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Title: Hello from me :)
Post by: mmm on May 24, 2010, 09:53:46 pm
Found this friendly forum a few days ago & thought I should drop in & say Hi.


We have beef  :cow:,  :sheep:, 1 :pig: of one sort & another,   :horse:   :dog: &  :cat: & goodness knows how many  :chook:.

The  :pig: are my side line, have been doing them for 18 months now & I love them. I have some GOS ready next month, only a couple left to sell. My 1st one is going for a hog roast so im a bit nervous about that. I cut up all my own pigs & lambs. cure my bacon, hams & make sausages. Its been a learning curve but I really enjoy it.
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Post by: Teresa on May 24, 2010, 10:02:40 pm
Wow!! :o Welcome to the forum! Thats an amazing amount of land!! How do you manage it all?
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Post by: Helencus on May 24, 2010, 10:13:24 pm
Welcome you must be very very busy with all of that!
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Post by: CameronS on May 24, 2010, 10:21:50 pm
Welcome from fife  :wave: 
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Post by: Daisys Mum on May 24, 2010, 10:30:04 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders, I have always sent my lambs and pigs to the butcher but must admit i am tempted to try and butcher my own, I would still have the ones that are sold professionaly butchered as I only do a few hygene regulations would make it cost prohibitive.
I have not even had the courage to make sausages or bacon yet.
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Post by: Rosemary on May 24, 2010, 10:31:00 pm
Hi and welcome from Alloa. Where are you?
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Post by: JulieS on May 24, 2010, 10:45:45 pm
Hello and welcome from Devon  :)
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Post by: doganjo on May 24, 2010, 11:26:16 pm
Hey, welcome - I don't think your are a smallholder - more like a largeholder ;D ;D
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Post by: doganjo on May 25, 2010, 02:12:40 am
And welcome to you too Shubhas!  Tell us all about yourself
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Post by: Hilarysmum on May 25, 2010, 06:53:51 am
Hi welcome from Brittany
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Post by: Sandy on May 25, 2010, 08:46:08 am
Morning from Clackmannan, central Scotland, I only have a garden and some chickens whereas you have lot's to keep you busy..Welcome!!
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Post by: mmm on May 25, 2010, 08:55:59 am
Quote from: Daisys Mum on May 24, 2010, 10:30:04 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders, I have always sent my lambs and pigs to the butcher but must admit i am tempted to try and butcher my own, I would still have the ones that are sold professionaly butchered as I only do a few hygene regulations would make it cost prohibitive.
I have not even had the courage to make sausages or bacon yet.

Bacon is SO easy you need to try curing. My local butcher sold me a bag of cure for £5, gave me a sheet of instructions  & I add the brown sugar ( sometimes herbs ), pack in to a plastic bag, job done. Leave in the fridge for approx 14 days & hey presto bacon. The last lot I did was hung outside in muslin & dried beautifully. I have a slicer (bought very cheaply off ebay ) so I slice & vac pac. Doing more next month or July as we are nearly out :(  Sausage take time making but are well worth it.
 
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Post by: Helencus on May 25, 2010, 01:39:02 pm
Oh you're not too far from me then I'm by ashby de la zouch.
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Post by: mmm on May 25, 2010, 01:52:30 pm
Quote from: Helencus on May 25, 2010, 01:39:02 pm
Oh you're not too far from me then I'm by ashby de la zouch.

No not too far :) Im  north of newark
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Post by: Helencus on May 25, 2010, 01:59:01 pm
A near neighbour then in terms of this site if youre ever over my way give me a shout ill stick the kettle on ! ;D
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Post by: mmm on May 25, 2010, 03:46:19 pm
Quote from: Helencus on May 25, 2010, 01:59:01 pm
A near neighbour then in terms of this site if youre ever over my way give me a shout ill stick the kettle on ! ;D

Thats very kind of you & the offer is also the same if your up this way :)