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 Topic: Storing bulk grain |
Joey
Replies: 57
Views: 62779
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 Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Jun 10, 11 11:23 am Subject: Storing bulk grain |
Standard quality wheat has a bulk density of 720kg/cubic metre
That means you need 1388 litres of space to fit a 1 tonne of wheat. If it is better quality wheat you might fit 800kg in one cubic met ... |
| Topic: Where does protein come from? |
Joey
Replies: 32
Views: 37653
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu May 12, 11 10:16 am Subject: Where does protein come from? |
Agree that the protein Quality may improve when the grain sprouts, ie there are amino acids formed that are more useful to human nutrition.
The reason the percentage of protein and fibre increases i ... |
| Topic: Pigs etc |
Joey
Replies: 12
Views: 8838
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Tue Sep 26, 06 11:28 am Subject: Pigs etc |
Co. Fermanagh - I have 4 acres which are mostly clay and rushes.
Ah! Bout ye! Co Fermanagh, half of it under water, and the rest should be! 
I'm a Tyrone man myself, handy with a graip, b ... |
| Topic: Knife Making |
Joey
Replies: 38
Views: 40439
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Jul 05, 06 11:10 am Subject: Knife Making |
Marts,
That is beautiful. |
| Topic: Unpasteurised goats milk and pregnant women |
Joey
Replies: 13
Views: 26677
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu May 25, 06 11:55 am Subject: Unpasteurised goats milk and pregnant women |
Well, I drank unpasteurised cows milk all my childhood (and I assume my Mum drank it when she was expecting me).
Not done me any harm.
Much.
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| Topic: pickled eggs |
Joey
Replies: 23
Views: 13200
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu May 25, 06 8:31 am Subject: pickled eggs |
Blind testing and science show no difference in battery v free range in eggs, meat or anything else. If it makes you happier then treat differently.
You suggest the anitbiotic, hormone and drug res ... |
| Topic: Wanted Fertile Cockrel |
Joey
Replies: 9
Views: 6330
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Fri May 19, 06 8:57 am Subject: Wanted Fertile Cockrel |
I know plenty of fertile Indians mate, not sure they're the type you want though...
They might be Indian, but are they game? |
| Topic: Where does all the rapeseed go? |
Joey
Replies: 20
Views: 28456
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue May 16, 06 10:50 am Subject: Where does all the rapeseed go? |
Two main oilseed rape crushers in UK are Cargill in Liverpool and ADM in Erith (Just on the borders of you Kingdom, King Tahir!!)
I shall have to dispatch an envoy to this strange land
Remembe ... |
| Topic: Where does all the rapeseed go? |
Joey
Replies: 20
Views: 28456
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue May 16, 06 9:39 am Subject: Where does all the rapeseed go? |
Definitely it will be canola type oil. Reading futher on t'internet it would seem Canola is a Canadian/US term, while in Europe we say
Double zero. However cultivars of both Brassica napus (swede) an ... |
| Topic: Where does all the rapeseed go? |
Joey
Replies: 20
Views: 28456
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon May 15, 06 8:43 am Subject: Where does all the rapeseed go? |
Two main oilseed rape crushers in UK are Cargill in Liverpool and ADM in Erith (Just on the borders of you Kingdom, King Tahir!!)
The oil is used in bog standard cooking oil (if its not being label ... |
| Topic: Dead or Alive? |
Joey
Replies: 27
Views: 15195
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed May 10, 06 3:23 pm Subject: Dead or Alive? |
Silkies!!!
Isn't that a girls blouse of a breed?
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| Topic: Chalk |
Joey
Replies: 28
Views: 18256
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Apr 25, 06 8:17 am Subject: Chalk |
Chalk, limestone, marble.
All are more or less Calcium carbonate. |
| Topic: Chicken for Dinner.. |
Joey
Replies: 12
Views: 13858
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Apr 10, 06 8:10 am Subject: Chicken for Dinner.. |
Well??
What was it like then? |
| Topic: BBC map of poultry keeping areas in GB |
Joey
Replies: 19
Views: 20088
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Apr 07, 06 1:17 pm Subject: BBC map of poultry keeping areas in GB |
So, it's a sectarian map. I'm writing an e-mail to the Rev.
But he's an octogenarian now! |
| Topic: BBC map of poultry keeping areas in GB |
Joey
Replies: 19
Views: 20088
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Apr 07, 06 11:16 am Subject: BBC map of poultry keeping areas in GB |
It's official, there are no chickens in Northern Ireland. I blame bird flu (and thatcher)
Careful now JB, the map Title reads GB not UK. Got to be precise with your politics and geography these d ... |
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