Author Topic: Hi there everyone (Read 1887 times)

welshmatt88 · « **on:** June 05, 2011, 07:23:20 pm »

Hi everyone, am new here so thought id better introduce myself, although in reality im a larger scale livestock farmer,with 1300 ewes and 100 suckler cows, ive recently started trying to do a bit of "small holding" in the small paddocks that surround my house, so will be asking for your advice on Pigs and chickens which i have not a great deal of experience with , and i also hope to help out with my experience and give advice on the sheep and cattle side of things (and no doubt learn a thing or too also !)

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2011, 08:06:21 pm »

Welcome to the forum. Smallholding is a state of mind I think - not the size of your property. I'm in Central Scotland and only have ducks and chickens (apart from 4 brittanys and a cat) so not a smallholder in th truest sense of the word either.

CameronS · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2011, 08:12:49 pm »

Hello and welcome from fife

Crofter · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2011, 08:10:38 am »

Hi and welcome. You'll find loads of heplful people on here!

Dave, Isle of Lewis.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2011, 10:18:15 am »

hi welcome. I keep pigs, chickens and ducks

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2011, 01:02:15 pm »

Hi there kindred spirit! We farm beef and sheep in north Cumbria - not quite on your scale (we've 300 ewes & 30 suckler cows) but I describe myself as a 'closet smallholder' on the side.

We're just trying to get our gilt in pig & have just started eating our very first home-cured gammon ham; the Jersey house cow is working out brilliantly; I've given up with ducks for the mo as we seem to have a mink problem; there's always been chickens here but I have plans for table birds (if I can sort the mink problem...) and he has plans for fantail pigeons and also geese.

There's a tremendous resource and a lot of fun here - welcome!