Author Topic: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire  (Read 6106 times)

Duckduckgoose

  • Joined Aug 2015
  • Echt, Aberdeenshire
Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« on: September 03, 2015, 01:33:02 pm »
 Hi Everyone
i'm a newbie to this site and the smallholding world.
Myself and our family live in Echt, Aberdeenshire with a shetland pony and foal, various hens and a cockerel called Derek, 5 Khaki Campbells and 2 Runner ducks.

It would be great to hear from like minded individuals who are nearby. We would like to keep a couple of pigs for meat and are interested in being fairly self sufficient (eventually). Husband is in the process of building a smoker as his most recent project.

Feel free to say hi and thanks for reading :-)

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2015, 01:36:00 pm »
Hi from Huntly way  :wave:  and welcome to TAS. We have pigs, and sheep and goats and hens and ducks  ;D  You will find lots of useful info on here
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

Brucklay

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Perthshire
    • Brucklay Pygmy Goats
    • Facebook
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2015, 01:58:00 pm »
Hi from Maud - goats, sheep and duck, BH and the 'dug' Zip. Good luck with all your plans  :thumbsup:
Pygmy Goats, Shetland Sheep, Zip & Indie the Border Collies, BeeBee the cat and a wreak of a building to renovate!!

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2015, 02:17:11 pm »
Hello from Carnoustie :wave: and welcome to the forums.

Talana

  • Joined Mar 2014
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2015, 03:20:26 pm »
Hi, I am at Dunecht used to live at Echt, we have goats hens quail cows and sheep used to have ducks.

devonlady

  • Joined Aug 2014
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2015, 03:25:36 pm »
Hello and welcome from Devon.

mojocafa

  • Joined Sep 2012
  • Angus
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2015, 03:42:28 pm »
 :wave:
Fae arbroath
pygmy goats, gsd, border collie, scots dumpys, cochins, araucanas, shetland ducks and geese,  marrans, and pea fowl in a pear tree.

Carse Goodlifers

  • Joined Oct 2013
  • Perthshire
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2015, 05:43:30 pm »
 :wave: from Perthshire.

sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2015, 06:10:28 pm »
Hi for near Banff  :wave:

HappyHippy

  • Guest
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2015, 06:17:29 pm »
 :wave: from Lanarkshire but I lived in Westhill/Pitmedden and Fyvie and worked for Costco (before moving back down here and turning into a mad pig lady  ;) )
Welcome to TAS
Karen

Victorian Farmer

  • Guest
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2015, 06:32:51 pm »
I from aviemore 2 pigs lots of silkies and 230 sheep. Remember thainstone saterday lots of members there. Dingwall 6 November abatware Granton and dingwall.

Duckduckgoose

  • Joined Aug 2015
  • Echt, Aberdeenshire
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2015, 06:52:39 pm »
Thanks for all the hello's! It's good to know there are so many of you so close :-) I think that I will be completely addicted to TAS in no time!!!

ewe crazy

  • Joined Jun 2015
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2015, 06:57:14 pm »
 :wave: Hi I'm in New Pitsligo and moved up here from sunny Sussex in February this year.  I have 60 sheep, Gotlands, Jacobs and Romneys, plus three Herdwicks.  I also have four mad but fun collies.  Would be great to make contact  :sheep:

Rupert the bear

  • Joined Jun 2015
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2015, 07:38:23 pm »
Hello from Peterhead !  :wave:

Duckduckgoose

  • Joined Aug 2015
  • Echt, Aberdeenshire
Re: Greetings from Echt, Aberdeenshire
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2015, 09:53:47 pm »
Hi Rupert
What kind if smallholding do you have?

 

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