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I was got by the BBC, those flying penguins really were believable (I had forgotten it was April 1st!)

Safe now, its 1o'clock

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Deb

Can sheep cope with triplets or will you have to bottle feed one? excellent news, what a good girl she is!

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Deb

I'd vote for CSA, may be a nightmare of paperwork and the like but at least there's a third party for him to 'blame' rather than you- he'd make the payments at source rather than at his convienence (if he's earning that is) if he's not earning so he doesn't have to support the girls well, words fail...

Looks Good! what a place, really beautiful.
Hope it allworks out.

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Deb

I gave up 8 years ago, It was hard and anyone who says its not is not telling the truth! I brushed my teeth every time I wanted a fag and kept my hands busy as that was the time I found the urge the strongest. Even to this day it feels odd having a drink without a fag but at least now the Pubs enfor...

I voted POL, no worrying about how long they've been laying or what to do with the cockerals if you get them in the day olds. I've gone for trad breeds- my favourite are Langshans and light sussex. Both are utility breeds (you can eat the surplus and have a reasonable number of eggs) and have been a...

That would be great- I'd volunteer to do one day aweek (for a generous staff discount!). I use Mole Valley farmers for a lot of my 'heavy duty' stuff and the feed prices are reasonable too (compared to some around here)

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Deb

How about expressing a feed- the convienence of bottle feeding without losing the benefit of breast milk? If you express you can sweet talk your OH to do a feed/feeds during the night to let you catch up a bit. At 10 wks you've prob just gone through one of their nightmarish growth spurts so fingers...

Have a good Day Martin!

Happy Birthday

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Deb

I've used a 20w bulb as my heating element, no probs with the thermostat turning it on and off during incubation. Once they hatch I put them in a brooder with a hot lamp. If you use a bulb always have a spare sounds obvious but you never know. I had a good rate with hatches last year (around 80%) su...

Yeh maybe, but its soooo satisfying to do though eh? especially when your tinkering about creates life! a bit like Frankenstein really but with more eggs!

You really need to get an Igor

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Deb

what heating element are you using? is the size of the box too large? have you the right thermistor range? Questions, questions I know but if I can help you figure it out I will. I do have a spare higher end thermistor if thats what you require if you're using a home built thermostat. kind thoughts ...

Hope you have some good news soon, hugs to fee

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Deb

The island does still appear to be for sale! Still would be on my list of things to buy if I came into that sort of cash, would that make me a Laird? is there a female version or a plural? It would be lovely wouldn't it........still not volunteering to go fishing! I have no idea about the water supp...

I filled in this questionaire through a link on BBKA, I think the best thing to design for hives would be an adjustable stand, so you can do all your lifing at a comfortable height, just an idea. I'd also use measurements from one of the more common hives (national/dadant whatever) so equipment can ...