A Swede in France
Chillin' with the herd
Hi everyone, I just joined today after some lurking, and after a few very helpful years over at Backyard Chickens (you'll find me there with the same user name). If this place is even half as useful as BYC, it's a goldmine! I am a first time sheep owner - starting small with three Ouessants, 1 wether - Boris, and two ewes - Millipede and Babette. Us four live with 13 hens, one rooster, one human male, and some resident bats and lizards in an old converted barn in the French Pyrenees, close to a village called Aspet. Our little farm is called Tussot - meaning 'the grassy hill between streams' in Occitan. We live at about 600 metres above sea level, but winters these days are moderate - especially for me who is originally Swedish, and who lived for 10 years in the north of Scotland 
We have about 5 ha of land, a mix of pasture and woodland, all of it quite steep, terraced, and interspersed with steep ravines and creeks. Most of the pasture is lent to a farmer who grazes his cows here twice a year, so it's not all for the sheep. The sheep are pets, so are the chickens. I am mostly vegetarian and am not interested in raising livestock for meat or to sell. I just want to live with animals and provide the best possible conditions for them to live their best lives, according to their needs and nature. I do plan on using the wool for crafting, and look forward to that Beyond that, I have a large kitchen garden that includes herbs and flowers, and have planted lots of berry bushes and an orchard. I am a bit of a plant nerd, and kind of like planting and growing more than I like cooking or taking care of all the produce. If you want to see pictures of the place and us who live here, you're very welcome to check out my instagram profile - https://www.instagram.com/annakovasna/
We have about 5 ha of land, a mix of pasture and woodland, all of it quite steep, terraced, and interspersed with steep ravines and creeks. Most of the pasture is lent to a farmer who grazes his cows here twice a year, so it's not all for the sheep. The sheep are pets, so are the chickens. I am mostly vegetarian and am not interested in raising livestock for meat or to sell. I just want to live with animals and provide the best possible conditions for them to live their best lives, according to their needs and nature. I do plan on using the wool for crafting, and look forward to that Beyond that, I have a large kitchen garden that includes herbs and flowers, and have planted lots of berry bushes and an orchard. I am a bit of a plant nerd, and kind of like planting and growing more than I like cooking or taking care of all the produce. If you want to see pictures of the place and us who live here, you're very welcome to check out my instagram profile - https://www.instagram.com/annakovasna/Attachments
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