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Title: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: The.Grange on July 20, 2010, 01:19:46 pm

Hello there, we have a small holding in the peak district of 10 acres split site.  We have a variety of stock, rare breed pigs, rare breed and everyday goats, rare breed and run of the mill poultry, and horses. 

We were recommended to this site as being a friendly and helpful place, and so here we are, hoping to gain more knowledge and share the bit of what we have  ;D

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: Fergie on July 20, 2010, 01:25:06 pm

Hello & welcome from Lanarkshire, in Scotland.

We just keep sheep & chickens, much less varied than you!  You should find information & help for all your stock on this site,

Best Wishes,

John

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: Rosemary on July 20, 2010, 02:47:52 pm

Hi and welcome from sunny Barry!

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: Roxy on July 20, 2010, 02:54:28 pm

Hello, and welcome.  Are you having some ex battery hens this coming weekend by any chance?

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: The.Grange on July 20, 2010, 05:34:10 pm

Yes  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: Roxy on July 20, 2010, 05:40:59 pm

I will see you Saturday then? ;D

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: The.Grange on July 20, 2010, 05:52:49 pm

 :wave: yup

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: little blue on July 20, 2010, 06:33:36 pm

hello and welcome from the Derbshire Dales,  Roxy's ex-batts are great little hens.... !

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: Hilarysmum on July 20, 2010, 06:50:10 pm

 :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: woodlandproductsfife on July 20, 2010, 07:09:06 pm

hi and welcome from the Kingdom of Fife

   Craig

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: Cinderhills on July 21, 2010, 08:31:51 am

Hi from North Yorkshire.  :goat: :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: Daisys Mum on July 21, 2010, 03:15:16 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: Hilarysmum on July 21, 2010, 05:44:19 pm

Forgot to ask, what breed rare breed pigs?  :pig:

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: carrie on July 22, 2010, 08:57:25 pm

Welcome. You will learn loads here. Your place sounds lovely.

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: The.Grange on July 22, 2010, 10:03:05 pm

Quote from: Hilarysmum on July 21, 2010, 05:44:19 pm

Forgot to ask, what breed rare breed pigs?  :pig:

British lops - unfortuantley only cross to gos or mang's at teh mo - we hope to breed true eventually but we also have pedigree OSB.

We keep kune kunes both for pets and meat pigs - fabulous meat pigs and we have pot bellies

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: little blue on July 23, 2010, 06:27:19 pm

how old are your kunes when they're slaughtered?
we have a breeding trio, but want to "sausage" any unsold offspring...

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: chickenfeed on July 24, 2010, 07:46:54 am

 :wave: hello from me i am sure you will enjoy it here.

(we have met before on another forum  ;)

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: smiffy on July 24, 2010, 08:43:06 am

welcome grangy i told you they were nice folk on her....2 pages of welcome ;D

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: The.Grange on July 26, 2010, 12:14:37 am

Quote from: little blue on July 23, 2010, 06:27:19 pm

how old are your kunes when they're slaughtered?
we have a breeding trio, but want to "sausage" any unsold offspring...

two castrates were just over 2

and they taste delicious ;)

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: The.Grange on July 26, 2010, 12:15:09 am

Quote from: chickenfeed on July 24, 2010, 07:46:54 am

:wave: hello from me i am sure you will enjoy it here.

(we have met before on another forum  ;)

Yes indeedy :D

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: The.Grange on July 26, 2010, 12:15:52 am

Quote from: smiffy on July 24, 2010, 08:43:06 am

welcome grangy i told you they were nice folk on her....2 pages of welcome ;D

Aye ya did - an ya weren't wrong ;)  ;D

Title: Re: Hi from the Peaks
Post by: pointy on July 26, 2010, 08:56:59 pm

Hi and welcome from cheshire ;D