Hello, I'm Kirsten, and my partner & I live right on the north sea coast in Berwickshire. Slowly trying to reclaim land which goes up a cliff, and now have a reasonable veg patch going, though the salt spray and winds make it a bit of a hit & miss extreme gardening experience!
We've got a cat, a wormery & - the reason for the nerves- 4 newly arrived Black Rock hens. Loving them, just want to make sure we do everything right!
Joining up here cos it looks like you're packed full of advice & info!
Hello from a slightly nervous newbie!
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Green Aura
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Re: Hello from a slightly nervous newbie!
Hi Kirsten, welcome to Ish 
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Welcome in 
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bonniethomas06
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Hi there Welcome. I am sure you will love it here.
Good luck with the blackrocks - I am sure you will be fine, chooks are much hardier than you think. Just keep their house clean and foxproof, feed them enough and you cant go wrong.
Mind you, I recon you are at the top of a very slippery smallholding slope. Got any room for a couple of lambs? Could you find a quiet corner for a pigsty?
Laugh now, but it's only a matter of time....
Welcome. I am sure you will love it here.Good luck with the blackrocks - I am sure you will be fine, chooks are much hardier than you think. Just keep their house clean and foxproof, feed them enough and you cant go wrong.
Mind you, I recon you are at the top of a very slippery smallholding slope. Got any room for a couple of lambs? Could you find a quiet corner for a pigsty?
Laugh now, but it's only a matter of time....
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Hello and welcome to -ish from Orkney
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Re: Hello from a slightly nervous newbie!
Hi and welcome
Extreme gardening, well I've heard of extreme ironing but this is a new one. Good luck.
Zoe
Extreme gardening, well I've heard of extreme ironing but this is a new one. Good luck.
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Hi there and welcome - we are just a bit down the coast from you!
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Welcome to ISH
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and Welcome!!Stay at home Mummy to Orin 8, Trixie 6 and Temogen 4 . Also three Chickens Dottie, Poppy and Dr Mumbo. Three cats called Flossie and Pickle and Lexi.
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Re: Hello from a slightly nervous newbie!
Hi and welcome, I thought you were nervous of us! 
Don't worry about the chooks, you will be fine and any problems just ask!
Don't worry about the chooks, you will be fine and any problems just ask!http://chateaumoorhen.blogspot.com/boboff wrote:Oh and just for MMM,(thanks)
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Hiya Im new too....we have 3 blackrocks and 19 ex battery girls, we call the blackrocks 'The Hooligans' they follow us everywhere and if they think we have a treat they fly straight up onto our shoulders to try to get first dibs on it. They lay lovely brown eggs too. Have fun with them x
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Thank you all for the warm welcome!
@bonniethomas06 - oh the pigs are on the list, just need to 'persuade' my partner to come up with the idea?!
@bonniethomas06 - oh the pigs are on the list, just need to 'persuade' my partner to come up with the idea?!
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bonniethomas06
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Hehe, I did too.
Lots of River Cottage (leave the book in the loo), ration him to two slices of bacon because of the exhorbitant cost, and book him on a pigkeeping course. Got the message accross in my case!
Lots of River Cottage (leave the book in the loo), ration him to two slices of bacon because of the exhorbitant cost, and book him on a pigkeeping course. Got the message accross in my case!
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*peers around the spam wall* hullo!
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