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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: kaz on July 14, 2008, 05:41:26 pm

Title: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: kaz on July 14, 2008, 05:41:26 pm

Let me introduce myself. I live in the foothills of the Cambrian mountains and have quite an assortment of animals an Alpaca, 2 Angora goats, Ryeland sheep, geese,ducks and chickens.
Karen

Title: Re: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: Rosemary on July 14, 2008, 07:59:21 pm

Hi, Karen and welcome

How many Ryelands do you have? White or coloured?

Rosemary

Title: Re: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: pigsatlesrues on July 19, 2008, 10:41:55 pm

Hi Karen and welcome from from Normandy! How exotic your animals sound. What sort of chooks do you have? We are getting into the fancies at the moment - too much choice though, they are all so beautiful!

Kate  :chook: :pig:

Title: Re: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: annllien on July 20, 2008, 12:16:06 pm

Hi Karen,

Whereabouts are you in the Cambrian Mountains. We are near Newbridge-on-Wye

Annllien

Title: Re: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: kaz on July 21, 2008, 06:41:40 pm

Hi
About I live about 10 miles from Aberystwyth ground is solid rock under a few inches- a couple of feet of soil. I have a fair old assortment of chickens one light sussex, one buff orpington (on the old side) with a buff cockeral, some warrens, black rocks and assorted hybrids along with a few bluebells.also a trio of geese and four of this years young as well as four ducks all getting a bit long in the tooth, three runners and one magpie.

Title: Re: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: danndans on July 22, 2008, 09:11:24 pm

Hiya Kaz

We are 7 miles from aber  ;D in the oposite direction to you i think, youv'e probably seen our advertising around at the mo!! :o theres defanatly been enough of it  :)

weve got 2 collies, 1 kelpie x 3 springers, 1boxer, 1 chihuahua, and 1 staffie  ;D sheep couple of piggies, and dexters  ;D

Title: Re: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: jacyjones on July 22, 2008, 09:15:30 pm

We live in Trawsgoed, 9 miles from Aber. I have a welsh cob, 5 Black Rocks, 1 Warren and a white khaki Campbell. I also have 2 Springers, 1 12 years old and the other 12 months! A rat completes the animals!  ::)

Title: Re: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: kaz on July 23, 2008, 09:54:12 am

Hi
You live quite close to me, think of pont Llanafan and I live just above.
Kaz

Title: Re: Hi from the Cambrian mountains
Post by: jacyjones on July 23, 2008, 10:37:30 pm

Small world!! We live in Cnwch Coch. Probably passed you on the road many times!!