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- Sun May 08, 2011 7:59 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: Creating woodland for coppicing.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2824
Re: Creating woodland for coppicing.
ash is good for growing a quick crop for logs an firewood hazel has many uses but i wouldn't expect a return for at least 3 years you've got to let the trees mature before you start havesting you will find thqat ash becomes a bit of a weed after a while because it self seeds itself .
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:20 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: a PET lamb.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11541
Re: a PET lamb.
giz i would like to recommend that you dont do this on your own get someone who's done tagging before maybe you have but as you may know it will hurt and the last thing ya want to do is tear his ear .so if ya need help ask a professional . i can say i've tagged cattle and pigs not that much on sheep...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:52 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: a PET lamb.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11541
Re: a PET lamb.
i think some of you folks seem to have mis-interpreted what some of our intentions were!!! one she asked a question and original post has changed since i posted. so we gave an answer . it may come across with giz as the deer in the headlights but its not meant that way . as a farmer and an animal lo...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:58 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: a PET lamb.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11541
Re: what do i do with a Lamb?
hmm okay well as the probably most experienced here being a farmer myself . i think its great thats you feel you can help this lamb dont get me wrong!!! however some of the points raised are very true e,g 1) sheep are flock animals same as pigs its recommended you have at least 2 2) fleeces off shee...
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:35 pm
- Forum: Pets
- Topic: What should we have done?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6763
Re: What should we have done?
unfortunately staffies have been tainted with this fighting dog breed. my brother owns an english bull terrier he's as soft as they come .however he is a big muscled up dog and could do harm if he wanted to howevber this is the case with any dog. we can be walking down the street with him and my dog...
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:55 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: Pig IDPlease
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3299
Re: Pig IDPlease
they are indeed mangalitaz they seek to be making quite the impression on smallholders not so much farmers as they are a new breed to england from wat i know of them
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:54 pm
- Forum: Wildlife, Flowers and all other things that grow
- Topic: what would you do with 10ft by 9.5ft'?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4254
Re: what would you do with 10ft by 9.5ft'?
depends if you want to produce food in raised beds or grow plants that may not be edible
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:32 pm
- Forum: Fruit and Nuts
- Topic: Can anyone ID this fruit tree please?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7197
Re: Can anyone ID this fruit tree please?
haha i thought it was a small sicilian blood orange but guess i'm wrong
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:25 pm
- Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
- Topic: oak leaf wine/ birch sap wine
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3272
oak leaf wine/ birch sap wine
oak leaf/birch sap wine anyone ever done it ?
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:22 pm
- Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
- Topic: family forage
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3576
Re: family forage
hmm i been out i've found some wild horse radish but haven't picked it yet i've been out picking the blackberrys and made a crumble with them and 4 jars of jam i also got some rabbits too all free ;-)
Re: Sheeps...
lol glad your sorted
- Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:30 pm
- Forum: What's Going On?
- Topic: romsey show,hampshire sept 11th
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2946
Re: romsey show,hampshire sept 11th
hi thanks ;-)
- Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:44 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: Chickens coming soon
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3800
Re: Chickens coming soon
ok wats the website address please
- Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:30 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: rabbit/chicken wire
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1842
Re: rabbit/chicken wire
check out scats country stores also they have good wire which varies in price
Re: mini cows
i dunno where you can get one from but may i suggest maybe a dexter or another small rarer breed dont mean to come across rude if i have i appologise but i dont support micro pigs or micro cows its just another one of mans genetic mods that the world could do with out . regards jim