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 Topic: losses |
Floyd
Replies: 7
Views: 8855
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 Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sun Apr 07, 13 4:46 pm Subject: losses |
Checked my 4 hives yesterday just by lifting the crown board and found one dead hive, which I put to the side.
Took the hive to the house during the afternoon without my suit on.
However went to ... |
| Topic: Adopt a Rare Breed Pig for your Freezer for Christmas. |
Floyd
Replies: 9
Views: 5060
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Sun Mar 17, 13 2:07 pm Subject: Adopt a Rare Breed Pig for your Freezer for Christmas. |
The rare breed gets rarer nearing Christmas then  |
| Topic: Free Seeds for Bees |
Floyd
Replies: 1
Views: 6377
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sat Mar 16, 13 9:44 am Subject: Free Seeds for Bees |
http://www.soilassociation.org/supportus/keepbritainbuzzing
They are Phacelia,so wouldn't plant in a normal garden as it self seeds very efficiently |
| Topic: Feed conversion Ratio |
Floyd
Replies: 8
Views: 4225
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Feb 26, 13 3:17 pm Subject: Feed conversion Ratio |
| Thanks Crofter, That really helps me get a clearer picture. |
| Topic: Feed conversion Ratio |
Floyd
Replies: 8
Views: 4225
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Feb 25, 13 3:34 pm Subject: Feed conversion Ratio |
Can anyone explain this table to me. It is based on Sasso's Feed Conversion Ratio(FCR). Please forgive the layout I could not get the table to paste correctly.
. Age (d) Weight (g)____F ... |
| Topic: Table Hatching Eggs - Lost messages |
Floyd
Replies: 4
Views: 3405
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Feb 29, 12 2:51 pm Subject: Table Hatching Eggs - Lost messages |
| No only got 3 messages now, and those are from 2009. maybe I had finger problems but I was specifically saving the messages for this year. |
| Topic: Table Hatching Eggs - Lost messages |
Floyd
Replies: 4
Views: 3405
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Feb 28, 12 3:06 pm Subject: Table Hatching Eggs - Lost messages |
Hello,
I seem to have lost last years private messages over the last couple of weeks
I had made contact last year with someone who had a breeding flock of Master Greis (I think thats what they ... |
| Topic: Bad hatching experience |
Floyd
Replies: 6
Views: 3265
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Nov 12, 10 8:54 am Subject: Bad hatching experience |
| I have been hatching ixworths for sometime now and have them all special delivery however I have found that the ones that are shipped using airplanes have a much greater failure rate than those that h ... |
| Topic: Turkey question |
Floyd
Replies: 3
Views: 2007
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Aug 24, 10 5:29 pm Subject: Turkey question |
I know that Turkeys can not be kept with chickens, but can they be in the same area as ducks, geese or guinea fowl?
Your inputs as usual are greatly appreciated/ |
| Topic: Success salting eggs |
Floyd
Replies: 5
Views: 3493
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Jul 22, 10 6:57 pm Subject: Success salting eggs |
| Correction to my previous post it was isinglass that was used not sure of its components but was used for ages. check google |
| Topic: Ixworth Growers |
Floyd
Replies: 11
Views: 4637
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Thu Jul 22, 10 6:13 pm Subject: Ixworth Growers |
Thats a great price. I would bite your hand off for them. And then enjoy the succulent condensed chicken flavour of the bird!
Sadly sepearted by about 500 miles! |
| Topic: Success salting eggs |
Floyd
Replies: 5
Views: 3493
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Jul 22, 10 6:09 pm Subject: Success salting eggs |
| Interesting, Is this similar to the egg water that was used during the war? |
| Topic: Onions from seed: what am I doing wrong? |
Floyd
Replies: 17
Views: 8346
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Jul 22, 10 6:06 pm Subject: Onions from seed: what am I doing wrong? |
| Started mine in Feb and planted on to welll composted soil and fed each week. No joy. Should have stuck to spring onions!! |
| Topic: BT are an amazing company... |
Floyd
Replies: 79
Views: 71184
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Thu Jul 22, 10 6:03 pm Subject: BT are an amazing company... |
I think that your problem is this. BT have provisioned a line and then have used splitting equipment to allow your neighbours to have service. The line is now over subscribed.
I live off-grid and ... |
| Topic: Replaciing a veil |
Floyd
Replies: 3
Views: 3689
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Jul 12, 10 6:32 pm Subject: Replaciing a veil |
I have managed to aquire a few unwanted holes in my beekeeping Veil.
I have tried to find a supplier that would supply the mesh but cannot find any, my partner is willing to give the repair a try. ... |
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