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 Topic: Dead hen |
cherylmc
Replies: 8
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 Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Jun 26, 06 5:46 pm Subject: Dead hen |
| Thanks,T. She was about a year old. They freerange over an acre or more so I'm not always sure of what they are eating but there is no intensive farming or anything chemical anywhere near. I'm used to ... |
| Topic: Dead hen |
cherylmc
Replies: 8
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Jun 26, 06 5:29 pm Subject: Dead hen |
| This afternoon I found one of my hens dead. None of the others look ill and this was unexpected as she had shown no signs of illness. Her wattle and comb were deep pinky /purple. There were no signs o ... |
| Topic: 16 down, 34 to go! |
cherylmc
Replies: 2
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Mar 11, 06 5:14 pm Subject: 16 down, 34 to go! |
| They're all settled now and seem very happy. I've just found out from their former owner that we are featured in today's Scotsman in Clare McDonald's coloum. We're also going to be in her new program ... |
| Topic: 16 down, 34 to go! |
cherylmc
Replies: 2
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Mar 11, 06 11:44 am Subject: 16 down, 34 to go! |
| Well, we've moved 16 of my new (second-hand!) hens and 2 houses onto my bottom acre. We moved the first house and doz. girls last night and after the indignanty of being transported in sacks(!) I thou ... |
| Topic: Essential reading |
cherylmc
Replies: 0
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Mar 07, 06 10:58 am Subject: Essential reading |
I read this on another site and think it is essential reading and should be widely disseminated.
http://www.grain.org/briefings/?id=194 |
| Topic: Ratcattchers |
cherylmc
Replies: 2
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sun Mar 05, 06 1:23 pm Subject: Ratcattchers |
| A post by Saffranne made me wonder. Are cats really good rodent control? I ask because I am expanding my flock and although I don't have a problem right now I might with more hens. I don't like the id ... |
| Topic: Its snowing ! |
cherylmc
Replies: 23
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Mar 05, 06 9:04 am Subject: Its snowing ! |
| We have a foot of the stuff here! My hens are very very unhappy! The first time they saw it they refused to walk on it and kept trying to fly over it. Very funny! poor things! I'm having to feed them ... |
| Topic: Its snowing ! |
cherylmc
Replies: 23
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Mar 04, 06 7:29 pm Subject: Its snowing ! |
| We have a foot of the stuff here! My hens are very very unhappy! The first time they saw it they refused to walk on it and kept trying to fly over it. Very funny! poor things! I'm having to feed them ... |
| Topic: Selling eggs |
cherylmc
Replies: 4
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Feb 20, 06 11:15 pm Subject: Selling eggs |
| Oh dear. Now I am confused. I have always thought that if I stay small and sell to neibourghs or at the door I could avoid too much regulation. I've now been advised that since most of my customers ar ... |
| Topic: Is bread ok for the chickens ? |
cherylmc
Replies: 8
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Feb 20, 06 10:55 pm Subject: Is bread ok for the chickens ? |
| Am I the only person that has fussy hens? My girls won't eat kitchen scraps of any discription. I find this strange since the hens I had befor would go crazy for over ripe fruit, cabbage,green beans e ... |
| Topic: Ruffled Feathers? |
cherylmc
Replies: 3
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Feb 20, 06 10:48 pm Subject: Ruffled Feathers? |
| As I've mentioned in another post I've just ordered a dozen new girls. I've been planning (dreaming of ?)this flock for years and see no reason to abandon it. Bird flu is likely to be with us for the ... |
| Topic: Selling eggs |
cherylmc
Replies: 4
Views: 4321
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Feb 20, 06 10:36 pm Subject: Selling eggs |
| I am increasing my little flock this spring and have an increasing list of customers for the eggs. I think it's time to register as a producer. I'm sure its been on here befor but where can I go for t ... |
| Topic: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
cherylmc
Replies: 4
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Sun May 01, 05 1:07 pm Subject: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| I went to see this on Thursday and loved it. I laughed from the start. I was pretty sure I would not be dissapointed since Duglas Adams wrote the screen play. What you need to remember is each incarna ... |
| Topic: Yoghurt making technique |
cherylmc
Replies: 13
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Apr 20, 05 8:18 am Subject: Yoghurt making technique |
| I haven't made yoghurt for years but my sons were weaned on it. I made gallons of the stuff in nothing more sophisticated than a sauce pan and a mixing bowl. I didn't use dried milk. I achieved creamy ... |
| Topic: home juicing |
cherylmc
Replies: 43
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Apr 16, 05 4:53 pm Subject: home juicing |
.. oh how i wish i could find graham crackers and root beer at the shops 
I've never found graham crackers but cheap digestive biscuits make a good substitute. Sainsbury's sell root beer.  |
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