Author Topic: what do we all have?!  (Read 13569 times)

Bert

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Isle of Mull
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #30 on: April 26, 2012, 09:22:11 am »
Now feeling very inadequate  :( I have 1dog, 10 quail, 7 chickens ( will be increasing to 15 chickens soon)

FiB

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Bala, North Wales
    • Facebook
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #31 on: April 26, 2012, 09:35:53 am »
Now feeling very inadequate  :( I have 1dog, 10 quail, 7 chickens ( will be increasing to 15 chickens soon)

Bert, from your posts - you've got something I havnt - a wealth of knowledge!!!

NormandyMary

  • Joined Apr 2011
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #32 on: April 26, 2012, 10:54:05 am »
 2 Pygmy goats, 6 chooks (lost 3 last week to Mr Fox :'( 1 happy cock, 2 cats plus 2 we just feed (abandoned by our neighbours when they left) and a big baby...oh no, that should read "husband"!!

Old Shep

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • North Yorkshire
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #33 on: April 26, 2012, 11:00:40 am »
Well then, I feel inadequate compared to some but well endowed compared to others!  (reminds me of the sketch with 2 Ronnies and John Cleese  ;D - showing my age there)

Any way I have 3 setters, 1 ancient border collie (16), and 1/2 a young border collie (shared with son!).  I very ancient cat (17), 3 Angora goats and whatever sheep son puts in our fields - currently 7 tups.  oh yes and a hubby who is NEVER right (come on girls, don't be letting them think they know everything  :o :o), but is very useful for holding sheep in a lambing emergency and hanging new gates if you are prepared to wait 2 years  ;D ;D
Helen - (used to be just Shep).  Gordon Setters, Border Collies and chief lambing assistant to BigBennyShep.

Sudanpan

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • West Cornwall
    • Movement is Life
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #34 on: April 26, 2012, 12:55:55 pm »
3 pigs  :pig: :pig: :pig:
2 dogs  :dog: :dog:
and 2 baby owls  :wave: :wave: - well, we don't technically have them but we made their nest box and the box is in our tree!  ;D ;D

Pootle

  • Joined Apr 2012
  • Surrey/Hampshire border
    • Pootle Pekins
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #35 on: April 26, 2012, 01:03:38 pm »
Feel very silly even posting in this thread ;D Currently only have chickens (quite a few though!), a dog and two cats...I don't even have a horse any more. Seriously, seriously can't wait till I can realise this smallholder dream malarkey though.
Breeder of pekins and sabelpoots
Pootle Pekins

smithycraft

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #36 on: April 26, 2012, 01:19:08 pm »
We have 2 Dexters, 13 sheep (Cheviot/Suffolk/Lleyn), 8 lambs, 4 goats (more soon when they kid), 8 Aylesburys, 5 hens, 5 geese (too many eggs) and 3 GSD's.

funkyfish

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Devon
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #37 on: April 26, 2012, 01:57:01 pm »
We have 3 dogs, three hens, cockerel,2 ducks, 6 guniea pigs (babies need a home!-any takers?), 5 lambs, 6 chicks and some tropical fish. Want more poultry but need to save up for fencing, batteries etc!
Old and rare breed Ducks, chickens, geese, sheep, guinea pigs, 3 dogs, 3 cats, husband and chicks brooding in the tv cabinate!

fbb

  • Joined Jan 2011
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #38 on: April 26, 2012, 03:06:37 pm »
2 donkeys, 2 shetland ponies, 3 alpacas, 2 kune- kune, 4 shetland weathers, 4 pygmy goats,3 geese, various ducks ,turkeys and chickens,4 giant rabbits 12 guineapigs, ornamental pheasants and ducks,budgies, canaries, cocketeils, finches, quail, parakeets, fantail doves, 2 spaniels, snakes, tree frogs , geckos and a barn cat.
I go to work for a rest!

HappyHippy

  • Guest
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #39 on: April 26, 2012, 04:22:49 pm »
I have 4 kids (of the human variety  ;)) Boris our GSD, 3 cats, 1 kitten, 4 Large Black pigs, a Berkshire, a Tamworth, an Oxford and Sandy Black and 8, ooops, nope I bought another  ::) :D 9 Kunekune pigs  :thumbsup:
And we've LOTS of piglets due in the summer  :o ;D

Mays

  • Joined Jul 2010
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #40 on: April 26, 2012, 06:14:02 pm »
mm let me think...  ;D

6 horses
2 collies
1 JRT
3 farm cats... one with fat belly - oopsie - kittens available soon :o)
5 show goats (one in milk)
7 white face commercial gimmers
23 white face commercial ewes
29 Beltex x above lambs... 4 left to lamb so still counting

1 long suffering OH! LOL!

LouiseG

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Appleby-in-Westmorland
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #41 on: April 26, 2012, 09:03:27 pm »
We've got
3 ponies (2 miniature shetlands and 11.2 shetland x),
2 nanny goats and 1 kid
2 southdown yearling ewes
2 black labradors
3 cats
5 hens and 1 cockerel
a corn snake,
a 20 year old daughter, nearly 18 year old son
and very long suffering OH. (normally a couple of weaners but not this year) but work at a vets so often bring home foster animals, rehomes and whatever else comes in  :thumbsup:
Love it all and think this forum is brilliant.
So many ideas, not enough hours

NormandyMary

  • Joined Apr 2011
Re: what do we all have?!
« Reply #42 on: April 27, 2012, 07:26:48 pm »
2 Pygmy goats, 6 chooks (lost 3 last week to Mr Fox :'( 1 happy cock, 2 cats plus 2 we just feed (abandoned by our neighbours when they left) and a big baby...oh no, that should read "husband"!!
Make that 5 chooks. Cilla got carried off by Mr Fox yesterday evening. Its her own fault for breaking out of the run every day. RIP Cilla.

 

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