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skyeman

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • upper milovaig, isle of skye
hi there
« on: September 28, 2011, 11:53:35 am »
hi you guys, im skyeman. or mick which ever you prefer, i live on the isle of skye in a croft house with plenty of land to use so im hoping for help from you guys at tas . i split with my wife and im raising my two sons.we have some chickens and a couple of sheep and are planing more sheep more chickens and some pigs. its all new to me. we have been through a lot so would love some help and advice when we need it. its great to be part of tas. hello to all from mick connor and aaron on the isle of skye

Brucklay

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Perthshire
    • Brucklay Pygmy Goats
    • Facebook
Re: hi there
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2011, 12:00:24 pm »
Hi Skyeman and family - nice to meet you - good luck with your new venture and animals
Pygmy Goats, Shetland Sheep, Zip & Indie the Border Collies, BeeBee the cat and a wreak of a building to renovate!!

Roxy

  • Joined May 2009
  • Peak District
    • festivalcarriages.co.uk
Re: hi there
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2011, 01:21:22 pm »
Hello, and welcome to this very nice forum, full of friendly folk :)

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: hi there
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2011, 02:44:58 pm »
Hi there Mick  :wave: and welcome from north Cumbria
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

Dan

  • The Accidental Smallholder
  • Administrator
  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Carnoustie, Angus
    • The Accidental Smallholder
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Re: hi there
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2011, 05:36:11 pm »
Hello Mick, and welcome from sunny Carnoustie.  :wave:

Good luck with the land and livestock, and ask if you're stuck, someone on here will be able to help.  :)

dyedinthewool

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Orpingtons and assorted Sheep
Re: hi there
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2011, 07:49:21 pm »
Hi mick,

good luck with your venture I'm sure you and the boys will have a wonderful life,  smallholding is awonderful way to bring up kids.

 :wave: :wave: :wave:
You are never to old to learn something new

Cinderhills

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • North Yorkshire
Re: hi there
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2011, 09:13:05 pm »
Hi from North Yorkshire.  :wave:

Hermit

  • Joined Feb 2010
Re: hi there
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2011, 09:42:13 pm »
Hi, from another crofter in Shetland  :wave:

Miss Piggy

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • Cardigan Bay, Ceredigion
Re: hi there
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2011, 10:30:26 pm »
Hi Skyeman and family, It sounds like your sons are lucky to have a dad like you, I think you are all going to have a lot of  fun together in the coming years. I wish you well and you will certainly find many experienced people on here willing to help you out. :thumbsup:

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: hi there
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2011, 10:32:50 pm »
Hi Skyeman  Welcome to TAS.  I'm now on here and loving it.   :wave: :goat:

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: hi there
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2011, 08:04:20 am »
Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Good luck with the livestock and the boys! At least you can put the livestock in a pen  ;D

HappyHippy

  • Guest
Re: hi there
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2011, 10:56:08 am »
Hello from me in South Lanarkshire  :wave:
Welcome to the forum, look forward to hearing more from you
Karen x

skyeman

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • upper milovaig, isle of skye
Re: hi there
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2011, 11:30:24 am »
to everyone who left welcome messages for me and my boys,thanks so much it means a lot, we got our first two lambs some months ago and they had to be bottle fed,needless to say they are very friendly, we came home yesterday to find them both lying in the kitchen,no one locks their doors here,they must have jumped up and caught the handle,kitchen floor needed a good clean.

Floyd

  • Joined Dec 2010
Re: hi there
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2011, 04:02:26 pm »
Hello from another crofter (Wester-Ross).

Pretty sure you can find any answer you want on here, just dont be shy about asking the question

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: hi there
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2011, 05:36:17 pm »
to everyone who left welcome messages for me and my boys,thanks so much it means a lot, we got our first two lambs some months ago and they had to be bottle fed,needless to say they are very friendly, we came home yesterday to find them both lying in the kitchen,no one locks their doors here,they must have jumped up and caught the handle,kitchen floor needed a good clean.

 ;D ;D

Things like that happen here too.  But there is an explanation.... :

Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

 

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