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Topic: gos weaners |
Essex Gal
Replies: 2
Views: 2474
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Wed Nov 24, 10 9:20 am Subject: gos weaners |
I have five good gos weaner boars that I'd rather not fatten myself this time so I'd be happy to let them go for £35 each. Any takers?
We are near Stansted Airport, Essex close to the M11
Please cal ... |
Topic: trial post |
Essex Gal
Replies: 3
Views: 44906
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Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Mon Nov 22, 10 5:50 pm Subject: trial post |
Sorry, just a trial, been having problems logging in - seems to be ok now.  |
Topic: Tattoo set |
Essex Gal
Replies: 1
Views: 2098
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Tue Jan 05, 10 6:55 pm Subject: Tattoo set |
Perhaps I should have added that this set will apply I.D. to pigs and goats and if you want to breed pedigree registered stock then often the preferred method of permanent identification is a tattoo. |
Topic: Tattoo set |
Essex Gal
Replies: 1
Views: 2098
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Mon Jan 04, 10 7:16 pm Subject: Tattoo set |
A dear friend of mine, Charles Leswell of Cromer, Norfolk, has given up pigs and has a tattoo set for sale. Please contact him on 01263 512438 if interested. |
Topic: New for 2010 from Rosewood |
Essex Gal
Replies: 22
Views: 8018
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Fri Nov 27, 09 6:37 pm Subject: New for 2010 from Rosewood |
Chicken feed, If your parents have any to spare I'd love to take and rear them. I'm VERY partial to goat meat |
Topic: Itchy Dog |
Essex Gal
Replies: 31
Views: 155299
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Tue Nov 17, 09 1:53 pm Subject: Itchy Dog |
We had a similar problem with our Lab and the vet was treating her for wet eczema without success. Later I saw a fox leaving one of the unoccupied pig arks and as the dog had been sniffing around in t ... |
Topic: Alpacas |
Essex Gal
Replies: 21
Views: 10862
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Tue Nov 10, 09 8:51 pm Subject: Alpacas |
C'mon they ARE still available = let's say £600 for both. I took the last store lambs to market today ( no grass see). The first time that I haven't been able to finish lambs by the end of October, n ... |
Topic: Alpacas |
Essex Gal
Replies: 21
Views: 10862
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Mon Nov 09, 09 5:58 am Subject: Alpacas |
Alison,
No I haven't bred from her as I bought them to protect my sheep I didn't intend to breed them. Thanks for asking. |
Topic: Alpacas |
Essex Gal
Replies: 21
Views: 10862
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 7:37 pm Subject: Alpacas |
There is a photo on my website www.alsafarm.com but I'll try to take some more tomorrow. |
Topic: Alpacas |
Essex Gal
Replies: 21
Views: 10862
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 2:11 pm Subject: Alpacas |
Hi,
Pricey, you could eat them but they don't carry a lot of flesh so proabably not worth the slaughter cost. |
Topic: just like chinese seaweed |
Essex Gal
Replies: 3
Views: 2162
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Nov 07, 09 2:57 pm Subject: just like chinese seaweed |
Ok I know the stuff in takeaways and Chinese restaurants isn't seaweed it's cabbage but I like it. I just tried shallow frying some of my curly kale ( shredded) and it's lovely sprinkled with a bit of ... |
Topic: Alpacas |
Essex Gal
Replies: 21
Views: 10862
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Sat Nov 07, 09 2:49 pm Subject: Alpacas |
I have two redundant alpacas to sell. One black female and one brown castrated male no longer needed to protect my sheep so are available to protect someone else's. They are unregistered and four year ... |
Topic: Easy Care ram lambs |
Essex Gal
Replies: 23
Views: 16859
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Tue Oct 20, 09 2:18 pm Subject: Easy Care ram lambs |
Hello Greeny,
The wool ( although it's more coarse and hairy than proper wool) drops out in small clumps and the whole process can take about a month to six weeks until the sheep is left, not bald, ... |
Topic: Easy Care ram lambs |
Essex Gal
Replies: 23
Views: 16859
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Tue Oct 20, 09 1:36 pm Subject: Easy Care ram lambs |
Castle Farm. I have kept sheep for years ,starting with Lleyns and I've had Suffolks and Texels too and then when I decided I'd had enough of shearing them myself ( YES MYSELF!!) I graduated to Wilts ... |
Topic: Well rotted manure |
Essex Gal
Replies: 0
Views: 2013
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Oct 20, 09 1:21 pm Subject: Well rotted manure |
Hello, I have quite a lot of straw-based well-rotted pig manure available free of charge to anyone who would like to collect, small or large quantities, I am in north west Essex near Stansted Airport. ... |
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