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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: ZaktheLad on August 14, 2012, 08:37:07 am

Title: Hello!
Post by: ZaktheLad on August 14, 2012, 08:37:07 am

What a great site this is!  After trawling the internet to look for information on various breeds of tups I came across this site and just had to join up!  I am 39, female and live inbetween Bristol and Gloucester on a smallholding of 11 acres.    I have a lovely husband, a small flock of 20 sheep (started with 2 orphans years ago and the numbers have grown over the years), a cob x gelding called Zak, 3 dogs (2 lurchers and a border collie) and 8 hens. 

The sheep are mainly charollaisx, but I also have a couple of Ryelandx, and a couple of pedigree suffolks.   I enjoy going to shows with both the horse and the lurchers and although I have always fancied showing the sheep at local Christmas shows (pens of butchers lambs) I have never got around to it (yet!).   I have always used a charollais tup for my ewes, but this year I am looking to change to another breed and I am favouring the Hampshire Down at the moment - I am currently looking around on what breeds are out there.

I just wanted to say hello and I am sure I will have plenty of questions to ask, particularly when it comes to my sheep!   

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Mammyshaz on August 14, 2012, 09:05:19 am

Hello and welcome from a warm but overcast Durham  :wave:

We have a couple of allotments with fruit, veg and 3 hens ( hoping to get more soon  :fc: ). In the house we have 2 dogs and a new mouser who is only 10 weeks so a long way to go yet. In the meantime he is practicing his killingmskills on the dogs tails  :innocent:

This is a great site for info and the spring was loaded with interesting, exciting and sometimes sad posts on lambing and not forgetting the photos that went with it  :excited:. Look forward to hearing your stories  :sheep:

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: luckylady on August 14, 2012, 09:43:54 am

 :wave: Hello from a humid overcast Yorkshire.  We have two lambs  :sheep: :sheep:  so starting off like you did in the ovine department!  Also have horses, dogs, cats.  This website/forum was such a support when starting with our lambs.   ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Rosemary on August 14, 2012, 08:25:07 pm

 :wave: from  :sunshine: Carnoustie

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 14, 2012, 10:04:14 pm

 :wave:   Hi and welcome from  :sunshine:  Shropshire.  I am a back garden smalholder with  :goat: :goat: :goat: goats, fruit trees and bushes and veggie beds.  We also have  :dog: :dog: :dog:  dogs and a budgie.

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Possum on August 19, 2012, 04:49:18 am

Hello and welcome from another West Country smallholder (Somerset). We have just started with two lambs as well. Also weaners chickens and a polytunnel. This site is invaluble for help and information. Don't know what I would do without it. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: lill on August 19, 2012, 07:12:03 am

Hi and welcome to the forum from Bathgate  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: philcaegrug on August 19, 2012, 03:28:54 pm

Hello from a sunny/wet/sunny/wet south wales   :raining: