[happygolucky]

No chickens!!! It was the purchase of my first Black Rocks that introduced me to this forum, so now they are gone I think I will too.

[Rosemary]

Your dogs count as chickens. Honest. I'd rather you didn't go. I'm looking forward to hearing about your new home 

[Bionic]

Sandy don't go. We love hearing your stories and as Rosemary has said we are looking forward to hear about your new place when you move.

[happygolucky]

I feel such a fraud now....I already miss the chickens as I had to eat the left over doughnuts that I would have given to the hens.......I have opened up the garden now, only hope the weeds do not take over.......the dogs never were a threat to the hens, they all got on fine, even tiny dog

[Alistair]

Just stick some feathers on your oh and chuck him out into the garden, he'll understand, just give him a Hoover and tell him to clean the patio

[doganjo]

You don't need livestock to be an accidental smallholder.  Grow veg, fruit and flowers in your new garden and you'll be welcome I'm sure. And we're all nosey folk anyway - we want to see before and after pics of your new home.

[john and helen]

you have experience that will help others, so!!! no need to go really 

[happygolucky]

We already have a neighbour   with half his garden an allotment, he grows flowers for another elderly neighbour....but we are not growing much at all....we even have......shock horror......pretend grass and I am sure tea will be out here hoovering Alister.... , when I saw he"grass" I thought it was real too........things are getting a bit sticky re house move just now...so who knows?......

[Bodger]

Don't be silly, don't go! There's more to life than chickens, admittedly not much but it's still life all the same. I enjoy your postings and you do have time for what I and others put on here too.

[happygolucky]

Thanks...its something I have been toying with but the alternative is watching TV and talking to my husband who will go mad as he likes to watch Mighty Ships or Gone fishing.....jokeing apart, I am in no way a club person, I also am not a shopping person, apart from a few trips to the charity shop and B&M....I have no hobby other than the dogs but will go back gun dog training, so basically, this and Facebook is all I have.................I am sort of happy with that though

[Bionic]

So that's the end of it then. You are STAYING

[doganjo]

Dogs aren't a hobby they are a lifestyle - once you are settled you may feel differently about your garden and growing things.

[happygolucky]

Well I have tried many times to grow stuff but sadly I neglect plants.......and Steve is not taking  his roses either, they lacerated me every time I do gardening, I do love the flowers though...The dogs are a hobby in the way that we can go beating and dog training, that's what I love and so proud of how they are, looks like the pups are turning out to be like mummy Rhum, solid and sound and bomb proff!!! One house we were going to buy did have a humugouse garden and I was so excited about growing stuff, but this house has had a lot of money spent on it to make it easy to look after, even though its a good size, its just for sitting in!!

[Alistair]

If you are staying you really really must learn to spell my name right, in all time I've been on here I don't think you've got it right once 

Anyway you can't leave because your not allowed to, so there.

[doganjo]

The dogs are a hobby in the way that we can go beating and dog training,

That's what I call lifestyle.    I am becoming better every day, and train mine every day anyway;  and I will soon get back to taking my younger two shooting too - a different type of activity from yours, of course, as mine are what shooters call 'jacks of all trades' not doing just what retrievers do.  Mine wouldn't do as peg dogs, wouldn't sit still for hours on end on driven shoots as Labs do, nor hunt close like spaniels.