[winstone]

hello everybody ,
we are a small family in somerset who have been offered some agricultural land ( around 7 acres) my partners dad owns it , but now lives in nz so we have the oppurtunity to own a portion and use the rest as some kind of small holding , after a few months of thinking and having our second child we have both decided that getting pigs would be our love.....we are also considering trying to get planning eventually and maybe getting a caravan/log cabin,

Any advice in these matters would be appreciated , the land has 3 phase electric ,water a large barn with stables.

rare breed pigs sound exciting to us too.

thanks

[Dan]

Hello, and welcome to the forums. 

The place sounds great, having water and a barn will be a real boon.

There are lots of people on here who can help you, and the main TAS site has guides to the most popular livestock, and are worth reading: http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/

If you're not sure which breed of pig will be best for you then just ask - there will be plenty of opinions willingly given. 

Dan

[Horse & Farm]

Welcome to the forum, from cumbria 

[Rosemary]

Hello and welcome from dreich Carnoustie 

Sounds like a great project - a few hens, too, please - nothing beats proper free-range eggs.

[lill]

Hi and welcome to the forum from central scotland 

[sabrina]

Hi and welcome from the north east of Scotland 

[CameronS]

hello and welcome from fife 

[HappyHippy]

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire 
You can't go wrong with pigs 
But you'll never make a million from them 
Welcome to TAS 
Karen x

[Goldcraig]

Hi from Ayrshire....have fun

[ramblerskitchen]

Hi, welcome from Dorset.  What a wonderful opportunity, grab it with both hands.  It will be great for the whole family, especially your children.  I wish mine were younger when I started keeping livestock.

[Lesley Silvester]

  Hi and welcome from Shropshire.  Sounds like a great opportunity.  Whereabouts in somerset are you.  I used to live in Frome.

[Mel]

Hello and welcome from Northants!

[winstone]

Hi, welcome from Dorset.  What a wonderful opportunity, grab it with both hands.  It will be great for the whole family, especially your children.  I wish mine were younger when I started keeping livestock.

thank you , so your saying we should go for it then?

It will be very hard work i`m sure but it is what we both want.

where in dorset are you from?

[winstone]

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire 
You can't go wrong with pigs 
But you'll never make a million from them 
Welcome to TAS 
Karen x

thanks happyhippy i take it you keep pigs then? do you have any advice on breeds...we were thinking maybe saddlebacks or large blacks . Although as its a big move for us we are planning next spring so we have plenty of time for research and planning.       Ian and lou

[plumseverywhere]

Welcome from Worcestershire 

nothing like bringing up children in this environment, we've been so lucky that our 4 are still young enough to really enjoy it. Good luck with your plans!