: TheCaptain on May 18, 2010, 11:30:02 am

Title: Morning all
Post by: TheCaptain on May 18, 2010, 11:30:02 am

Hello from the Dorset/Somerset border!

Longtime reader first time poster.  We've been smallholding for about 8 months now and have gradually increased 'the menagerie' to include 2 GOS sows, 1 Kune Kune sow, 2 Ponies (New Forest X filly yearling and dartmoor x gelding 2 yr old - both reasonably tame!), 10 Portland sheep, 14 goldline hens and 3 RIR chicks who hatched last week, plus the usual assortment of household animals including 1 German shepherd, 4 cats and 2 guinea pigs.  Oh, and three kids!

All free range, the kids are almost ferrel.

Needless to say, there isn't a dull moment!

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Post by: jameslindsay on May 18, 2010, 11:32:01 am

All that should keep you busy then, welcome form me in Fife. :wave:

I have goats, ponies, ducks, hens, a rabbit, geese, a parrot, goldfish and 3 cocker spaniels and run my own business! ::)

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Post by: cairnhill on May 18, 2010, 11:35:30 am

Welcome to you all from Aberdeenshire :wave:

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Post by: JulieS on May 18, 2010, 11:42:25 am

Hello and welcome from Devon  :)

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Post by: CameronS on May 18, 2010, 11:54:03 am

Welcome from another fifer  :wave:

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Post by: HappyHippy on May 18, 2010, 04:20:28 pm

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire  :wave:
Your place sounds as mad as mine  ;) Look forward to hearing more from you !
Karen

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Post by: Sharondp on May 18, 2010, 04:38:24 pm

Hello from Herefordshire  :wave:

At the moment I have chickens and sheep and we're preparing for pigs!

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Post by: Daisys Mum on May 18, 2010, 06:54:40 pm

Hello and welcome from the Scottish Borders sounds like you have your hands full. :wave:

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Post by: Sudanpan on May 18, 2010, 07:17:23 pm

Welcome from West Cornwall - our 4 pigs, 8 hens and 2 dogs sound a complete holiday in comparison to your troupe  :D

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Post by: little blue on May 18, 2010, 08:34:12 pm

hello and welcome from Derbyshire

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Post by: Rosemary on May 18, 2010, 09:32:25 pm

Hi and welcome from sunny Alloa!

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Post by: Sandy on May 19, 2010, 10:16:35 pm

 :wave: Hello and welcome from Clackmannan (ex Superhero!!)

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Post by: SimonD on May 20, 2010, 06:34:36 am

And another hi from Devon  :wave:

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Post by: TheCaptain on May 20, 2010, 10:36:30 am

I just can't seem to stop... 6 more RIR eggs in the incubator and I forgot to add that one of the Sows will be farrowing at the beginning of Aug!  Stupid day job gets in the way a little bit though...

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Post by: Hilarysmum on May 21, 2010, 06:38:02 am

I don't have time for a day job anymore.  Have to send the OH out to work intead.