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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: 3county farm boy on January 22, 2017, 06:56:08 pm

Title: Hello
Post by: 3county farm boy on January 22, 2017, 06:56:08 pm

Hello, I'm a small holder and I also work in the meat industry .I have five children my eldest started showing pigs at 7. Looking forward to reading  lots of advice and learning new ideas

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Possum on January 27, 2017, 07:53:13 pm

Greetings and welcome to TAS :wave: . What sort of pigs do you keep?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Rosemary on January 27, 2017, 08:36:35 pm

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: 3county farm boy on January 27, 2017, 09:00:01 pm

Hello both,
I used to have 8 pedigree old spots breeding sows and boar but now I'm down to one old spot sow, and a few growers. I'm looking to add to her as we look to up our numbers again, which pigs do you keep?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 27, 2017, 11:22:30 pm

 :wave: and welcome from Shropshire.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Possum on January 31, 2017, 06:44:26 pm

in reply to your question, we raise Oxford Sandy and Blacks. Just 2-3 weaners each year as we don't have enough land to have breeding sows.


Whereabouts are you?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on January 31, 2017, 07:06:40 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum :wave: there is lots of brilliant advice on this forum which may help you.
All the best

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: 3county farm boy on January 31, 2017, 09:15:20 pm

Quote from: Possum on January 31, 2017, 06:44:26 pm

in reply to your question, we raise Oxford Sandy and Blacks. Just 2-3 weaners each year as we don't have enough land to have breeding sows.


Whereabouts are you?

I'm based in Axminster so I'm in Devon but 5 miles from the Somerset border and 5 miles from the Dorset border. We had some oxfords years ago lovely friendly pigs