[AndynJ]

Hi all, not so new but thought we would introduce ourselves to see if anyone else local.
 

[Wee Eck]

Sorry not anywhere near you but hi anyway from Lennoxtown ( North of Glasgow )....

                   Eck   

[happygolucky]

Well  you live in a wonderful place, been many times down to Devon and Cornwall but that was before we moved so far away, we are now in central Scotland,  Scotland is a very beautiful country without the busy roads.
I am sure there are a few from down your way on here....

[Bert]

Hi from the Isle of Mull. 
  When Holidaying in teignmouth for a week every year. Always spent a day feeding the duck and black swans on the river at Dawlish when I was a kid    loved it.

[AndynJ]

So this is a Scottish forum then or is it just everyone who has chickens lives in Scotland.
My Grandad was Scottish maybe that's why I like chickens
So the simple answer is nope no one else lives down my way.
Wow its a long way for a holiday but then it is pretty fantastic down here, fresh mussels, and plenty of Mackeral, whiting and bream, so its not a bad life.

[Lesley Silvester]

Well, I'm a bit nearer - Shropshire in fact - but I do like Devon if that counts. 

[AndynJ]

Telford way if I recall, we did live in Stourport.
Quick question about goats which breed should we look for ?
Meadow is stock fenced to 900mm high, would like some milk, not too much, any thoughts

[Bert]

Wow its a long way for a holiday but then it is pretty fantastic down here, fresh mussels, and plenty of Mackeral, whiting and bream, so its not a bad life.

It wasn't that far to go on holiday. We lived in the midlands when we used to go to dewlish. ( I've been around a bit  )

[waddy]

Hi there 
We've just bought a place in Howley near Chard so a bit closer. We are in the process of moving stuff down (from South Yorkshire). It will be a while before we get our animals as we have to sort some things out with the house and reinstate some animal housing first. At the moment we just have a rather elderly cat and a snake. Looking forward to getting chickens first later this year. What have you got?


Helen

[Rosemary]

Telford way if I recall, we did live in Stourport.
Quick question about goats which breed should we look for ?
Meadow is stock fenced to 900mm high, would like some milk, not too much, any thoughts

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie 

Not a goat expert but the rare (and beautiful) Golden Guernsey is supposed to be very good for thos e wanting milk but not in vast quantities. You would also be helping to support one of Britain's rare breeds if you have a registered herd 

[waddy]

Golden guernseys are on my list after chickens. Anke on here has them.


Helen

[AndynJ]

I have been considering the guernseys
 
Currently we have
1 fantastic border collie
1 Feral cat (fantastic)
2 Speckled sussex (show condition)
2 Legbars
2 lavenders
1 brown maran
1 Black maran
1 Bl maran x speckled sussex (trial)
1 Silkie cockerel
1 Lavender cockerel
2 types of hybrids
Share 2 lambs
We have had hybrid and tamworth pigs in the past
We have just applied for planning for a 100sq metre hen house to run 50 Bowler hybrids & 50 probably sussex hybrids
We have 8.5 acres hoping to buy another 5 along with agreed rental of 6 acres
26000 litre rainwater tanks, all flat land 1/2 mile from the sea,
Just been asked today to supply 600 free range eggs a week at premium prices
All we need now is milk, oh and sensible planning officer

[TheSmilingSheep]

Well, we are new, and not so far away, near crediton..... does that count as local?

[Possum]

Helloooooo! I'm from the West Country - Stoke St. Gregory in Somerset. We are about an hour away from you so you are not on your own .


We moved a year ago and have never looked back (apart from the fact that the nearest Ikea is an hour and a half away. A bit of a drawback when you are refurbishing a rundown old house). Dawlish is a lovely place and I am sure that you will enjoy your new life.

[AndynJ]

Brendon/Possum, well hi there both,
What have you both got, ground/animals/veg
Possum why would you want to go to IKEA ? next you be telling us you watches tele.
We have been in Dawlish since Sept wonderful place, though we had 1/3 acre before with chicks/pigs/veg
Just on a bigger better scale now, desperate to buy more land, I just heard on the news they have stopped making the stuff, that'll put the price up then