Thanks for the welcomes
Henswise I've just got a couple of hybrids and Rhode Islands. Hoping to get a few more, possibly Australorps if I can find a supplier.
I'm hoping to plant a few fruit trees in the next year or so and possibly a nut or two.
We are up in the glens so frost can be an issue so I'm still experimenting with the best types of veg to grow. So far brassicas seem to be a disaster but the courgettes are great.
Thanks for pointing out the central Scotland smallholders group. I'll keep any eye on activities.
Not sure about the landed gentry. I'd really like somewhere with 5-20acres that I could try to be fairly self-sufficient on, but I'm happy where I am untill I get an unexpected windfall from somewhere!