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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Huttopia on November 16, 2020, 06:29:04 pm
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Hi,
Hello, I'm new to the forum. At the moment I've got a few Beltie steers and some Herdwicks. They are both primarily for conservation grazing on steep ground and so far doing a great job. On the sheep front in the past I've had Ryelands and Hebredians and for pigs I've had Tamworths and Glos Old Spot x Oxford Sandy and Black. And yes, the Hebs were always a nightmare to pen and the Tamworths escaped from time to time but eventually made their way back.
I don't come from a farming background but simply enjoy looking after the livestock and learning along the way. It is a completely different focus from the day job.
Thanks,
Huttopia
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Hi and welcome. I don't know why no one has been on to welcome you. Hopefully a few will soon. I used to keep goats but had to give them up sadly. I still manage to grow fruit and veg. I would have loved to keep pigs and love GOS but I only have a garden so no room.
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Hello and welcome [member=207905]Huttopia[/member]. As you can see from my pic, I keep Hebrideans too and have had Tamworths in the past. When you've had Hebs for a while they do get used to being rounded up, then they almost go in the pen of their own accord (almost ;D )
Whereabouts are you based?
It's ages since you posted your intro and no-one has seen it. I certainly missed it until MGM's eagle eyes picked it up :) . It does seem to be an ongoing problem on TAS - I wonder why? It's definitely not that we mean to ignore you. [member=1]Dan[/member] , any ideas?
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:wave: welcome from Wales
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Hello and welcome from Carnoustie :wave: We have Shetland cattle and used to breed Ryeland sheep, now just have a small flock of lawnmowers.
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Ah, thanks. I wondered if my intro had fallen down the cracks as the forum seems such a friendly place! I’m in Worcestershire, in the Teme Valley, which is very pretty when it isn’t foggy!!
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It's ages since you posted your intro and no-one has seen it. I certainly missed it until MGM's eagle eyes picked it up :) . It does seem to be an ongoing problem on TAS - I wonder why? It's definitely not that we mean to ignore you. [member=1]Dan[/member] , any ideas?
I have to manually approve the first post of new members. This usually happens the same or next day, but when we have a spate of spam registrations it can take me a few days, and if I'm busy up to a week. :(
Sadly Huttopia's did slip through the cracks, and coincided with a flood of spam registrations, my apologies.
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Thanks for the explanation, [member=1]Dan[/member] :wave:
We will quite understand if we can't, but I expect a fair few of us would be glad to help with newbie post approvals, if the checks that are needed can be listed, and are things we can [be shown how to] do?
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A big first for us today. The vet came and did the first stage of the TB test. Why a big first, well it involved walking the cows down the lane, getting them into a pen and into the crush. I managed to pick up an old but serviceable crush for £200 delivered over Christmas, a friend with a telehandler plonked it over the hedge into the field for me and I put the pen up around it.
I have no idea why it caused me such ridiculous levels of anxiety, but it all went to plan bar one cow jumping a fence to join the sheep and then just rejoining further down the lane. We had moved the cows once before to get them used to it and the pen, which I think paid off. I dragged the family out of bed early to help and the vet was all done and dusted in 20 mins (took a while to encourage the cows into the crush for the first time).
Such a relief. Now just waiting for Friday with everything crossed.
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Such a relief. Now just waiting for Friday with everything crossed.
Well done you! :fc: for Friday!
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:fc: :fc: :fc: and let us know :hshoe:
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Well done! I know exactly how good it feels when it's all done and the preparation paid off. We have to borrow a crush every year for our TB test, so I still rehearse the cows for a few days before the vet comes. Then I feel all "proud mummy moment" when it all goes well on the day! lol