Author Topic: Hello from South Wales (Read 6101 times)

Slavo · « **on:** February 23, 2011, 10:27:18 am »

Hello all,

My name's John, I live in Newport, South East Wales. I've been a lurker here for quite some time, soaking up knowledge. I've not posted much at all until now as I have never been close to having my own smallholding.

I'm good friends with Hellybee & Bazzais, on this forum and am hoping to buy a smallholding in West Wales in the near future *just as soon as we sell our current house*.

I currently have 12 chickens: 8 Rhode Island Red hens for laying.
For meat, we also have 3 Light Sussex cockerals and a (supposedly light sussex hen). These came as hatching eggs and one hatched out ginger and a bit bigger than the others. The others soon overtook the red one in size. It has the same shape as the other light sussex (apart from very small comb and its ginger!). We believe it's either a buff sussex or a RIR cross.

I'll put some photos up for you to make your own minds up.

That's it in the way of animals, as we live in a city. We also have several apple trees, pear tree, cherry tree, many fruit bushes: raspberry/blackberry/gojiberry/blackcurrant/redcurrant/fig, we are running out of space, fast!

So Hi!

John

Cinderhills · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2011, 04:11:04 pm »

Hi John. Welcome from North Yorkshire.

Rosemary · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2011, 05:51:27 pm »

Hi, John. Welcome from Carnoustie

faith0504 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2011, 05:54:38 pm »

hi and welcome from moray

NorthEssexsmallholding · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2011, 06:54:21 pm »

Hi there.

Daisys Mum · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2011, 07:26:23 am »

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders

Hope you manage to get your house sold soon.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2011, 08:08:41 am »

Sounds as if you are well on the road to achieving your smallholding. Hope it goes well and the house sells for loads of money

Tommyboy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2011, 06:51:27 pm »

Hi and welcome from another newbie expat in snowy Bulgaria

dyedinthewool · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2011, 07:01:12 pm »

Hi From West Wales

Hope you sell soon, so you can realise your dream

kaz · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2011, 07:21:12 pm »

Hi from Mid Wales. Hope you sell your house soon & Welcome to the forum.

garden cottage · « **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2011, 08:10:32 pm »

welcome,nothing wrong with lurking!!!!

ballingall · « **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2011, 10:04:42 pm »

Hello and welcome!

Beth

Tudful Tamworths · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2011, 01:49:13 am »

Hello from Caerphilly! If you want to talk pigs (or chickens, sheep, goats). just drop me a message. Best of luck with your sale.
Liz

Sandy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2011, 10:56:28 pm »

Hello from clackmannan

no knowledge about small holdings here, just knowledge about life

WELCOME

Blinkers · « **Reply #14 on:** February 26, 2011, 03:07:01 pm »

Hello and Welcome from Sunny South West Wales

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