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by scallywag
Sun May 16, 2010 6:13 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Can I feed chickens parsnip foliage?
Replies: 3
Views: 3196

Re: Can I feed chickens parsnip foliage?

They pecked at it once or twice then turned their beaks up, so "No" it seems...

Thanks for the comments.
by scallywag
Sun May 16, 2010 5:48 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: Re-Capping Beer Bottles.
Replies: 7
Views: 3185

Re: Re-Capping Beer Bottles.

Screw cap wine bottles are re-usable. Not sure how much pressure they will hold though... but haven't had one blow on me yet...
by scallywag
Sat May 15, 2010 6:14 pm
Forum: Author-ish Photographer- ish - Write or take photos for Selfsufficientish
Topic: Winemaking Parts 1 + 2 + 3
Replies: 24
Views: 58613

Re: Winemaking Parts 1 + 2 + 3

Thanks for doing this MKG - you inspired me to start brewing wine and much good fun I've had mucking around. I've had some success using jam rather than fruit teabags...
by scallywag
Sat May 15, 2010 6:00 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Can I feed chickens parsnip foliage?
Replies: 3
Views: 3196

Can I feed chickens parsnip foliage?

Hey,

I'm just about to harvest last autumn's parsnips. They have plenty of healthy foliage. Can the chicks eat this? I've read that parsnip foliage can irritate skin, so thought I'd check.

cheers for any help.
by scallywag
Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:49 pm
Forum: Looks like we made it
Topic: Please tell me the truth...
Replies: 31
Views: 9584

Re: Please tell me the truth...

They both look great.

Also, I remember there was a guy about 7-8 years ago that used to wander up and down Mill Road with, I swear, a loaf of bread on his head (he used a belt buckled under his chin to secure it). So what do you have to lose!
by scallywag
Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:40 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: What have you got brewing at the moment
Replies: 190
Views: 69176

Re: What have you got brewing at the moment

2 gallons of blackberry jam wine (based on the fruit-tea wine process) but with jam strained through muslin. 5 gallons of muntons beer-kit wine. For the first time I'm brewing this in one of those plastic pressure barrels (with the lid unscrewed to prevent an explosion!) - the cunning plan being to ...
by scallywag
Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:00 pm
Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Topic: What have you found lately?
Replies: 102
Views: 62420

Re: What have you found lately?

Bags and bags of leaves! I throw them into my chicken run for the girls to scratch around in.
by scallywag
Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:21 pm
Forum: How do I??
Topic: How do i write a decent CV?
Replies: 17
Views: 7750

Re: How do i write a decent CV?

I interview people as part of my job. My opinions... The purpose of your cv is to get you an interview, that's all. Customise your cv for the job, if you don't make the effort to make a serious effort why should they make the effort to interview you? Go through the job ad, make sure that your cv tic...
by scallywag
Sat May 23, 2009 3:11 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Mucky hen bottoms
Replies: 20
Views: 4588

Re: Mucky hen bottoms

Do they have a spot to dust-bathe? My two seem to take care of themselves nicely in an odd corner of a border.
by scallywag
Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:55 pm
Forum: Practice and Deleted
Topic: test!
Replies: 0
Views: 9941

test!

Testy goodness!