[Lesley Silvester]

Hi All

My name is Lesley and I have not so much a smallholding as a microholding, ie a large garden in Shropshire.  However, it contains, as well as fruit trees and vegetable beds, three goats.  I have mother and daughter Sanaans and grandson who is SanaanxBritish Alpine and whose name is Curry.  We don't plan on having him for long!

I was sent the link to this site by a man who is interested in goats so came to meet mine.

I am gradually converting all my garden which is not goat yard to vegetable and fruit.  I work on the principle that if I can't eat it I don't grow it (unless I can milk it).  Would love to have hens but this is a very built up area and my neighbours would complain.

When I am not being a microholder, I am a home tutor.  the kids love to look out of my study window and see the goats.  Sometimes I use them as an incentive to work (do this and you can meet the goats).

I'm looking forward to being part of TAS.

[HappyHippy]

Hello from a mad piglady in Lanarkshire 
Welcome to the nut house  I'm sure you'll fit right in 
And chickens aren't that noisy - providing you don't get a cockerel 
Look forward to hearing more from you
Karen x

[SallyintNorth]

Welcome from Just Mad Woman in Cumbria 

Beef & sheep farmers, smallholding on the side - native ponies, choox, house cow, pigs.

[Rosemary]

Hi and welcome from sunny Carnoustie 

[jaykay]

Hi  :wave another welcome from a different bit of Cumbria. Very fond of my goats too (and probably also qualify as mad  )

[Blinkers]

Hi and Welcome from Sunny South West Wales 

[darkbrowneggs]

Hi there - I am not too far from you - so welcome from Sue in Worcestershire 

[little blue]

hello and welcome, from another back-garden-goat-lady!

[melodrama]

Hello from dark and rainy Forfar 

[Miss Piggy]

Hi and warm welcome from West Wales 

[Lesley Silvester]

Thanks for all the greetings.  Would love to have pigs, hens and ducks but no space.  I have kept hens and ducks in the past but now I have a neighbour who would report me if I kept hens so keeping my head down so my goats are alright.

[Cinderhills]

Hi from North Yorkshire.    I have two rescue goats and now would never be without goats, ever!

[salopman]

Hi Lesley!
This is my friend who I visit and lets me get close to her goats, lovely lady and very knowledgeable Welcome!!

[Hazelwood Flock]

Hi from Darzet!

[faith0504]

hi and welcome from moray