[Cheviot]

Hi, 
I should have posted an introduction sooner, but we have had wonderful dry sunny weather,  so most of my time has been outside trying to catch up on all the dry weather jobs that have needed doing.
My partner and I live on a hill farm, north of Moffat, we keep a mixed flock of sheep, north country cheviots, shetlands and hebrideans, I also have quite a number of different breeds of poultry and waterfowl. We both own  border collies and our hobby is to compete in sheepdog trials.
In the future I would like to keep pigs, and a house cow, my partner is coming around to the idea of pigs, but I haven't told him about a cow yet   
I try to grow my own veg and fruit, but this year the fruit has been a total disaster, no tree fruit, currants or raspberries, I did get a few gooseberries though.
I enjoy reading through the posts on the forum, as everyone is so helpful, I'm so glad I found this site.
Kind regards
Sue

[Sbom]

Hello  from Staffordshire 

[HappyHippy]

Hello from me in Lanarkshire 
You can't go wrong with a pig or three  and well, cows are just a natural progression aren't they  ( 'specially if you pick something small like a Shetland or a Dexter, he'd hardly even notice them  )

Look forward to hearing more from you,
Karen x

[Old Shep]

Hello from Yorkshire     Love the avatar! 

[Bionic]

Hello and welcome from Carmarthenshire    I am very jealous of your sunny weather
Sally

[Ina]

Hiya from a bit further north! Guess that was the last sun we'll be seeing for a while...


Here's an idea: buy a Sheltand cow - and tell you OH that you thought you were buying a sheep... Just turned out a bit bigger! (I'd love one myself... Almost kidnapped the one at the show!  Would have just fitted into my garden.)

[goosepimple]

Hi Sue, we live 4 miles from Lauder, so welcome to TAS!  We're easy peasy to find if you are passing this way on the A697, we keep livestock as described at the bottom of the message here.  Nice to have you as nearish neighbours near Moffat, a lovely place.

[SallyintNorth]

Oh, get Jersey house cows - he'll love them every bit as much as you do.  (Mine does!) 

(Note, cows plural please - like most herd animals, they're not happy being singletons.  Sorry for mini-lecture on Hello thread but felt it best to say.)

A warm welcome from North Cumbria  - we too have enjoyed a few warm  days - at long last!

With those sheep breeds - do you spin?    (We await a icon so have to use the  one in lieu  )

[Backinwellies]

 
Hello from down south .... where it is very grey and my SAD is kicking in!
good luck with sneaking in the new stock!

Linda

[Mammyshaz]

Hello and welcome from Durham 

[Cheviot]

Hi,
Thanks for the warm welcome.

(Note, cows plural please - like most herd animals, they're not happy being singletons.  Sorry for mini-lecture on Hello thread but felt it best to say.)

Sally with regards the cow, was thinking of a shetland cow, and a young dexter steer, replacing the steer when the first one is slaughtered, just don't tell the OH about my plan, will have to work on him, try and make him think it was his idea, works every time , or as Ina says I could pretend I thought it was a sheep. I have had dealings with jersey cows in the past, I lived on a dairy farm for 30 years, the ones we had were real divas, if they didn't want to do something, they didn't do it!
We got our first shetland sheep, to use to train the dogs on, then we discovered that Hebs were even better, we now have about 30 females in each flock, and no I'm afraid I don't spin.

Hello from Yorkshire     Love the avatar! 

Thats Jock, my only fully trained dog at the moment, and to me he is a super star, he does so well, despite having me as his handler!

Once again Folks thanks for the warm welcome, I just love it here.

Kind Regards
Sue

[Lesley Silvester]

Hi and welcome from no-so-sunny Shropshire.

[Rosemary]

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie, where it's been sunny all day 

[jaykay]

Hi from over-the-border in Cumbria, where it's been sunny and dry for days 

I keep Shetland sheep too, and not-very-well-trained border collies 

[Cheviot]

Well it's sunny no more, back to rain again.
I was born and bred in Cumbria, near Penrith, only moved to Scotland 4 years ago.