[hexhammeasure]

Hi There, You may have noticed that I’ve been leaving a few posts in the forums here so I thought I’d better introduce myself.

My name is Ian and I have the very good fortune to be paid for being a smallholder..

Pause as you all call me names…

I work on a small.. big holding that has 30 acres of grassland and approx 15 acres of woods, 3 acres of garden a 40ft heated greenhouse and plenty of outbuildings

At present I look after 140 sheep Mostly pedigree suffolks, 9 hens and 13 ducks, 3 cats and 5 dogs

In the incubator I have 9 pheasant eggs and 1 duck egg which were in a nest the cat chased the hen pheasant off

… make that 7 pheasant eggs and 2 chicks

[Rosemary]

Hi, Ian

Welcome to TAS forums. You lucky person - how did you fall into this fortunate position?

We'll look forward to picking YOUR brains over the next while!

Rosemary

[stephen]

hey welcome to the forums!! 

[Fluffywelshsheep]

hiya
from me too

[carole]

Welcome from me too

Carole

[jacyjones]

Where in Northumberland are you? I was born and bred in the West end of Hexham. We sold my parents house last year so have not been there since then. I miss the place 

[hexhammeasure]

I'm on the outskirts of corbridge, I know the old west end of hexham quite well an old stomping ground from the sele right through to the golf course.

[Rosemary]

We went to Hexham for our honeymoon. We were booked to go to New York, but someone flew a plane into some buildings just before we were due to go, so Hexham it was. I like Hexham, though - it's a proper town.

[jacyjones]

Small world - we lived in Park Avenue just above the Priors Flats cricket field and I went to the grammar school. My brother went to Haydon Bridge and now lives near Carlisle. I will be up to see him of course but find it hard coming to Hexham since I lost my parents. No doubt that will get easier as time goes on. It is a lovely part of the world with some amazing scenery. I live in Mid Wales now which is also lovely. 

[Francis Bacon]

Hello & Welcome to this Great Site,

I've just been given 5 Welsh Blacks to add to my growing collection which include 1 Swallowbellie Mangalitsa, 2 Gossies, 3 hens, 1 duck, 2 dobermans & last but certainly not least 2 cats.

Look forward to hearing your news 

Donna

[Rosemary]

Forgive my ignorance but Welsh Black what? Cattle?

[Francis Bacon]

No Worries Rosemary

  Sheep  or they could be Black Welsh, I always manage to get words around the wrong way 

They're quite small sheep, very hardy & lovely natured -  great for a beginner like me