You can set the sort order of messages? Just click on the link in the date column. Your preferences will be remembered, so you don't have to do it again when you return.
One thing that has been know to tip the balance for councels it if it can be demonstrated that the is a need to watch the site against poaching, theft etc. ...
On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, "Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You...
It sounds a bit young to me, I seem to remember that a couw canlive to 25 but that that is two to three time the usefull milking usefullness. sort of like a 30...
This sounds about right, the stuf is soluable and will leach just like nitrates. unfortunatly if it rins it will leach befor it has time to any "good" and...
Hi From another list that I am on and with permission from the author - anyone able to answer? Karen ... From: mrsmckellar@... [mailto:mrsmckellar@...]...
I guess it's the pecking order thing. If you have a group of hens with an established order, and introduce any other bird there'll be a fair bit of pecking and...
Thanks for this Julian, I shall bear this thought in mind :-) Karen "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare...
The beef cattle herd my family had used to have several cows that were over 20 years old. Normally they were culled before they died of natural causes because...
My new rasberry row (from suckers last year) is looking very yellow in parts. Is this the dreaded 'mosaic' virus or could it be malnutrition or something...
Found this on Which?: “This symptom sounds very similar to mineral deficiency. How can I tell them apart? It's true that the appearance of leaves suffering...
I had 2 muscovy ducks and a drake that all lived to 15 years. They had a house for shelter and were fed twice a day and other than that they roamed freely on...
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/ Home composting reduces the amount of waste heading for landfill sites – it also reduces the pressure on peat bogs. ...
Hi group, Does anyone know wether it is safe to put pigs on ground that has bracken on it? I know that it is poisonous to most animals and that many of them...
Hi I found this: “Pigs find bracken rhizomes very appetizing and root these out with apparent enthusiasm, cattle on the other hand, are effective by ...
Came up whilst searching!!! British pigs to be given toys by law source: Martin Wainwright Guardian January 30 2003 p7 The British Department of Food, the...
Replying to my own mail with an addendum: * “Toxicity: Known to be poisonous to livestock throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Simple stomach animals like...
I move my pigs around a bit & some of it is on bracken, & I even throw a bit in now & then for them to munch on, never seen any side affects , also have sheep...
Thanks for the messages. I am really confused now, the word cancer seems to be popping up more often than I would like when I read up on bracken. My worry is...
Your question regarding bracken is understandable, for what it is worth, when bracken shoots first appear we called them curlers, they are quite harmless to...
Hi, Pigs are good at clearing bracken and provided they are fed well will come to no harm. I cleared 6acres of bracken with a family group of tamworths, 3sows...
Hi everyone. Thanks again for the interest. "Karen" the link that you gave me on toxicity gives you a lowdown on the cancer thing. here is an excert; Bracken...
My blackcurrants are horribly afflicted with aphids - all later growth curly and stunted. There are some ladybird larvae cleaning up but not enough to make a...
Hi, I've had this problem for the first time this year (as have some of my old faithful bushes that have cropped heavily for over 18 years!). I've come to the...
You could try some biological control, but it sounds like you already have some. I have found that hosing them off with a strong spray from the hose gun works...
Sorry this ended up in the wrong folder and I have only just seen it! Well I’m afraid I still err on the side of the porker! Eek, that does sound bad, but...
