[Rosieb]

Hi everyone 

Nice to be here, I'm Rosie from South West Scotland.

Keeper of Dexter cows, Ryeland sheep, Herdwick sheep and a large enough flock of mules, Pygmy goats, kune kune pigs, geese, ducks, chickens, too many horses from mini shetlands to heavy cobs, donkeys, dogs. cats and I'm sure I'll have forgotten something!

I run my 60 acre holding single handed and love every minute of it 

[Lesley Silvester]

   Hi and welcome from overcast Shropshire.  I can't compete with you, having three goats and a back garden.     What part of Scotland are you?  I used to live on Arran.

[bigchicken]

Hi from another Scot up here in Fife. 60 acres fantastic, south west Scotland Galloway fantastic, Dexter cattle my favorites, welcome welcome to the mad house   

[lachlanandmarcus]

Hi Rosie!

Up in NE Scotland here, with shetland sheep, geese and chickens and horses.

Welcome, you will love it here!!

[Rosemary]

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie 

Coloured Ryelands, Shetland cattle, various laying hens, three dogs, three cats, two ponies and from tomorrow, pigglies.

As well as on here, we're organising the first Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival in September at Forfar. Long haul for you but hope you can make it 

[HappyHippy]

Hello from me in Lanark 
Welcome to TAS

[in the hills]

Hello from Powys

You must be busy!!!!

[holz306]

hi!  welcome from the N.West coast of Scotland!  sounds like you keep pretty busy, looking forward to hearing all about you're animals

[Bert]

Hi from the Isle of Mull
 Your place sound fantastic. I've only got 10 Quail, 8 chickens, dog and other half.

[goosepimple]

And hi from Lauder in the Scottish Borders - that's a lot to run single handedly!  Why don't you get some chimps too, maybe help you out a bit!  Welcome anyway, sure we will all benefit from your experience. 

[sabrina]

Hi from the North East of Scotland 

[Mammyshaz]

Hello from Durham area 
2 dogs 4 hens 1 chinchilla, 2 kids (human)and OH ( human

Wow, your place sounds like a dream!   
I'm still hunting for our own place with some land for livestock, but love reading about daily goings on from forum members like yourself in the meantime.

[Rosieb]

Thanks everyone for making me feel so welcome, what a friendly bunch I can see I'm going to like it here 

Mad goat woman, mad house - great I'll feel right at home haha

Rosemary, thanks yes we will defiantly be visiting the Smallholders show, can't wait for that - is there a website?

Bert, yes theres always a fair bit to do, haha I have 3 chimps that are my children that like to get involved so it's great.  Experience - most of the time it's trial and error I'm afraid, I've only had cows for 2 years everything else for about 10 years (and yes it's still trial and error)!

Mammyshaz, mmm sometimes it can be a nightmare but I wouldn't give it up for the world 
OH - left him in favour of my small farm, it was kind of him or the animals (or him or a life) so I went it alone and moved to Scotland I've never looked back 

Thanks again everyone 

[chairmanphil]

hi there welcome to the site! 

[Lesley Silvester]

Rosieb, re OH sounds like you made a good choice.