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 Topic: phone a friend for moos |
Rob R
Replies: 3
Views: 31227
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 Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Wed Mar 08, 17 6:33 pm Subject: phone a friend for moos |
The trouble I forsee for the Dexters is getting them on, but more so getting them off again.  |
| Topic: Ex battery hens |
Rob R
Replies: 12
Views: 31040
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Jul 05, 16 12:56 pm Subject: Ex battery hens |
It does depend on the hybrid a lot,
A good many year`s back we got a bunch of warrens,they layed like trains in their 2nd lay,majority still alive,then the eggs and lives waned off over the next 2y ... |
| Topic: Ex battery hens |
Rob R
Replies: 12
Views: 31040
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Jul 05, 16 10:24 am Subject: Ex battery hens |
| It is, it's the equivalent of reusing Costa takeaway coffee cups. |
| Topic: Ex battery hens |
Rob R
Replies: 12
Views: 31040
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Jul 05, 16 9:22 am Subject: Ex battery hens |
| Unfortunately I had a pretty bad experience with rescue hens. We rescued 6 at the end of April, and in two months all 6 were dead. No idea what happened, but they dropped off one after the other. It w ... |
| Topic: Hello... We are back (and maybe looking for birds) |
Rob R
Replies: 17
Views: 130711
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Jun 15, 16 2:11 pm Subject: Hello... We are back (and maybe looking for birds) |
Well, it wasn't all trapped wind, she produced a nice dun bull calf this morning;
http://rosewood.farm/communities/8/004/012/388/008//images/4628622732_586x703.jpg
http://rosewood.farm/communiti ... |
| Topic: it seems glyphosphate might be history quite soon |
Rob R
Replies: 22
Views: 117465
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Jun 06, 16 2:38 pm Subject: it seems glyphosphate might be history quite soon |
Glyphosphate is a possible carcinogen (same class as wood smoke and red meat).
Alcohol is a definite carcinogen.
I've no idea of the funding for this guy, but an interesting take for the non knee ... |
| Topic: Panorama tonight (23/05) Antibiotic Crisis |
Rob R
Replies: 86
Views: 1243075
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Mon Jun 06, 16 10:49 am Subject: Panorama tonight (23/05) Antibiotic Crisis |
there have been issues raised re antibiotic residues in such prawns but perhaps the above is a far greater problem.
Good point. Well put. |
| Topic: Panorama tonight (23/05) Antibiotic Crisis |
Rob R
Replies: 86
Views: 1243075
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sun Jun 05, 16 10:00 pm Subject: Panorama tonight (23/05) Antibiotic Crisis |
| Today I was working 50 yards up the yard loading hurdles into a trailer and someone left a message because there was 'noone around'. Being at home is not enough on a farm, people are expecting the kin ... |
| Topic: Panorama tonight (23/05) Antibiotic Crisis |
Rob R
Replies: 86
Views: 1243075
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sun Jun 05, 16 9:29 pm Subject: Panorama tonight (23/05) Antibiotic Crisis |
| But selling a handful of steaks when it's sunny is not the way to approach that. That's the way to spend a fortune setting up a business and then blaming everyone else when you've two staff burning ca ... |
| Topic: Going Dutch... |
Rob R
Replies: 1
Views: 25005
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sat Jun 04, 16 2:28 pm Subject: Going Dutch... |
It's encouraging, no doubt about that. It's just a shame it has taken until the farming industry is on the brink of collapse before it is even talked about.
Overall we need to stop talking about f ... |
| Topic: Panorama tonight (23/05) Antibiotic Crisis |
Rob R
Replies: 86
Views: 1243075
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Fri Jun 03, 16 9:46 pm Subject: Panorama tonight (23/05) Antibiotic Crisis |
| Human growth promoters. |
| Topic: Power station becomes visitor attraction |
Rob R
Replies: 12
Views: 41578
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Jun 03, 16 8:14 pm Subject: Power station becomes visitor attraction |
| That's the one, thanks Nick! |
| Topic: report on a switch to ecolgically sound sustainable farming |
Rob R
Replies: 6
Views: 28644
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Jun 03, 16 7:59 pm Subject: report on a switch to ecolgically sound sustainable farming |
I wonder if George Eustice & Liz Truss have read it.
I've read the first few pages & it's on the ball as far as I'm concerned.
When the Environment Audit Committee of the House of Commons pu ... |
| Topic: Power station becomes visitor attraction |
Rob R
Replies: 12
Views: 41578
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Jun 03, 16 7:22 pm Subject: Power station becomes visitor attraction |
| We went to a hydro one while on holiday in Scotland many years ago, can't remember where it was though. |
| Topic: Power station becomes visitor attraction |
Rob R
Replies: 12
Views: 41578
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Jun 03, 16 4:10 pm Subject: Power station becomes visitor attraction |
THE biggest power station in Britain is opening its doors to the public, in an effort to become North Yorkshire's most unusual visitor attraction.
Drax Power Station, near Selby, will be open to t ... |
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