feed the hens in the evening inside the area you want them to roost. The lure of food will overcome their nostalgia
Move the tractor when it suits you, but i wouldn't worry to much about upsetting them, they'll get used to it, especially if it happens regularly
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- Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:18 am
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: Combining chicken tractor and free range...question
- Replies: 9
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- Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:13 pm
- Forum: Wildlife, Flowers and all other things that grow
- Topic: Birds
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33974
Re: Birds
Also nearby, we have all the members of the crow family bar one.We have Hooded Crows, Ravens, Rooks, Magpies, Jackdaws, Choughs and Jays. The one we don't have is the Carrion Crow. AFAIK, the hoodie and the carrion crow are different variants of the same species, but seldom share the same range I'v...
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:11 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Happy birthday KeithBC
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4613
Re: Happy birthday KeithBC
You are like the Queen, Kieth, with an official birthday
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:28 pm
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: Hello from the South East
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3508
Re: Hello from the South East
Hi Wanderer
What's going to happen in 2023?
What's going to happen in 2023?
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:28 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Happy birthday KeithBC
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4613
Re: Happy birthday KeithBC
celebrate with some Maple syrup and bacon
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:27 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: Slow Geodesic Dome build
- Replies: 65
- Views: 35432
Re: Slow Geodesic Dome build
Don't forget us when you a star
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:34 pm
- Forum: Wildlife, Flowers and all other things that grow
- Topic: Birds
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33974
Re: Birds
Did you see the Hoopoe that visited WC a few years back Tony?
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:08 am
- Forum: Wildlife, Flowers and all other things that grow
- Topic: Birds
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33974
Re: Birds
No house Sparrows yet (16 years built) but a big selection of other species
The Robins were quick to attch themselves to the pigs when they root around
The Robins were quick to attch themselves to the pigs when they root around
- Wed Mar 23, 2016 2:28 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: Slow Geodesic Dome build
- Replies: 65
- Views: 35432
Re: Slow Geodesic Dome build
^ Winner of the award for best dressed allotment
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:08 am
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: What are you harvesting atm?
- Replies: 108
- Views: 124033
Re: What are you harvesting atm?
Odsox wrote: Do you still want some Myrtle plants Doofa ? (or anyone else)
Now would be a good time to dig up some suckers.
(from a post about 2 pages back, see nothing wrong with my memory )
Yes I do!
I have some cornelian cherry and some sugar maple in return if you like?
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:40 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: New Avatar
- Replies: 150
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Re: New Avatar
At present we just fatten the two for ourselves, but I'm considering ramping up production to sell. There are several quite big free range meat processors in the area
We might even consider an organic symbol
We also buy in baby broilers for the freezer
We might even consider an organic symbol
We also buy in baby broilers for the freezer
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:08 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: New Avatar
- Replies: 150
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Re: New Avatar
This years bonhams. I actually got them early September but never got round to photographing them This year I am going for low input feeding. They get 300g of bought ration, and as much swede as they like, plus what they can forage This will reduce the cost of fattening them The plan worked well Fo...
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 6:52 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: New Avatar
- Replies: 150
- Views: 73484
Re: New Avatar
Got the artichokes in
2hrs rotorvating, 2hrs planting with the kids
The site wont let me upload a pic
2hrs rotorvating, 2hrs planting with the kids
The site wont let me upload a pic
- Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:45 am
- Forum: What's Going On?
- Topic: An Post's Address Pal service
- Replies: 16
- Views: 33448
Re: An Post's Address Pal service
Cool
fair play to An Post for changing with the times
fair play to An Post for changing with the times
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 1:53 pm
- Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
- Topic: cheese
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5188
Re: cheese
Whilst the type of milk probably make a difference to the flavour, and what the animals ate can effect the flavour of the milk, AFAIK it is the bacterial culture that make the difference between cheese varieties