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FiB

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Bala, North Wales
    • Facebook
Hello from Bala, North Wales
« on: October 13, 2011, 04:16:26 pm »
Done this the wrong way around - asking for help and posting before introducing myself - how rude, apologies!!!

We moved to Bala from Birmingham about 6 months ago, and have been busily 'doing up' the land (the house will have to wait ;D) - endless fencing, weed battling etc.  We inherited a flock of 5 semi wild chickens (now happily housed at night) and added to those with 4 day old chicks (unhappily all cockrels - eating our way through those with gritted teeth :P) and 2 lovely POL Warrens.  Expecting a few ex batts in November.  Started our flock of sheep last month (10 Beulah ewe lambs and 5 Lleyn Ewe lambs) and 2 weeks ago started with our pigs (4 Saddlebacks).  So its all happening now.  Loving it all and also looking forward to starting paid work again in the woods (I'm a Forest School leader).  Will upload some photos if I ever get Broadband faster than 0.125 Mb!!!

The Forum has been so helpful so many thanks to all!!
« Last Edit: October 13, 2011, 08:55:02 pm by FiB »
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Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Telford
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2011, 06:03:56 pm »
 :wave:  Hello FiB fromm Shropshire.
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Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011, 06:05:25 pm »
Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:
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tizaala

  • Joined Mar 2011
    • Dolau, Llandrindod Wells,Powys
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2011, 07:12:23 pm »
Welcome from LLandrindod Wells, SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOUR HANDS FULL.
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2011, 11:59:16 pm »
A very warm welcome from another ex-Brummie  :wave:  now in north Cumbria farming beef and sheep with a house cow, pigs, native ponies and a few choox on the side.
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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

manian

  • Joined Sep 2010
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2011, 06:46:19 am »
hi from a sunny derbyshire....... well today anyway ;)
Mx
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feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
    • lymington hampshire
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2011, 09:11:26 am »
Hi from the South Coast :wave: used to go to Bala a lot when i lived on the Wirral have some good memories from there
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Blinkers

  • Joined Jan 2008
    • Carmarthenshire
  • Carmarthenshire/Pembrokeshire border
    • Glyn Elwyn - Faithmead Herd
    • Facebook
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2011, 10:38:17 am »
Croeso  :wave: from South West Wales  :thumbsup:
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Hazelwood Flock

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Dorset.
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2011, 10:48:31 pm »
Hi from Darzet!  :wave:
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Happienik

  • Joined Oct 2011
    • West Wales
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2011, 11:33:03 am »
Hello from West Wales. Just joined Accidental Smallholder today. We moved from England to our smallholding about 5 years ago. We just have sheep and dogs at the moment - hoping to add to list of animals when we've finished renovating the house.  Even though I always thought of myself as a real die-hard townie, I wish now that I'd made the move to the country 40 years ago!
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2011, 01:43:00 pm »
Well, and welcome to Happienik too  :wave:
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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

Hazelwood Flock

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Dorset.
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2011, 09:49:04 pm »
Hi there!  :wave:
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Not every day is baaaaaad!
Pedigree Greyface Dartmoor sheep.

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Telford
Re: Hello from Bala, North Wales
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2011, 10:54:58 pm »
 :wave:  Hello Happienik.
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