Yazan: admin | 14 March 2010 | 10 Comments
Categories: Budget living, Enivronmentally friendly, Ishers Tips, Livestock, Reference
Whether you approach it from the point of view of conservation, entomology, crop pollination or simply a love of honey, beekeeping is an engaging pursuit and a fascinating window on the natural world. So what does it take to become a beekeeper? The essentials are simple enough: some sort of hive, a hat and a [...]
Yazan: red | 27 January 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Ishers Tips, Livestock
Method 1: by Red you will need: a washing up bowl washing soda crystals washing up liquid hot water The method I use is to only work on a small part of fleece at a time, the advantage being that it’s not so daunting and you can keep the rest of the fleece ‘in the [...]
Yazan: admin | 04 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Livestock
I have kept chooks for many years, and for the past few years I have bought point of lay Rhode Island Reds from a local poultry farm to replace those that have gone to a better place. We have had some recent chookacides and we
Yazan: admin | 06 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Livestock
It is amazing how quickly you learn things about animals, about their needs, their temperaments, and I think just as importantly what they can do for you. Keeping any animal requires a great deal of your time, and energy, and can involve a huge expense (ask the last person you know that went to a [...]
Yazan: admin | 06 July 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: Livestock
Having recently created an 80 foot by 80 foot organic vegetable patch I suppose I am on the slippery slide into self-sufficientishism. The next obvious step was to produce my own eggs. I kept a dozen chickens about 20 years ago and still had the chicken hut minus its interior fittings as it was being [...]
