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Title: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Maddie on June 08, 2012, 07:33:36 pm

Hi
My husband sent me this site and it is excellent. I am not used to posting on line so this is new to me.
I live in a small coast town near Aberdeen but grew up in Carnoustie.
We have always had animals and really enjoy time with them. At present I have 2 Westies and a cat, but excitingly have just purchased 4 Buff Orpington chickens who are absolutely great.

I have never had chickens before, but have always wanted some and now cannot imagine life without them... Even the Westies are fascinated !

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: sabrina on June 08, 2012, 07:39:48 pm

Hi and welcome from Gamrie near Banff  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Brucklay on June 08, 2012, 07:40:42 pm

Welcome Maddie, from a misty Maud - not too far from you really North of Aberdeen - lots of great people on here for advice and like minded chat  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Mammyshaz on June 08, 2012, 07:43:31 pm

Hello and welcome from Durham.  :chook: sooo addictive. We started with a couple last year and are looking to get some more now.  The eggs are superb. I've never been offered so many other fruit/veg for swaps. Just cannot keep up. Being hybrids they each lay daily too  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Bionic on June 09, 2012, 09:03:38 am

Welcome to the forum Maddie.  :wave:
We have 4 chickens, 2 light sussex, 1 black rock and 1 bluebelle. We have only had them for a couple of months but I find them fascinating too. They follow me about as if I was the pied piper. Its cupboard love really as they are only after food.
Sally

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: HappyHippy on June 09, 2012, 09:26:25 am

Hello and welcome to TAS from me in Lesmahagow  :wave:
I used to love going to the 'Bervie chipper' when I lived up in Aberdeen  :yum:   ;)
Karen

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Rosemary on June 09, 2012, 09:40:48 am

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Rosadollymixture on June 09, 2012, 08:04:56 pm

Hi Maddie

Good luck with the chickens. 

We got our first birds just over a year ago, I was reluctant to have them because I didn't think I could manage them but so glad I agreed.  I didn't realise chickens could have such character.  Now one year on we've just had our first lot of chicks hatch out and I'm hooked. 
Jackie (near Alford, Aberdeenshire)

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: ambriel on June 09, 2012, 08:12:19 pm

Hello Maddie, and welcome from the *other* Bervie, on the west coast.

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Ina on June 09, 2012, 08:16:06 pm

Hi Maddie, and welcome

I'm in Bervie, too... :)

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: chrismahon on June 09, 2012, 08:36:46 pm

Hi Maddie and welcome to the forum. Buff Orpingtons -good choice. Very fond of our Orpingtons is my wife. I like my TNN's and English Leghorn bantams, but all our chickens are great!

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: goosepimple on June 09, 2012, 09:16:35 pm

Hi there Maddie, I'm originally from Dundee but now live in the borders, so hi and welcome from both places, I'm very fond of your area. :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Lesley Silvester on June 09, 2012, 10:45:21 pm

 :wave:  Hi and welcome from Shropshire.

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Mel on June 27, 2012, 10:44:24 pm

Hi and welcome from Northants  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Possum on June 28, 2012, 08:45:49 pm

Hello from a surprisingly warm and sunny Somerset ;D


Chickens are great aren't they? Such characters, and I swear you can have a conversation with them.

Title: Re: Hi from Bervie
Post by: Herdygirl on June 28, 2012, 09:11:44 pm

Hi and welcome from West Yorkshire  :wave: