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Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:16 pm
by spuddog59
Hello, All!

I am the living example of "you can take the girl outta the country, but you can't take the country outta the girl." Had to sell the small farm for health reasons and move into Windsor, ON poop . Previously raised Beltsville Smalls, Chanteclers, Khaki Campbells, many other chickens, geese, ducks, quail. Fiber business based on a German Angora herd of 25, plus other rare breed rabbits. :rooster-171: :bunnyhop:

Now in the city in the midst of this epidemic and looking to the security of the supply chain for food in the long term. All I am allowed to keep here is pigeons. Up to 80 of 'em! So ima do it! Maybe a few 'pet' quail indoors too... :chickennet:

2 dogs, 2 cats, 4 fish tanks, many plants and container gardening in a tiny duplex w. 2 adult offspring who remain reluctantly tolerant of my critter projects. Am a retired landscape architect. Hubby is a city boy thru and thru, but he loves to eat, so birds are good! I used to belong to PSO, and am so pleased to be back in the mix with a group of people who are literally so down-to-earth and know what's what! :wee:

Cheers,

JM "spuddog59"

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:30 pm
by Killerbunny
Hello and welcome, a bunch of us here used to be on PSO too. Pity you can't keep the others. I raise Beltsvilles and love them!

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 3:07 pm
by TomK
:welcome: to :PTO: ...i too was on PSO but i like the PTO name better...not that much swap more talk altho the old timers did like to 'swap' stories so maybe i am speaking too hastily...anyway, glad to have you :run:

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 3:43 pm
by Farrier1987
Hey, welcome. I am near Merlin. Maybe see you at the Harrow sale last Tues every month, if it ever gets going again. Lots of pigeons and rabbits and chickens and stuff.

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:58 pm
by Killerbunny

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:09 pm
by spuddog59
Thanks for the greetings and hilarious song!!! Have hated pigeons my whole lie - now it seems I want more and more lol! Miss my BSWs most of all...pweeweetpweet

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:10 pm
by WLLady
Hi and welcome!!!! @Bobbi is in your area too! Hope you enjoy the forum, we started up at the time that PSO shut down. Happy that you are here!

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:12 pm
by Kbr42
Hi and Welcome! Lots of good folks here and good advice if you need it! Enjoy!

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:24 pm
by KimChick
Hi JM and welcome!
We are city folk who couldn't afford a place in the country 35 years ago, so we're doing the small farm thing in our "retirement". Call it a career change for both of us.

Re: Reluctant Urbanite

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:06 pm
by windwalkingwolf
Welcome to PTO! :iheartpto: :wave: :wave: :wave: