[IainW]

Hi All,

Newbie from France.

I've been looking after chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, turkeys & rabbits for 3 years then have been too busy the last couple of years to do it so it all got overgrown and ended but we're back doing it again this year and with a vengeance.

Animal area extended & new houses built

Loads of land for the animals, the ducks and geese are small as we've just bought them on Saturday but they're already grazing.

No problem for me to kill them and my children enjoy watching the killing and then eating afterwards.

See you on the forums.

Iain

[Hilarysmum]

Hi nice to hear of children who know and appreciate where their food comes from.  Where in France are you?  HM

[IainW]

Where in France are you?  HM

Hi, We're in central Brittany, very rural. great for animals as we have 2.5 acres of land doing nothing so I have quite a big area for animals and vegs.

Iain

[Rosemary]

Hi and welcome.

[Hilarysmum]

Just down the road from us; we live in Morbihan.

[IainW]

Arh OK, I run two businesses and my main one is a holiday company where we have parks not far from the morbihan so we drive through it, it's a lovely region.

I love Brittany, so similar to GB, I need the seasons.

Iain

[IainW]

Just down the road from us; we live in Morbihan.

I've just seen where you are, we're just above Ploermel in Gael, funnily enough I was in Ploermel Hospital last week, so we're not far from you at all.

What animals do you have?

Iain

[carole]

Hi Iain,

Welcome from another in Brittany, I am near Gourin and Le Faouet in dept 56.

Carole

[sandy]

Welcome from Central Scotland, love to visit Britany, I have a friend with a small holding but until I check her out again on Facebook, I have forgotten where she lives, she moved away years ago and now has animals, fishing and a B&B, anyway, I diverse, nice to share your life with us all.

[IainW]

Welcome from Central Scotland, love to visit Britany, I have a friend with a small holding but until I check her out again on Facebook, I have forgotten where she lives, she moved away years ago and now has animals, fishing and a B&B, anyway, I diverse, nice to share your life with us all.

Hi Sandy,

Thanks for your welcome, as you can see I have a Scottish pelling Iain as my dad was from Perth, before I left GB I was a mountaineer and frequented "the Ben" and the 3 sisters many times. If it all went pear shaped here in Brittany then I would go back to GB but in Scotalnd (hopefully that'll never happen)

Merci
Iain

[Hilarysmum]

Hi Ian, we have pigs, chickens and ducks.  OH works as a general dogsbody for local council.  I attend Hilary's every whim.  (Hilary is the pig in the picture).   Its hard work for very little pay, but wouldnt change for the world.  I agree Brittany is just lovely. 

[IainW]

Hi Ian, we have pigs, chickens and ducks.  OH works as a general dogsbody for local council.  I attend Hilary's every whim.  (Hilary is the pig in the picture).   Its hard work for very little pay, but wouldnt change for the world.  I agree Brittany is just lovely. 

Morning, Blimey you're up early. I was working til 4am so was off to bed as you were practically getting up!

We're looking into keeping pigs for slughter, would you say it was worth it?

Iain

[Hilarysmum]

If you want to feed your family with best quality meat then definitely well worth it.  If you want to make money, not likely with all the regulations and especially the cotizations. 

However pigs for quality meat, are very worthwhile.  You will never want to eat supermarket meat again once you have eaten your own sausages, pork with crackling and bacon.  Unbeatable.

[pigsatlesrues]

A warm welcome  from Normandy!!

Kate 

[IainW]

If you want to feed your family with best quality meat then definitely well worth it.  If you want to make money, not likely with all the regulations and especially the cotizations. 

However pigs for quality meat, are very worthwhile.  You will never want to eat supermarket meat again once you have eaten your own sausages, pork with crackling and bacon.  Unbeatable.

Who butchers your pigs for you?