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Colin
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Posted: 31 July 2008 07:55 pm | 1st Post |
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| Hi all, can anyone advise of any courses, over a weekend etc, they have been on on know about that give a good grounding on what its really like owning and running a smallholding. cheers Colin
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Posted: 4 August 2008 11:18 pm | 2nd Post |
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Hi colin
Where are you we are in norfolk no charge for the visit but you will be put to work!!
Lots of work turkeys chickens ducks veg fruit and 3 acres of rough land to be tamed. not to mention the chicken houses to be built and pens to be fenced. The pigs have all gone for meat but the pens need sorting. ( Have you gone off the idea already or are you up for a challenged? Accommodation is with us in a small untidy 2 bed semi with good food and a well deserved drink at the end of the day. We work full time and run a smallholding never bored dont go shopping and never watch tv to tired
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Colin
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Posted: 6 August 2008 09:58 pm | 3rd Post |
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Hi Wendy, many thanks for the offer, we are a bit tied up at the moment (daughter just got married), will post again in a while when things calm down a bit to see if the offer is still there.
Thanks again, Colin & Brenda
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Posted: 7 August 2008 12:23 am | 4th Post |
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So you are not put off? Well there is hope for you but rest assured smallholding is hard work!!!! not the pretty picture in the mags .. you have to love all about the animals and poultry you keep to me its been like bringing up a family no one gives you a hand book you just learn as you go along solving each problem as they arrive even vets dont know it all. They are just learning about poultry because we smallholders are footing the bill to find out all about the ailments, and bothering to cure them  . Having said all this I love it all, but I live it night, day,morning, noon and back to night meaning I never go anywhere else  try getting a babysitter for 3 pigs 70 chickens 20 turkeys and 20 ducks and 2 cats  there hard to find but I do now have a friend where we can smallholding swop a change is as good as a rest they say Like your tractor we have a fergie T20 that we use for mowing we love it . whats yours?.Last edited on 7 August 2008 12:30 am by wendy
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Posted: 7 August 2008 08:57 pm | 5th Post |
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| Hi Wendy, yes it will be hard work and I know its sounds mad but its one of the things i'm looking forward to. The tractor in the picture is a friends in canada, I have my TED 20 is in bits being rebuilt at the moment but its coming along. Attachment: IMGP2365.JPG (Downloaded 17 times) Last edited on 7 August 2008 09:18 pm by Colin
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Posted: 7 August 2008 10:35 pm | 6th Post |
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Wow my tractor would love you It looks like you are going the right way about it and getting the equipment before the real work begins and you have no time to rebuild and only maintain as and when needed. This is my fergie with my old Dad and Mum when they came for a visit and were put to work!! they are only 83 and 84 Dad loves it and is great on the maintenance teaching me to respect these brilliant machines I just need to retire from work to get on with the small holding The fergie was rebuilt and had a brief apperance in "Kingdom" the tv progrme with Stephen Fry and we use it almost every day. At the moment for mowing towing wood sawing for the winter supply of wood and it is getting better every day as I learn to use it it has a mind of its own sometimes They are great to have around when it arrived I felt we had the best work mate ever, and yes even a woman can use itAttachment: PICT0044.JPG (Downloaded 16 times)
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Posted: 8 August 2008 08:26 pm | 7th Post |
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| very nice, its taken me 2 years to get this far the the T20. yes the plan is to get as much in place etc before taking the plunge.
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Posted: 14 August 2008 09:13 am | 8th Post |
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Hi Colin
We went on a smallholding course at the end of April this year at Bicton Agricultural College at East Budleigh in Devon. It was an excellent weekend and definately worth doing. Check out website Katrina is the ladies name.
We moved into our new abode at the end of June and the course as been invaluable. We now have four sheep, couple of pigs, couple of cows, ducks and hens and loving it.
Unfortunately do not advise quad bikes as my husband has had an accident and been in hospital with broken ribs and collar bone ouch!! So guess who's doing all the work??
Good Luck
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Posted: 2 September 2008 06:59 pm | 9th Post |
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Many thanks Michelle, sounds like a good course. Hope Hubby is getting better
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Colin
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