The Poultry Keeper

Dorset Poultry · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject: Farm Shop now officially open !!

Finally up and running, on the morning of opening had to replace a freezer and managed to get all the meat in about 30 seconds before the first customer arrived!
everything we sell is grown on the farm and is all rare breed or rare breed cross. sheep being; kerry hill, herdwick, black welsh mountain, southdown, and poll dorsets, pigs being; tamworth, saddle back, oxford sandy and black, blue pigs and iron age (1/2 wild boar), cows being; dexter, jersey and angus crosses.
So if any one is in Dorset on their summer hols don't forget to pop in!

mojo · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject:

dont forget the piccys

CP · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject:

Sounds wonderful! Very Happy

Wish you were closer. Sad

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7344 Location: isle of lewis

it sounds great ,really wish you every success
suz

debcat · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject:

good luck, wish you were nearer Very Happy

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

Well done and good luck. I hope it works well for you

Knobby · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:15 am Post subject:

Oooo....I live just outside Tamworth, and would love to try some Tamworth Pork........Do you do mail order ???

jooles · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject:

Hope you had a successful first weekend opening. Wish you were closer though, would definitely visit.

mojo · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject:

ok your up and running hope got lots of buyers but wheres the piccys for us long distance gang to drooooooole over

Issy · Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Posts: 371 Location: somerset

Where exactly are you - you may not be that far from us - we could come and visit your new shop?

Dorset Poultry · Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:06 am Post subject:

thank you everyone!! so far it has been slow but steady, weekends better than afternoons for obvious reasons. We had two articles in the local magazine and the western gazette and custom definitely picked up! Our worst problem over the easter weekend has been cars full of young children turning up expecting to see all the animals only to be told that its a shop not a petting zoo. However we may isolate the barn next to the shop in the summer for the kids to see the orphan lambs and a ping or two. the hardest part is complying to all the regulations about disinfecting boots etc.

We are 6 miles south of Yeovil, on the A352 to dorchester. hope to see you all soon on your summer holiday!

sasha.p · Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 492 Location: gwent

aww well done hope it works out well for you have you tried asking you local postie to post some flyer's on his round?another good way of advertising not sure if they are supposed to do it but i get loads of stuff like that in my mail box advertising handymen etc not sure if its the postie who brings it though.everybody loves a farm shop there's nothing like fresh produce i wish you all the luck for the future Very Happy