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 Topic: Chicken Dumping |
fenwoman
Replies: 16
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 Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Feb 06, 10 3:57 pm Subject: Chicken Dumping |
| I must admit to getting a bit annoyed at irresponsible people who get a cockerel and hatch chicks without thinking of what they will do with all the cockerels which hatch. The ad mag paper is full of ... |
| Topic: Trying to find araucana hatching egg supplier |
fenwoman
Replies: 4
Views: 4123
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Jul 09, 09 2:44 pm Subject: Re: Trying to find araucana hatching egg supplier |
| I've long liked araucanas - we have a couple of lavender ones, and their egg productivity is unbelievably good, plus of course the eggs are very pretty - but am trying now to source hatching eggs and ... |
| Topic: petition to allow vaccination for poutlry |
fenwoman
Replies: 3
Views: 3295
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Apr 30, 08 1:09 pm Subject: petition to allow vaccination for poutlry |
Will you be horribly upset if I voice my view that think thats a really bad idea?
not at all. I would be very interested to hear your theory though. |
| Topic: petition to allow vaccination for poutlry |
fenwoman
Replies: 3
Views: 3295
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Apr 30, 08 11:27 am Subject: petition to allow vaccination for poutlry |
I have started an online petition to ask the government to allow us poultry keepers to vaccinate our flocks against the H5N1 virus.
Would anyone who agree with this, please sign the petition and pass ... |
| Topic: Crufts |
fenwoman
Replies: 76
Views: 42209
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Wed Apr 09, 08 11:53 am Subject: Crufts |
In reality, I don't see there is any need to argue. We would all agree that all dogs need the best home possible with sensible responsible owners. Perhaps that starts with sensible responsible bree ... |
| Topic: Crufts |
fenwoman
Replies: 76
Views: 42209
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Wed Apr 09, 08 11:12 am Subject: Crufts |
In reality, I don't see there is any need to argue. We would all agree that all dogs need the best home possible with sensible responsible owners. Perhaps that starts with sensible responsible bree ... |
| Topic: Egg eating disaster! All four hens! Help! |
fenwoman
Replies: 31
Views: 16475
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Apr 09, 08 10:46 am Subject: Egg eating disaster! All four hens! Help! |
| One thing nobody seems to have mentioned yet is that the nest box needs to be dark. This will help prevent egg eating. Occasionally I'll find egg shell and egg contents over the rest fo the eggs but i ... |
| Topic: Do you cull or retire your chickens? |
fenwoman
Replies: 30
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Apr 09, 08 10:15 am Subject: Re: Do you cull or retire your chickens? |
Once they have stopped laying, do your chickens end up pottering about enjoying their retirement or not?
If not, why not, and how do you dispatch them?
I retire the girls and cull the boys. As ... |
| Topic: antibiotic needed for injured goat? |
fenwoman
Replies: 21
Views: 14249
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sun Mar 30, 08 6:48 pm Subject: antibiotic needed for injured goat? |
Mr Rob R asked , "villager: Do flies hatch year round out there"? They do indeed, and in places where it is hot, or hygiene is not good (such as in pit latrines) they can be a bother.
Generally, I ... |
| Topic: Melton Mowbray yesterday |
fenwoman
Replies: 0
Views: 2033
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Mar 30, 08 6:44 pm Subject: Melton Mowbray yesterday |
Did anyone else go? It was flipping manic. Massive crow
ds, much worse than usual because there was a horse sale on. Prices for some breeds went nuts with the auctioneer running up lots of things. We ... |
| Topic: Crufts |
fenwoman
Replies: 76
Views: 42209
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sun Mar 30, 08 6:32 pm Subject: Crufts |
| No she only had two bitches that were sisters. She got big bucks for puppies then, late 80's and kept on breeding with them. I often saw them advertised after she had admitted the problem. We all know ... |
| Topic: Crufts |
fenwoman
Replies: 76
Views: 42209
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sun Mar 30, 08 6:27 pm Subject: Crufts |
A Dandie Dinmont Terrier and the other Vulnerable Native Dog breeds are as much a part of our heritage as a rare breed chicken, cow,pig or horse.
I have absolutely no problem with trying to s ... |
| Topic: antibiotic needed for injured goat? |
fenwoman
Replies: 21
Views: 14249
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Mar 27, 08 11:18 pm Subject: antibiotic needed for injured goat? |
Thanks for those very helpful replies.
I had forgotten about the wound powder, so we sprinkled that on. This morning, although the stump has a bit of dried blood on it, to my inexperienced eye it a ... |
| Topic: Crufts |
fenwoman
Replies: 76
Views: 42209
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Mar 27, 08 11:04 pm Subject: Crufts |
A Dandie Dinmont Terrier and the other Vulnerable Native Dog breeds are as much a part of our heritage as a rare breed chicken, cow,pig or horse.
I have absolutely no problem with trying to s ... |
| Topic: Crufts |
fenwoman
Replies: 76
Views: 42209
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Mar 27, 08 10:57 pm Subject: Crufts |
Whatever happened to freedom of choice ?
Nothing. I just hope that people use their freedom of choice to get a dog from a rescue centre rather than paying hundreds of quid for a pedigree dog.
But ... |
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