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Title: Hello from devon
Post by: indieruss on May 31, 2017, 10:41:06 am

Hello everyone,

New on here and thought I'd introduce myself.

My name's Russell and my partners name is Becky. We live on the edge of Dartmoor and rent 20 acres from various people around our village. We keep Whiteface Dartmoor and Poll Dorset sheep, chickens, ducks and two nutty collies.

We're planning on keeping pigs next and hopefully cattle in the future. So will be asking lots of questions!

Thanks for reading and all the best

Russ

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 31, 2017, 01:02:35 pm

Hi there Russ & Becky :wave:

I'm in North Cornwall but head down to Dartmoor at least twice a month for spinning and weaving at Peter Tavy Guild.

Have you decided which sort of pigs, and which cattle?

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: Scallywag on May 31, 2017, 10:34:07 pm

Welcome Russ and Becky from Nottinghamshire !!

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: Lesley Silvester on June 02, 2017, 12:51:24 am

 :wave: welcome to you both from Shropshire.

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: farmershort on June 02, 2017, 04:38:27 pm

Welcome from Devon! Between tivvy and south molton.

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: devonlad on June 03, 2017, 08:51:31 pm

hi from mid devon near winkleigh- great site

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: arobwk on June 04, 2017, 07:29:33 pm

And a welcome from mid Cornwall also!

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: TheSmilingSheep on June 08, 2017, 12:23:57 pm

Another Devon welcome - not far from Devonlad! 20 acres!  Yum.  I have land envy!

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: devonlady on June 09, 2017, 06:21:31 am

And hello from Newton Abbot!

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: indieruss on August 14, 2017, 11:07:13 am

Hello,

Sorry for late reply - not been on since my first post!

We're planning on keeping Devon Ruby red cattle and are going to try various breeds of pigs as starting with fatting weaners. Thinking Tamworth's and saddlebacks.

Any thoughts/advise would be most welcomed!

Title: Re: Hello from devon
Post by: AndynJ on September 09, 2017, 01:48:22 pm

Tamworths are great, the meat is fantastic, once you get regular customers you'll be sorted, we used to sell ours by the half, paid for the day they arrive. Owners were allowed to visit. From memory we got upto about 48 per year, we used to buy them in as weaners.