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poacher724

  • Joined Jan 2014
  • Northamptonshire
Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« on: January 29, 2014, 02:37:32 pm »
Afternoon all, I'm Ray and keep two Berkshire sows and a boar. They are really my sons but he left the nest to go uni and has not come home.... he lives away on a farm where he works. Looking forward to looking through the site  :wave:

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2014, 02:46:32 pm »
Afternoon all, I'm Ray and keep two Berkshire sows and a boar. They are really my sons but he left the nest to go uni and has not come home.... he lives away on a farm where he works. Looking forward to looking through the site  :wave:

I only left my folks a dog and I did go back for her  ;D

Hello and welcome! Where are you and do you breed pedigree Berkshires?

benandjerry

  • Joined Jan 2014
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2014, 04:54:39 pm »
Hello And welcome  :)


kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2014, 06:35:30 pm »
Hi from Caithness  :wave:

poacher724

  • Joined Jan 2014
  • Northamptonshire
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2014, 08:02:34 am »
Afternoon all, I'm Ray and keep two Berkshire sows and a boar. They are really my sons but he left the nest to go uni and has not come home.... he lives away on a farm where he works. Looking forward to looking through the site  :wave:

I only left my folks a dog and I did go back for her  ;D

Hello and welcome! Where are you and do you breed pedigree Berkshires?

Yes Rosemary Pedigree Berkies, and realised I had not put my location after I posted lol live in Northamptonshire.  We have two of the female bloodlines.  :pig:

Q

  • Joined Apr 2013
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2014, 08:07:31 am »
Hi Poacher - you will find a few more people from northamptonshire on here.

Just a question ,  why did you choose to raise berkshires?
« Last Edit: February 03, 2014, 12:07:13 pm by Q »
If you cant beat 'em then at least bugger 'em about a bit.

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2014, 10:55:23 am »
Nice wee pigs - good to see support for the traditional breeds  :thumbsup:

Fowlman

  • Joined Apr 2012
  • Wiltshire
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2014, 12:32:54 pm »
Welcome Ray
Tucked away on the downs in wiltshire.

Simpsyla

  • Joined Jan 2014
  • Sunderland
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2014, 05:34:00 pm »
Hi from chilly Sunderland Ray - enjoy!

mowhaugh

  • Joined Jul 2013
  • Scottish Borders
    • Facebook
Re: Pig Keeper/Smallholder
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2014, 09:00:42 pm »
hello!

 

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