Guest Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Lesley and congratulations it looks wonderful, many many exciting days and months and years ahead .I had already seen your new house for sale, how do you get round the agricultural tie problem Round here you have to grow something on the land or keep farm animals - reckon Lesley already has agriculture land going on where she lives now! I wish you joy - it will be wonderful and to be there in the summer. Wow Hmmm how many miles am I from a camping shop? Any one have a tent I can borrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 4, 2006 Author Share Posted February 4, 2006 As long as the land is only used for agriculture and my main income is derived from it there will be no problem. We will start with more chickens and closely followed by bees then move on to pigs and aplaca and perhaps the odd goat.....or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Well the goat needs company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Good point. According to the leaflet I picked up at a country show in the summer (you may have seen it. It's entitled "So You've Been Given a Goat!") goats need company. Richard T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Brilliant name for a leaflet. Lesley can get first goatlu, that has been joked about before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 And an elephantlu? Richard T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myles Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Ah.... thanks for that Lesley. So one persons main income has to come from the land, there's our problem we both have incomes and it would have to remain that way. So just keeping a few chickens won't do .Iam also wanting to start with bees, but i fear to little time and my enjoyment of too many holidays .When you start bee keeping let us all know how you get on, if you don't find it too time consuming i might give it a go. Thanks again Lesley,I hope you don't think me too nosey (well i'am really ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Goats Would that be little itsy bitsy pygmy goats by any chance? I'd love a couple of those. We visit some in Norfolk and Phil is always worried that I'll smuggle one away! Apparently two neutered male goats make great companions. Entire male goats are supposed to be right pests, especially if they can scent a female nearby - probably the cause of the saying 'R**dy old goat'!!!! The people in Norfolk take their females to someone else's ram to be serviced, that way they always get milk, and kids but don't have the hassle. I understand that some women follow this practice too - at least they seem to here in Banbury! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 I looked after a friend's 2 male goats a couple of years ago while she was on holiday and they were a bit of a handful. I'm all for a 'little op' for keeping the males calm!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 The people who keep goats say that they like to scent their territory, and that includes the people who look after them - and it stinks!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 4, 2006 Author Share Posted February 4, 2006 eeeerrrrrr! - perhaps it won't be goats then Although I've never had goat curry. (but then, I've never had any meat curry ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 and aplaca Oh, Alpaca's...how lovely!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 I can spell - really I think my fingers got in a knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Oh, even I didn't notice that Lesley. Was too excited about the thought of Alpacas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Blue Sky Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I like those sweet little Nubian goats that look like Celine Dion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Oh no! I couldn't keep anything which looked like Celine Dion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Blue Sky Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Tee hee. I saw a rare breed sheep once which looked like Mick Hucknall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Oh dear again! A Mick Hucknall lookalike sheep would probably not make it onto my smallholding either ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 If they could sing like them as well, I'd have them! (as long as I didn't have to look at them ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Oh, no, the very idea of Celine Dion & Mick Hucknell doing a duet together in the back yard It'd be enough to make me want to escape onto the Titanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Goats Would that be little itsy bitsy pygmy goats by any chance? Clare- are you obsessed with minature livestock?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Just a bit, they're soo cute The reference above to smelly goats was about entire male goats, not neutered males, or females. They like to scent their territory and owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 OH HOW WONDERFUL LESLEY AND CARL!!!!! I think it means you got the farm ( Sorry haven't had chance to read it all), oh we want to do similar although small scale. I think this exactly what this was all about for Omlet and they must be chuffed that it's having this effect. Good Life here you come! BBx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
