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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Shnoowie on March 08, 2010, 02:19:37 pm

Title: Hello from Devon!
Post by: Shnoowie on March 08, 2010, 02:19:37 pm

Hello everyone!

My family and I have been lurking around the forums for a few months now and found the information on here very useful!
A week ago we bought some Ryeland sheep (two ewe lambs and a ewe in lamb) and we're expecting our first lamb(s) March/April.  Hopefully this will be the beginning of a good flock!

Lara  :sheep:

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: Hilarysmum on March 08, 2010, 04:57:34 pm

Hello, only have 3 sheep, loads of interesting people on this site.

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: Daisys Mum on March 08, 2010, 07:09:10 pm

Hi and welcome from Scottish Borders I have 14 shetland sheep at the moment with 6 due to lamb april/may. 7 are going to the butcher when they put on a bit more weight. It has been a very hard winter.
Good luck with yours

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: little blue on March 08, 2010, 07:27:53 pm

hello and welcome

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: JulieS on March 09, 2010, 07:27:01 am

Hello and welcome  :)

I'm in Devon too, where are you?

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: Shnoowie on March 09, 2010, 08:39:23 am

Hi JulieS,

I'm in Yelverton area, sitting on the edge of the National Park, which is lovely!

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: JulieS on March 09, 2010, 08:58:43 am

Beautiful!  I'm further North, between Bideford and Bude.

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: Rosemary on March 09, 2010, 09:00:15 am

Hi and welcome! Coloured or white Ryelands? I love my coloureds - looking foward to lambs early April when, hopefully, there will be some grass.

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: Shnoowie on March 09, 2010, 09:39:38 am

It's lovely up at your end, JulieS!
Hi Rosemary, we currently have white Ryelands, though we're hoping to introduce some colour in a year or two.  Do you have whites as well? 
Our two ewe lambs are being moved down to the local cricket pitch later today to do a bit of ground clearance, luckily we have no shortage of grass at the moment!

Title: Re: Hello from Devon!
Post by: sandy on March 10, 2010, 08:24:36 am

Hello and welcome from Clackmannan, we were moving to Devon 4 years ago, all fell through so we m oved up here and love it, look forward to some Lamb photo's soon then, good luck with the Lambing!