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Greg

  • Joined Oct 2011
Hi From Devon
« on: October 23, 2011, 07:18:18 pm »
Hi everyone :wave:

Just inherited 4 sandy black and brown pigs and two kune kune's. The kune's kune's are pets and great fun the sandy's are for the freezer  :pig:

I'm looking forward to posting and hopefully getting lots of advice.

Regards

Greg & Nettie

Dan

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  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Carnoustie, Angus
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Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2011, 07:41:56 pm »
Hello folks, and welcome from the east coast of Scotland.  :wave:

That's a big freezer!  :D :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig:

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
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Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2011, 07:43:51 pm »
Hi and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

JulieS

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Devon - EX39 5RF
    • Ford Mill Farm
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2011, 08:49:51 pm »
Hello and welcome.  I'm from Devon too.

Whereabouts are you?

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manian

  • Joined Sep 2010
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2011, 08:51:31 pm »
hi
welcome from a windy derbyshire
Mx

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
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    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2011, 02:32:29 am »
Hi from an ex-Devonian  :wave: now in north Cumbria with, amongst other things, an Oxford Sandy and Black sow currently making a great job of rearing her first litter.  (Saddleback crosses.  Cute, adventurous, fast-growing little stonkers.)

Welcome to TAS  :wave:
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

Cinderhills

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • North Yorkshire
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2011, 10:26:40 am »
Hi and welcome from North Yorkshire.  :wave:

deepinthewoods

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Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2011, 10:56:31 am »
hi from a rather wet and muddy mid cornwall. :wave:

melodrama

  • Joined Jun 2011
  • Forfar
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2011, 03:10:21 pm »
Hello from Forfar where it is blowing a gale!  :wave:

Maggie

  • Joined Jul 2011
  • Umberleigh, Devon
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2011, 03:46:12 pm »
 :wave:  Hello Greg & Nettie..... I'm a Scot, transplanted in North Devon

 :thumbsup:

Sylvia

  • Joined Aug 2009
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2011, 05:13:54 pm »
Hello :wave: I'm in Devon too. Whereabouts are you?

Greg

  • Joined Oct 2011
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2011, 06:36:04 pm »
Hi guys,

Thanks for the warm welcome...

In-between Crediton and Tiverton...

We started off a few years ago with chickens, then moved onto ducks... Now have the pigs!! We originally were going to have two for the freezer at Christmas but have ended up with 4 and the two kune's because of a friend moving to Australia who had the kune's and two other piggies..

We have a large plot of land that wasn't doing anything just getting busy with weeds and causing me bother with looking after, so Nettie and I decided that it would be good to have a go at the pig rearing. Also it's good that my children will realise that pork doesn't always come wrapped in plastic from Tescos!!!

The next plan will be some Wiltshire Long Horn sheep ... Again, for the freezer, so looking forward to advice and being active on the forum.

Greg & Nettie

Maggie

  • Joined Jul 2011
  • Umberleigh, Devon
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2011, 03:34:21 pm »
Well Greg,  I'm in Burrington, 25 mins from Crediton and 5 mins from Chulmleigh. 

I have Wiltshire Horn sheep.  This is my second year with them.   I cant tell you what the meat tastes like yet, but we have some ready to go to market soon.

Just a thought.  You said you have two children.  It's half term right.  I have 2 freebie tickets given to me by The Big Sheep, (theme park) being as I sold two of my finest ram lambs to them.  We don't have time to use them.  If you'd like them, give me a shout, or they'll go to waste.


Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2011, 06:44:29 pm »
 :wave: Hi and welcome from sunny Shropshire.   :goat:

Greg

  • Joined Oct 2011
Re: Hi From Devon
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2011, 07:14:41 pm »
Hi Maggie,

Do you or will you have any of your long horn lambs for sale?

Apologies for not getting back about the tickets... I'll pm you my details.. Very gratefully recieved.

Greg

 

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