Author Topic: Hello from south west Scotland (Read 5125 times)

Frugaldom · « **on:** April 11, 2009, 11:13:15 pm »

Just popping in to say hello and introduce myself. I grew up on a farm in Lanarkshire, most of my jobs have involved working with animals and I'm now self-employed pursuing a self-sufficientish lifestyle in rural southwest Scotland. A housemove late 2008 meant I'd to start from scratch with a small patch of land that is slowly becoming our garden and home to the poultry.

Livestock = 2 laying hens (hybrids), 1 white Pekin bantam cockeral (on holiday here), 1 Silkie, 1 broody who just hatched 6 eggs last week, 6 x bred chicks, 2 Lavender Araucana, 5 Coturnix quail and a selection of eggs in incubators.

Looking forward to getting to know others on here

Edited in on 16th April - We had 9 chicks hatched last night out of eggs in the incubator

5 Silkies and 4 lavender splash Pekins.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2009, 08:29:17 am »

Hi and welcome from Brittany, warm and sunny so far today.

HappyHippy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:28:43 am »

Hello and welcome to the forum from me in sunny Lesmahagow

Where in Lanarkshire were you ? and where are you now ? Sorry - I'm just nosey, tell me to mind my own !

Look forward to hearing more from you
Karen

carole · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2009, 03:28:34 pm »

Hi from me too,

Carole

doganjo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2009, 06:12:44 pm »

I love Lanarkshire - there are so many garden centres between here(Clacks) and there that the ground must be really fertile and the climate good. Hope you enjoy being with us, we're not a bad lot

Rosemary · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2009, 09:20:27 pm »

Hi and welcome from sunny / rainy Alloa.

Fluffywelshsheep · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2009, 02:04:33 pm »

hiya from sunny and wee bit windy (lovely washingline weather) tullibody

Frugaldom · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2009, 09:51:27 pm »

Hi guys, thanks for the welcome

Grew up in North Lanarkshire,. Lesmahagow was a 'horsey' haunt and from there I ended up in Newmarket area. Came back to Scotland and am now in a farm cottage about 25 miles from Stranraer. I don't have a smallholding, but I've crammed as much as possible into my garden.

Does that count?