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Springer222 · « **on:** February 05, 2010, 04:20:12 pm »

Hi to everybody, I'm Ian, I'm an ex pig farmer, gave them up in the early 80's, I'm hoping to get a wee bit of land and get back to looking after a few pigs and sheep.

HappyHippy · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2010, 04:32:27 pm »

Hello Ian, welcome to the forum

I'm in South Lanarkshire and a very happy pig keeper

Whereabouts in the country are you ?
Look forward to hearing more from you
Karen

JulieS · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2010, 04:36:11 pm »

Hello Ian and welcome from Devon

doganjo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2010, 04:56:44 pm »

Hello Ian, welcome to the forum, where are you, and why did you give up pig farming, and why do you want to get back into it? Aren't we a nosey lot? Hope you enjoy our company! I don't have big animals only chooks and dooks 'cos I can't kill and eat. I'm a wimp!

little blue · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2010, 07:16:54 pm »

hello and welcome from derbyshire

MiriMaran · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2010, 08:05:34 pm »

Hi and also welcome from Derbyshire.

Rosemary · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2010, 09:18:28 pm »

Hi and welcome from Alloa

Springer222 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2010, 12:00:13 pm »

I'm from Linlithgow and gave up the pigs due to the way the market was at that time.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:51:25 pm »

Hi and welcome, were the pigs indoors or outdoors? Were you planning on going down the traditional route and keeping a few old breeds?

Springer222 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:58:41 pm »

The pigs were both indoors and outdoors, we kept around 20 to 25 sows and a boar, all the offspring were reared up to cutter weight

Daisys Mum · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2010, 08:42:31 pm »

Hi and welcome from the Borders, great to have more brains to pick, I have no pigs at the moment but hope to get more in the spring. Last 2 went off last Monday. They were Saddleback boars, I had Gilts before them so am keen to see if there is much difference in taste and fat covering, I think these 2 were a bit leaner.

ballingall · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2010, 10:21:20 pm »

Hi Ian,

We're just down the road from you near Avonbridge, but my sister is in Linlithgow. She used to keep pigs too, several hundred for her PHD!

Whereabouts are you looking for land?

We have 16 goats here, ducks and chickens, and looking to get a couple of weaners a bit nearer the spring.

Beth

sandy · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2010, 04:32:03 pm »

Belated Hello from Clackmannan, no pigs just a few Chickens and Ducks...welcome!!

ballingall · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2010, 12:10:13 am »

Got your message, I hope you are successful in trying to find the land. My sister would like a house with some land, but she doesn't want to move the kids from the linlithgow schools, which means she's looking in a very small area, AND she has 4 daughters, so it needs to be a pretty big house too.

Beth

Springer222 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 10, 2010, 07:24:11 am »

Hi Beth,
Its a difficult area to find anything in, I know I've been looking for ages, she'll just have to keep her ears and eyes open.
Ian

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