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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Tedfold Cottage Farm on August 21, 2010, 01:14:33 pm

Title: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: Tedfold Cottage Farm on August 21, 2010, 01:14:33 pm

I love the animal icons, I have never seen these before  :pig: :cat: :chook: :dog: :sheep:

We are Neil, Michaela and Oliver Giles from tedfold cottage farm, which is a smallholding based in the South. We keep a registered herd of British Saddlebacks and like to concentrate on the rarer lines so we can do our bit, we also have some Gloucester Old Spots which were purchased on a complete whim but we are glad we did as they are adorable. We also run a small flock of badger face sheep (Torduu) which are predominately for meat but we do sell some on the hoof. Throw in some chickens, horses, cats and dogs and you have the complete farm.

Our motto is naturally produced, outdoor reared, happier animals which I hope we achieve.
Take a look at our website www.tedfoldcottagefarm.co.uk (http://www.tedfoldcottagefarm.co.uk) to have a look at our animals.

I am looking forward to having a good look around this site and seeing what everyone alse gets up to

Best wishes
Michaela :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: jameslindsay on August 21, 2010, 01:23:54 pm

Hi and welcome. These are some size of pigs. ::) :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: Tedfold Cottage Farm on August 21, 2010, 01:25:37 pm

And theyare not even all fully grown yet  :o

many thanks for they welcome

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: jameslindsay on August 21, 2010, 01:35:43 pm

I have most other livestock but for some reason have never fancied pigs. :)

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: piggy on August 21, 2010, 01:52:14 pm

Hi and welcome from Suffolk. :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: JulieS on August 21, 2010, 02:07:24 pm

Hello and welcome from Devon  :)

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: Tedfold Cottage Farm on August 21, 2010, 02:48:16 pm

Quote from: jameslindsay on August 21, 2010, 01:35:43 pm

I have most other livestock but for some reason have never fancied pigs. :)

It must be a personality thing as we failed dismally to get on with pygmy goats a few years back ;D It would be a boring world if we all liked the same animals... :goat:

Thanks for all the other welcomes as well - very friendly site

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: Rosemary on August 21, 2010, 06:15:03 pm

Hi and welcome from sunny Carnoustie  :wave: Dan's a West Sussex boy, but we let him live here now.

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: Daisys Mum on August 21, 2010, 07:52:08 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish borders  :wave: Had a look at your website you have some lovely pigs.I have 3 osb's at the moment being reared for meat but am quite tempted to perhaps breed, not with these ones as they are purely for the freezer.

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: CameronS on August 21, 2010, 08:27:55 pm

welcome from, sunny (but windy) fife  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from the west sussex/ surrey borders
Post by: Hilarysmum on August 22, 2010, 08:21:52 am

Hi welcome, never seen such sheep before