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buddstud · Post: # 99610Post **buddstud** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:15 pm

Hi all BuddStud here,we have just joined your forum and I am sure we will become a pain in the preverbial to you in the future with our questions.Our names are Colin and Jayne,and we currently live in a large bungalow in Norfolk(it's for sale,anyone interested).Earlier this year we bought an old farmhouse in central France and will be moving there permanantly as soon as we have sold. we will have very little money to live on in France, hence the need to become as self sufficent as possible. We will need to grow most of our own food,eat our own chickens,etc.etc.....and this from a guy that has never killed anything before.But this is not a dream IT WILL HAPPEN.oh! just for the record we used to show exhibition rabbits hence the name BuddStud, unfortunatly it's nothing to do with my prowess .
Thanks for all your future help...........Colin and Jayne

tim&fatima · Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:51 pm

Hello and Welcome.

we are looking to eat one of our chickens this year. once i've built up enough courage. good luck.

ina · Post: # 99625Post **ina** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:52 pm

Hi Colin and Jayne, welcome to the Ishers!

kiwirach · Post: # 99648Post **kiwirach** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:45 am

g'day Colin and Jayne, welcome.....it sounds like you have some fun plans ahead of you with your move to France.

Millymollymandy · Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:01 am

Hi and welcome! Good luck with your move.

hedgewitch · Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:08 am

Sounds wonderful!!

oldfella · Post: # 99668Post **oldfella** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:46 am

Hello Welcome to the ishers and to France (when you get here)

Thurston Garden · Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:43 am

Ahoy buddstud!

Sounds like an adventure!

red · Post: # 99712Post **red** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:19 am

welcome

marshlander · Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:45 pm

Hello Colin & Jayne!

I understand bredding rabbits for the table is popular in france, too. With your experience with breeding rabbits would this be too like eating a pet?

buddstud · Post: # 99821Post **buddstud** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:08 pm

We also bred exhibition chickens so if Colin can bring himself to eat chicken I will try with rabbit. They will also be a different breed as my bunnies were Netherland Dwarfs weighing in at 2lb,(not even enough for a sandwich) and I will get New Zealand white rabbits in France.The same goes for the chickens Colin had bantams for show but we will have biger ones for eggs and meat. We will be starting off with new stock that are not our freinds so we can stay detached emotionally............fingers crossed.