Author Topic: Hello from Wales (Read 3756 times)

ferretkeeper · « **on:** May 17, 2013, 08:55:26 pm »

Hi Everyone

I've decided to come out of the shadows, been lurkin a while and all my google searches for smallholder type problems direct me here so here I am!

I live in South Wales, very near the Brecon Beacons, very near some of you it seems, on a 5 acre ish smallholding

I have

No icon for ferrets yet! Oh and a husband

who pays for it all by working very hard

I have a couple of years experience of keeping livestock, some bad, but mostly good, and after trying out all of the above we are concentrating on pigs as our main focus.

I research everything to death and very much look forward to hearing everyone's opinions and advice and experiences to help me in my smallholding dilemmas

Best wishes to all

Helen

Backinwellies · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2013, 09:03:36 pm »

Welcome

... glad you have 'come out' !!

Which side of beacons are you? Have you seen thread on meet up on 6th June near Carmarthen?

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2013, 11:39:09 pm »

and welcome from Shropshire.

sabrina · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2013, 11:56:45 pm »

welcome.

tizaala · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2013, 07:55:02 am »

Get to the Royal Welsh showground for 11 o/c today at the first aid tent, to meet other TASSERS. (Smallholder Show)

Bionic · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2013, 08:18:41 am »

Hello and welcome from Carmarthenshire where the weather is lovely (for a change)

ferretkeeper · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2013, 08:40:36 am »

Thanks everyone, BIW yes I have a friend on this forum who's put me down for the meeting next month, really looking forward to it, esp a bite to eat at Wrights! I am on the south west side of the Brecons, bottom of the Black Mountain in fact.

I can't make the smallholder show today, I'm tempted to skive off my jobs here and go today as well!

I am going tomorrow though, and again looking forward to a lovely day out and some good grub.

Yes weather is gorgeous, looks like tomorrow will be too,

for the rest of the week

Tudful Tamworths · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2013, 10:15:45 am »

Hi Helen. Glad you made it to the show on Sunday. See you on Wednesday - will set up the movement for the pigs today.
Liz

FiB · « **Reply #8 on:** May 20, 2013, 10:19:07 am »

from the other side of beacons (Bala).

Blinkers · « **Reply #9 on:** May 20, 2013, 11:33:22 am »

Hello Helen

. Hope you picked up your piggies from the show OK? Spotties here are growing like stink

.
Mandyxx

Rosemary · « **Reply #10 on:** May 20, 2013, 07:53:34 pm »

Hello and welcome from

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Carnoustie

littlelugs · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2013, 10:49:09 pm »

well done for finally joining in

Lea

Plantoid · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2013, 10:35:19 am »

Hello Helen ,
Yet another welcome to the site .
I live very close to you at SA183BZ.
I no longer have a small holding due to injury and infirmity of body & mind

Are you using straw or wood products for animal bedding ? If so are you making a big compost heap ?

ferretkeeper · « **Reply #13 on:** May 25, 2013, 12:39:02 pm »

Hi, yes you're very close too Plantoid. I use straw for bedding, and have a large muck heap which a load of composting worms will soon be set to work on...why do you ask?