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mmm

  • Joined May 2010
Hello from me :)
« on: May 24, 2010, 09:53:46 pm »
Found this friendly forum a few days ago & thought I should drop in & say Hi.


We have beef  :cow:,  :sheep:, 1 :pig: of one sort & another,   :horse:   :dog: &  :cat: & goodness knows how many  :chook:.

The  :pig: are my side line, have been doing them for 18 months now & I love them. I have some GOS ready next month, only a couple left to sell. My 1st one is going for a hog roast so im a bit nervous about that. I cut up all my own pigs & lambs. cure my bacon, hams & make sausages. Its been a learning curve but I really enjoy it.
« Last Edit: May 28, 2010, 08:33:26 pm by mmm »
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Teresa

  • Guest
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2010, 10:02:40 pm »
Wow!! :o Welcome to the forum! Thats an amazing amount of land!! How do you manage it all?
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Helencus

  • Joined Feb 2010
    • NW Leicestershire
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2010, 10:13:24 pm »
Welcome you must be very very busy with all of that!
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CameronS

  • Joined Aug 2009
    • North East Fife
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2010, 10:21:50 pm »
Welcome from fife  :wave: 
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Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
    • Scottish Borders
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2010, 10:30:04 pm »

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders, I have always sent my lambs and pigs to the butcher but must admit i am tempted to try and butcher my own, I would still have the ones that are sold professionaly butchered as I only do a few hygene regulations would make it cost prohibitive.
I have not even had the courage to make sausages or bacon yet.
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Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2010, 10:31:00 pm »
Hi and welcome from Alloa. Where are you?
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JulieS

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Devon - EX39 5RF
    • Ford Mill Farm
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2010, 10:45:45 pm »
Hello and welcome from Devon  :)
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2010, 11:26:16 pm »
Hey, welcome - I don't think your are a smallholder - more like a largeholder ;D ;D
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Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2010, 02:12:40 am »
And welcome to you too Shubhas!  Tell us all about yourself
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Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2010, 06:53:51 am »
Hi welcome from Brittany
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Sandy

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Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2010, 08:46:08 am »
Morning from Clackmannan, central Scotland, I only have a garden and some chickens whereas you have lot's to keep you busy..Welcome!!
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mmm

  • Joined May 2010
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2010, 08:55:59 am »
Quote from: Daisys Mum on May 24, 2010, 10:30:04 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders, I have always sent my lambs and pigs to the butcher but must admit i am tempted to try and butcher my own, I would still have the ones that are sold professionaly butchered as I only do a few hygene regulations would make it cost prohibitive.
I have not even had the courage to make sausages or bacon yet.

Bacon is SO easy you need to try curing. My local butcher sold me a bag of cure for £5, gave me a sheet of instructions  & I add the brown sugar ( sometimes herbs ), pack in to a plastic bag, job done. Leave in the fridge for approx 14 days & hey presto bacon. The last lot I did was hung outside in muslin & dried beautifully. I have a slicer (bought very cheaply off ebay ) so I slice & vac pac. Doing more next month or July as we are nearly out :(  Sausage take time making but are well worth it.
 
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Helencus

  • Joined Feb 2010
    • NW Leicestershire
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2010, 01:39:02 pm »
Oh you're not too far from me then I'm by ashby de la zouch.
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mmm

  • Joined May 2010
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2010, 01:52:30 pm »
Quote from: Helencus on May 25, 2010, 01:39:02 pm
Oh you're not too far from me then I'm by ashby de la zouch.

No not too far :) Im  north of newark
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Helencus

  • Joined Feb 2010
    • NW Leicestershire
Re: Hello from me :)
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2010, 01:59:01 pm »
A near neighbour then in terms of this site if youre ever over my way give me a shout ill stick the kettle on ! ;D
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