[Kirsten]

Hi All
My name is Kirsten.  I am lots over 21, come to that 2 out of 3 of my children are also over 21....now I feel old!

I live in Scotland and work with birds of prey as my day job.  I have 2 young Highland ponies and am about to get 2 pigs, 2 sheep, a dozen hens and a small bee hive.  We have kept pigs before (Tamworths) but are going for a more sedate breed this time (either Saddlebacks or GOS's).
Really looking forward to getting everything.
Kirsten

[doganjo]

Welcome, Kirsten.  I'm just on the edge of Clackmannan - just dogs and a cat, chickens and ducks and a large garden. Hope you enjoy chatting to us.  If you feel you'd like to there's Central Scotland Smallholders Association you can join for £10 a year. - let me know if you do.

[MiriMaran]

Welcome from a snowy Derbyshire!

[Lavinia]

Hi

Welcome from Midlothian, just another newbie who is benefiting from loads of advice, loads over 21 as well..... lol

Lavinia

[doganjo]

Midlothian - that's Central Scotland too isn't it?  You could join too!

[Lavinia]

yeah - it's ok Rosemary told us all about it on our visit to her place so we will be joining soon, i have had a look at the web site downloaded the forms and everything then i realised it was due to renew in january so there was not much point doing it december.  Will get them sent over the weekend... 

[Lavinia]

ps midlothian is central scotland. I am from Northern Ireland and Joe (OH) is from dalkeith... i've only been here for 10 years .....

[Hilarysmum]

Hello looking forward to hearing about your pigs

[little blue]

hello and welcome, perhaps we need a 'birds of prey' section, what do you think?!

[CameronS]

Hi, welcome from, a cold and snowy fife

[HappyHippy]

Hello from me in snowy Lanarkshire 
Look forward to hearing more about you, where in Scotland are you ?

[sandy]

Hello, from another Clackmannannannannanna.....not been here long and have a B&B and 16 CHickens, 2 Ducks, 2 Labradors and 9 Labrador pups and love it....WELCOME

[redtail]

Kirsten; Picked up on your post after I replied to your falconer comment.

Yep its hard getting old - my son would have been 49 this year and my daughters are 47 and 38

Picking up on comment by Little Blue re need for bird of prey section.  Don't encourage us - We are notorious for telling lies about how big our birds are and exaggerate their abilities to handle quarry.

eg: I had a Musket (male sparrowhawk who was so full of fire he would have killed a cow if he thought he could pick it up (Muskets weigh from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 oz.)

[Rosemary]

Hi, Kirsten and welcome

Where about n Scotland are you?

[Hilarysmum]

Redtail love the "picture" of the musket carrying the cow