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- Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:58 pm
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: Any home edders out there?
- Replies: 61
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Re: Any home edders out there?
I home ed my two 5 and 3 bit of an old thread but I've not been on for a while :)
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:33 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: Which lice powder
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1634
Which lice powder
do you use that works?
We have used Barrier organic powder for red mite and saw that they do a louse one as well, anyone recommend it?
We have used Barrier organic powder for red mite and saw that they do a louse one as well, anyone recommend it?
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:27 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: Sickly chicken
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1706
Re: Sickly chicken
After hours of googling and probably searching for the wrong thing it looks like chicken lice
I've never had chickens with lice before, not sure if she'll make it through the night she's looking very poorly.
I've never had chickens with lice before, not sure if she'll make it through the night she's looking very poorly.
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:31 am
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: Cloth nappies
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5457
Re: Cloth nappies
When they start pulling at the tabs on the velcro/aplix ones add a nippa :)
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:28 am
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: Sickly chicken
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1706
Sickly chicken
She's been a bit 'off' for a couple of days, now this morning her comb is a bit floppy with dark patches on it. I had a quick look at her and the only thing I can see is that she has some grey balls clumped together at the base of the feathers (six ish) near the vent. I've googled and TBH am just mo...
- Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:50 pm
- Forum: Eco Parenting
- Topic: Dry nights?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4459
Re: Dry nights?
We're just thinking about doing this with my almost 4 year old, not brave enough yet though, will watch thread for good tips!
- Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:44 pm
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: Help me with my roast potatoes.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7261
Re: Help me with my roast potatoes.
It's definately variety, the spuds we planted this year (name escapes me) are rubbish for roasties
- Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:45 pm
- Forum: Author-ish Photographer- ish - Write or take photos for Selfsufficientish
- Topic: Make your own polytunnel cheap!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 138512
Re: Make your own polytunnel cheap!
That looks brilliant, we're hoping to do something similar for next year.
- Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:55 pm
- Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
- Topic: UK Blight Alert: Help others to try and prevent it
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9342
Re: UK Blight Alert: Help others to try and prevent it
I shall have to ask them what theirs are, we always seem to get it!
- Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:52 pm
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: Hello from Cornwall!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2727
Re: Hello from Cornwall!
Hi, we're also in Cornwall :)
- Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:51 pm
- Forum: Looks like we made it
- Topic: own made furniture
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4349
Re: own made furniture
Looks good :)
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:07 pm
- Forum: Looks like we made it
- Topic: home made screen
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3145
Re: home made screen
Brilliant, we need something like that the flies are driving me crazy.
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:56 pm
- Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
- Topic: UK Blight Alert: Help others to try and prevent it
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9342
Re: UK Blight Alert: Help others to try and prevent it
I think we've got it on ours but the neighbours don't have it on theirs ?
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:25 pm
- Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
- Topic: I'm a fleece-a-holic!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4718
Re: I'm a fleece-a-holic!!
I've got a Jacob and Blue Faced Leicester to do :) Once people know you'll take them they seem to appear :) Which is OK by me! Just got to practice the spinning.
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:35 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: Sheep Questions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4009
Re: Sheep Questions
When we wanted to change to a smaller breed than our Wiltshires, we went through a similar process, including the gulp at some of the prices for breeds like the Ousssants. We eventually selected Shetlands - reasonable price, friendly, easy lamb and easy to bucket train. If you would like to come an...