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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Langcress on November 10, 2016, 07:58:37 pm

Title: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: Langcress on November 10, 2016, 07:58:37 pm

Just joined the forum and hoping to engage in all the discussions around poultry and sheep. We have just over 12 acres in Derbyshire and looking to set up meat birds (Chickens, Ducks, Geese and Quail) along with a small flock of sheep (75).

We also have a specialized section of breed specific chickens, ducks and geese which are sold as Hatching eggs, Poults or POL

Apart from the farm my partner (Catherine) and I run a small creative company so if any of you out there are looking for some pro-bono advice on marketing just send over your questions and we will do our best to work up the right solution for you.

We have two German Wire Haired Pointers and three Parrots.

Thanks for taking the time to read

Paul & Catherine

Title: Re: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: DavidandCollette on November 11, 2016, 09:39:19 am

 :wave:welcome from north lincolnshire. You look to have your hands full already. Look forward to hearing more about the fowl

Title: Re: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: Rosemary on November 11, 2016, 01:04:31 pm

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

How do you fit 75 sheep on to 12 acres along with the meat birds?

Title: Re: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: Lesley Silvester on November 11, 2016, 10:08:17 pm

Hi  :wave: and welcome from Shropshire.

Title: Re: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: devonlady on November 14, 2016, 11:45:24 am

And from Devon!

Title: Re: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: chrismahon on November 14, 2016, 12:22:39 pm

Welcome to the forum Langcress. I'm originally from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, have been over all of it (I thought) and have to confess I've never heard of Langcress? Where in Derbyshire is it?


Presume the 75 sheep on what's left of 12 acres was a typo?

Title: Re: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: Deere on November 20, 2016, 08:26:54 pm

Hi,

I'm from near Bakewell, nice to have some more members from the hills of Derbyshire!  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: nimbusllama on December 03, 2016, 10:39:03 am

I am guessing Langcress is just his alias and he lives near Langwith and Cresswell?  In which case is near me.  :thumbsup:  Welcome!
I could fit 75 sheep on 12 acres with a paddock system and good planning  :thumbsup: .... although that might include the followers  :sheep: :sheep:

Title: Re: Hi all from Langcress in Derbyshire
Post by: big soft moose on December 04, 2016, 02:53:22 pm

If they are hill sheep you could I think get 10 to an acre (0.6 LSU/acre  , hill sheep = 0.06 lsu each) with some suplementary feeding.  so 75 would only take 7 or 8 of his acres leaving him 4 for the meat birds and other produce - sounds possible if feed is being bought in. 

Anyway welcome from Devon