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I would offer berries to sow but I only got 2 fruit ! first year .......i think tayberries are probably better and much more productive .... Lily ... -- Lily...
Could you let me know what the rules are pertaining to the control of worms i.e what sort of medication is permitted. Thanks in advance Karen [Non-text...
Karen, try feeding them on Fodder Beet or Turnips, it works for me, also me personally as a human!(not the Fodder Beet though)...Lol. Cheers John in Ireland......
What about the Vermix range of herbal wormers ? mel This e-mail, and any attachment, is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from...
Hi Thanks for the info, but whilst I don't actually have lambs myself, I was told recently that the restrictions on organic lambs by the Soil Association are...
I really quite like this smallholding, it is within our price range, however the down sides are probably the river, which does seem very close and the abbatoir...
We had a huge bee in our house the other day, but the poor thing was smothered in mites, I've been reading a bit more and thought I would pass this site on. ...
We have a black, non-short Dexter cow, her stunning 2006 black short heifer calf, and a red 2 year old non-short heifer. The cow and the 2 year old heifer are...
As yet we are undecided, everyone in the house seems to have a differant ida of the ideal goat. Personally I would like a good diary goat, that is reasonably...
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Just a thought - I have a 2006 Saanen buck who is surplus to requirements having done the job on the ladies... it's horribly expensive, and a fairly big op, to...
Hi Michelle, To be honest I've only attempted to eat one in my lifetime, after a lifetime of shooting game I have to say it would be an acquired taste. I must...
... Trouble is, what guarantees a good home for an entire male goat? Most goat people don't want entires, and most non-goat people who might offer him a home...
Have you tried to contact your local goat club? If he is well bred and from a milky line, it is likely that someone could make good use of him, that is if his ...
I would have to agree with Bev here Michelle, There are smallholders out there who work sort of swap shops with stud animals if they are registered. It saves a...
... Do them as in castrate them? If so, I assume you have it done surgically at that age? Our local slaughterhouse wil take goats quite happily, and a local ...
Sorry Michelle if I misled you. Yes you have to have them done by the vet at that age, I think the legal age for them to be castrated without vetinary...
Had to share, it would be funnier if it wasn't true!!! From The Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2458696.html A SPICY sausage known as the...
For sale 6 ryeland cross lambs, ewes & rams available £65 each, would make an ideal starter flock. Also for sale 2 dexter cows, mother and daughter, & this...
God help us men who try to get on a "Virgin Train" then?...Lol I'd love to see what they would do with a Greyhound Bus that only carries people passengers? To...
O.K so the Welsh Trading stds people think that the Welsh Dragon sausages should contain dragon meat. Let's take this 1 step further: What licence do I need to...
many years ago i worked with a Hindu girl who thought hot dogs were made of dogs. why are they allowed. Also why don't hamburgers have ham in? Who gives out...
