[Brijjy]

I am new to this forum but not so new to smallholding as I was brought up on one. We ( me, hubby and four young children) all moved to Wales three years ago to a house with an acre or so of muddy hill. So far we've got chickens, bantams, Muscovy ducks, a Gloucester Old Spot weaner and a Wiltshire Horn ram and Wiltshire X ewe. His other five ladies are kept at my parents up the road. The kids have got guinea pigs and fish and they share the two dogs, a lurcher and a border terrible. We have just had our first pig for meat and he tastes lovely so we decided to have another one. We are very lucky here in that the nearest abbatoir is only 8 miles away, so no long, stressful journeys. I love this lifestyle and feel incredibly lucky and privileged to be able to it.

[faith0504]

hi from a damp and windy moray

[plumseverywhere]

hello from Worcestershire where we have 4 small children and a muddy hill too!

[Rosemary]

Hello from muggy Carnoustie 

[digit]

Hi from a very wet Wales

[piggy]

Hi and welcome from Suffolk.

[morri2]

Hi Brijjy, it certainly is wet and windy here in Wales at the moment.  Welcome to the site.

[doganjo]

Hi Brijjy, it certainly is wet and windy here in Wales at the moment.  Welcome to the site.

You can't sleep either?

[AndynJ]

Hi,

Sounds lovely

Your weaners, you should have 2 at a time, pigs are better with a friend, they are happier

How have you got so much in such a small space ?

Good luck

[Megansmam]

Hi from Carmarthenshire Wales Still wet and windy today

[Sharondp]

Hello from Herefordshire 

Where in Wales are you?

[Brijjy]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. We are situated just outside Newtown, Powys. So just over into Wales. We love it here but always hankering after a bit more land. Musn't be greedy though. Our previous pig was on his own with intermittant sheepy friends. This pig has our Wiltshire ram and his lady to keep him company. He seems to get on fine with them. He also likes to chase after the children and the chickens.

[Daisys Mum]

Hi and welcome from an equally wet and windy Scottish Borders 

[little blue]

hello and welcome 

[ballingall]

Hello and welcome Brijjy.

Hi,

Sounds lovely

Your weaners, you should have 2 at a time, pigs are better with a friend, they are happier

How have you got so much in such a small space ?

Good luck

I don't think they have that much in that space- we have 18 goats, 3 orphan lambs, 2 weaners, 13 chickens, 11 ducks, 3 dogs, 3 cats, 3 guinea pigs and a rabbit on just about an acre!

Beth